In the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent
and The Most Merciful
The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing
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In the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent
and The Most Merciful
The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing
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General Assembly Archive |
| General Assembly Reports - April 04 - Current |
| General Assembly Reports - December 03 |
| General Assembly Reports - December 02 |
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Islamic Society of Greater Lansing - General Assembly January 17 2003 | |
| Attendance: approximately 40-50 people Excerpts from the assembly: A Report by Saiful Bahri Mohd Nor
Br Bassam firmly stated that we cannot compromise about Islam and that speakers are advised to speak in an intellectual way, clear and not to be aggressive. Sh Omar added that we have to watch what we said and that it is a duty to talk about Islam in moderate, reasonable, to call for harmony, not to divide the community and abstain from harsh words to protect the community. Br Bassam clarified that certain brothers are selected to give talks to non-Muslim groups that visited the center and also to schools, university and churches. There are also plans to have activities for non-Muslim in the center. Br Maher urged the members to revive the pledges to the center and he suggested that every member to donate at least $10. Expenses for the air conditioning was collected and not funded by the center. Br Maher apologized for not issuing on time and advised whoever wants a receipt to approach or email him directly. Br Mohamed Mahdi was elected to represent the Member at large Sr Emma Buycks was elected to represent the parents of students in Islamic School Approximately $500,000 in cash and strong commitment was collected Sh Omar mentioned that mechanical and electrical work need license contractors however, other works for example carpeting, etc could be offered to local brothers 4 brochures were used for Phase I. New brochures for phase II are under progress. One brother agreed to provide an attorney to look into any legal matters or legal advice for this project and promise to pay all the fees. Sh Omar reminded members that he has high hope for the project to be completed soon but he stresses that everyone in this community need to work harder. Br Hassan and Br Maher advised the community to be patience and work together. Both of them share high hopes that the project will be completed with the help from Allah. Br Nejmeddin expressed his thanks to all the members that attended the assembly. He mentioned the battle of Uhud where the companions worked out their problems and try to solve it together. |
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Information Committee Report - 2002-2003: by Saiful Bahri Mohd Nor
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Members: Abu Bakr Siddique Adem Saglik Asri Md Kassim Halbana Tarmiz Mahmood Al-Khassaweneh Mazin Al-Khasawneh Salim Delgado |
Responsibilities: a. Transmit information to the community i.e. activities, rules and regulation b. Editing and publishing Islamic literatures for media and other organizations c. Organize and maintain the use of the library, media center, pamphlet box, Islamic book services, etc |
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The work this committee has been doing is a continuation of the effort made by the previous information committee. We are grateful to the brothers and sisters that have been supporting and helping us to carry out the responsibilities above, Jazakumullah to all of them. Their contribution, dedication and hard work enable us to put into action the plans we have to facilitate the functioning of this committee as well as the Islamic Center. Action Plan: |
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Da'wah Committee Report - 2002-2003: by Bassam Mahmoud
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| Members: Sh Omar Soubani Br Najm Salman Sh Abdul-Kadir Omar Br Ghazi Mustafa |
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1. Friday Khutba: Assigning and scheduling speakers for the Friday Khutuba.
We are working on bringing more speakers from outside the community; we
need the help of all brothers in this so we can have our khutba more diverse
in subject and fields. 2. Friday Circle: The Friday circle of one of the activity we are trying to keep it very vital, Alhamdulillah we were able during this period to have the circle so consistence by assigning a brother to give it a certain subject, and this help all of us in the community to learn more about different subject. 3. Khatera: a 5 to 10 minutes talk is giving by some brothers after Magrib or Ishaa 5 days a week. 4. Ramadan Program: (Taraweeh, Qiam, Quran program and Khatira) 5. Dawa in the Prison: Dawa trips to prison organized by Br. Shaad, Alhamdulillah. It is been very successful, and we request more participants from the brothers. |
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Education Committee Report - 2002-2003: by Mohammad
Faaiz
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| Members: Br M Faaiz Gierdien Br Asri Md Kassim Br Yusaf Abdullah Br Asadullah Khan (Sunday school) Br Thasin Sardar |
Activities for 2002/2003 |
| Report on orientation for Sunday School Teachers was held in August 2002 Setting the scene The aims of the orientation were : Specifics Students: Who are the students attending the Sunday school? What languages do they speak in their homes? What other opportunities do they have to learn about Islam? What are important ideas and actions in Islam that the different age groups should be familiar with ? What curricular goals are we going to set for the different age groups? Teachers Who are the (volunteer) teachers? Where do they come from? What are their mother tongues? What are the teachers NOT allowed to do to the students? Brainstorm curricular goals for the different age group/grade levels Which goals are common across the age groups/grade levels? Which ones are specific? What are they for each age group? Discover Islam/Coffee Hour So far this series of talks has not happened yet. A room has been prepared for this Coffee Hour. This will be series of weekly talks limited to 20-30 minutes of presentation on Islam and Muslims taken from the "Discover Islam" posters produced bv Transcom International. Each talk will consist of a brief presentation followed by questions, discussion and coffee. The talks aim at providing an opportunity for contact between the guests and local Muslims. As the title "Discover Islam," suggests, a major goal of the talks is to draw attention to the idea of "discover" and to "Islam." Muslims themselves "discover" the wisdom and meanings of various actions and ideas in Islam. Week-1 - What Is Islam And Who Are Muslims? Week 2 - Muhammad, the seal of the prophets Week 3 - How did the spread of Islam affect the world? Week 4 - What is the Qur'an? Week 5 - What are the "Five Pillars" of Islam? Week 6 - Muslim family and social life Week 7 - How does Islam guarantee human rights and equality ? Week 8 - How does Islam elevate the status of women? Week 9 - How does Islam relate to Christianity and Judaism? Week 10 - Why is Islam often misunderstood? About the Sunday School The Sunday School meets every Sunday from early September to early June, except for announced holidays, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during standard time (from the last Sunday of October to the last Sunday of March) and 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during daylight saving's time (the rest of the year). The school ends with the Zuhr prayer, which is considered part of the school and is required to be attended by the students. The school accepts children ages 5 to 18. The school administration and teachers are usually volunteers, unless there is a serious problem securing qualified volunteers. There is a nominal charge for attending the Sunday school which covers expenses of books, supplies, and snacks. However, the fee is waived for families who cannot afford it. There is no formal procedure to apply for the waiver, only to tell the school principal privately. The school teaches Quran, Hadith, Seerah, Islamic ethics and moral values. The school also arranges social events for the children, like parties, trips, and end-of- the year program. Some of these social events are open to all children in the community whether or not they attend the Sunday school. To register your child in the school you need to complete a registration form, available from the school principal during school hours. |
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Finance Report Estimate - 2002-2003: by Maher Mahmoud
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The Greater Lansing Islamic School Report - 2002-2003
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academic year with 63 students distributed in five classes: K/l, 2/3, 4,
5/6, and 7/8. Of the 63 students, 42 are returning from last year and 21
are new. The classes are held in two portable buildings and two rooms at
the Islamic Center. The administration is in Dar As-Salam. The school staff has several new faces and some familiar ones. From last year we have Hafsa Ali (Arabic & Islam), Aafiya Contractor (certified teacher). Sheikh Abdul Kadir Omar (Quran & Islam), Lul Hassan (Quran & Office Aid), and Ibrahim Abdul-Samad (Cleaning Aid). We have three new certified teachers: Meghan Bragg, Betsy Dank, and Kirn Trahan. Raghda Khatib joined as teacher of Arabic and Islam, Abdul Aziz Hassan and Rania Abou Rashed volunteered to help in the Quran program, Fatima Amatullah is a teacher aid, and a few parents help as volunteers. The school has a new principal: Kashaka Kikelomo, who served as vice principal last year. The Full-Time School Committee, composed of Sani Abbas, Saiful Bahri, Hassan Khalil, Asadullah Khan, Kashaka Kikelomo, Bassam Mahmoud, Sadiq Mohamed, and Majid Taj, manages the school. Saiful Bahri, who was elected as a parent representative, resigned in September, as his children were no longer in the school. The committee thanked him for his dedicated work and contributions, and appointed Emma Buycks to complete his term. The school day starts at 8:15 with a morning assembly, followed by 8 periods that cover Quran, Islamic studies, Arabic, English (two periods), mathematics, science, and social studies. The students have two breaks, one for lunch and recess and the other for Zuhr prayer. The day ends at 3:45. On Fridays, the school has a special schedule that allows the students to attend the Jumah prayer and have extra curricula activities following the prayer. The students continue to perform well in MEAP and CAT tests. The latest MEAP results are better than the state average in all areas, and the reading and writing results are competitive with any school district in our area. The school budget this year is about quarter of a million dollars. Tuition covers about 45% of the expenses and the rest is covered by donations from the Muslim community. The main sources are the sponsorship program, where brothers and sisters pledge monthly or yearly donations, the annual fundraising dinner in April, and other fundraising activities such as food sale after the Jumah prayer. |
| Income Tuition Regular pledges Fundraising pledges Fundraising Food project Donations Scholarship donation Grants Total |
126,000 35,000 15,000 65,000 10,000 8,500 15,500 2,000 277,000 |
Expenses Salaries Taxes Health insurance Workers compensation Books & supplies Telephone & Copy Machine Office supplies Scholarships Professional development Utility Portable rent Maintenance Miscellaneous Total |
187,244 13,200 13,095 1,300 18,900 2,400 1,200 15,500 2,000 6,000 11,000 2,000 3,161 277,000 |
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Social Committee Report - 2002-2003 by :
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| Members Br Thasin Sardar Br Abdullah Hagi Br Mohamed Sharif Br Adnan Shannaq Br AbdulKadir Omar |
The Social Committee Goals and Objectivity was to serve our Muslim Community
what ever is their ambition, and to provide and facilitate all the possible
understanding between brothers who practice the same religion. Most of our goals are accomplished with great satisfaction and the other part will be done Insha Allah. All the brothers were involved to satisfy what their community was in need, no one baked back during the past year, especially in the month of RAMADAN. |
Summer Activities. Because of unavailability of Parks in the time we did two Picnics, one was held at the Moores drive Park and the other was held at Francis Park Pavillion. The attendance of those Picnics was really fabulous, many brothers and sisters attended, the food like almost was great and satisfactory special credit is due to brother Basaam Jasaahullahu khayran. Special thanks goes also to the brothers who kept helping all the time in preparing the event and selling the tickets because without them nothing could happen. In September the Youth went for camping at Pontiac Michigan, thanks to the members of the Camp. The picnics were greatly appreciated by the community and they recommend the increase of more picnics during the summer time. Sport Activities. During this summer didn't happen a great event of sport, only some games of Soccer, Volleyball when we gathered at the Picnics event; I hope in the future to arranged some important games between the different parties of our community, like Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball and Karate arranged by brother Jamal. RAMADAN. Every things has a king, Ramadan is the King of the Months, so Ramadan activity was the most important event in our Muslim community every one try to do his best way on worshiping Allah to put a part some deposit in the day of judgment. We did Saturday weekly dinner Special thanks to brother Bassaam, and all other communities who made possible that weekly dinner, daily iftar for the singles thanks to the families who provided. Daily sahour during the last ten days of Tahajud, thanks to brother Bassaam. There are also some special days of fasting arranged dinner for those who fasting these days which recommended by our Prophet salla Allhu aleyhe wa sallama. EID UL FITR. The prayer of Eid ul Fitr was held at the IM West at MSU.the gathering was great the event was fabulous and successful. As always managed to continue our habit on providing Toys to the Kids during this great events. Despite the financial situation our community stood up to be perfect the event ofEid El Fitr. Thanks to brother Mahmoud, Abubakar Zaid and Tahsin, I really appreciate the work done by Brother Thasin. Know we are preparing the event of Eid ul Adha, so be prepared together. In conclusion I do encourage to work together every Committee, and I appreciate how they an light me and facilitate me my little job in this community. Thank you all of you because you are my real brother |
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