Monthly Report
August, 2019
- Proceeded for Hajj on August 1st along with 13 other members of the community (11 from our own community) and 2 from California.
- Along with a Catholic priest and a Protestant priest, I was invited on August 22nd to share my thoughts and pray for peace on occasion of the opening of the ‘Reflection Room’ at the Michigan Corporate Headquarters of ‘Dialog Direct.’ Later the company HR Director requested me through one of her employees to send her the text of the transcript that I had prepared for my presentation, as she desired to display it or some portions of it in the company’s newly established ‘Reflection Room.’
- Delivered two khutbas (1:30 pm & 2:30 pm) on Friday, August 30th on the topic: Sifat ‘Ibad ur-Rahman (“Qualities of the Slaves of the Most Compassionate.”)
- Called a meeting of ‘new converts to Islam’ at AMDA on Saturday, August 31st to have a friendly chat with them and to address any queries they had about Islam and Muslims. Br Amer Sufi (board member) helped in organizing the meeting.
- Sent an email to Sister Summi Akther – Administrative Director of ‘Muslim Family Services’ to help Sister Molly E Brocious (a recent convert from Christianity to Islam) and her husband Mohamed Senussi (a born Muslim originally from Tripoli – Libya) in getting professional post-marriage counseling from the counselors of MFS. Molly had approached me at AMDA seeking help to find a marriage counselor.
- As a speaker registered with ING Midwest, I was invited to give a lecture on Thursday, November 21st from 6:00-7:40 pm to college students taking world religions class at Oakland Community College. I accepted the invitation. The topic is: “Getting to Know American Muslims and their Faith.”
- After coming from Hajj, I resumed the Quran classes in the Masjid on every Wednesday and Thursday
- Delivered a short tafsir of few verses of the Qur’an after Salat ul-Fajr every day.
