IYMU Newsletter 005

& 005-1437 “And every one has a direction to which he should turn, therefore hasten to (do) good works; wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.” [Holy Qur’an 2:148]Grand Milad EventAn IYMU Report, May 2016The Volunteer section of In the courtroom the IYMU held a night oflaughter for the Community The bicycle—and probable victim—in which the casemembers by organizing & con- centers around.ducting a play on 7th May, 2016. The event began with the recitation of Qasida by the youth“Court’s in Session” was a hilari- group, followed by the play which ran for a little over an hour.ous act depicting the proceed- The event was well attended with as many as 170 adults andings in a court of law, where two around 20 children.traditional Mombasan familiesare fighting out the theft of a 1Motor-cycle. Dinner is served

OrphanAid Kenya An IYMU Report, March 2016O n Sunday, 20th March, 2016, OrphanAid Kenya in collabo- ration with the Jaffery Islamic Centre and the Ithna AsheriYoung Men’s Union, conducted a Free Medical Camp for thevarious Orphanages in and around Mombasa.There was extensive profiling of the visiting orphans and everyone of them was given a full basic medical checkup, which in-cluded blood pressure monitoring, temperature, body weight,and even an eyesight testing. Children from different schools arriving earlyAnd the work begins... Medical professionals from various specialties were on hand to assist and provide expert care to the orphansWith more than 400 children and 70 plus doctors on theground, it was a day full of interaction and humility. While oth-er patients were being attended to, children of the KSIJ commu-nity left no stone unturned to make the time worth for the kidsin-waiting. Board games kept the kids busy as they interactedwith each other. Medical check up; blood pressure (top), eye checkup (above) 2

OrphanAid Kenya[continued]Doctors at work. The IYMU is pleased to report that one of the orphans was successfully operated on and cured, thanks to all the efforts of the volunteers & medical personnel.Lunch is served. Officials from beyond the community visiting the Medical Camp.The volunteer team who dedicated their time and effort to organize a much needed camp. 3

Intra Faith Milad un Nabi An IYMU Report, January 2016O n Thursday, 14th January 2016, the Ithna-Asheri Young Men’s Union organized an Intra-FaithEid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (saww) program at the Jaffery Islamic Centre.The purpose of this program was to foster unity among allMuslims, irrespective of sectarian inclinations.The program was moderated by Mulla Sajjad Datoo. Qasidaswere recited by various groups including the Husayni Madras-ah boys, Anjuman-e-Sakina group, and Madrasah Imam ZainulAabideen group.Thought provoking lectures were delivered by Sheikh MohdharKhitamy and Sheikh Nuru Mohammed on the great personalityof the Holy Prophet (saww) and the critical importance ofmaintaining unity and moving forward together as One Um-mah.At the end of the program, dinner was served, further enhanc-ing social interaction and integration. 4

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPSLeadership & Governance Seminar An IYMU Report, November 2015A project by the Muharram Affairs Committee, under the banner of Ithna-Asheri Young Men’s Union, this “targetedaudience seminar” was held at Mulla Asgher Memorial Hall inthe November of 2015.The core objective was to expose University students acrossMombasa to the message of Imam Hussein (as): “Leadershipwhile being on the righteous path” Sheikh Nuru Mohammed, interacting with the participants The final part of the program featured a Q & A session with Sheikh Nuru and with Mvita MP Abdul-Swamad Shariff Nassir. The students were thereafter presented with certificates and lunch was served.Participants taking active part in the seminarThe keynote speaker for this interactive seminar was SheikhNuru Mohammed, the knowledge, the charisma, the wit tointeract and the energy to engage people.The first session on Leadership began with a speech on the ide- A captivated audience!al qualities of a leader, followed by an activity whereby partici-pants watched a video showing clips on 10 powerful leaderswho in one way or another had a great effect on the world.Each group was then given a biography of one of these leadersand was asked to discuss and present 3 ideal qualities theirleader had that enabled them to have such a powerful impacton the world.In the second session, participants were divided into 6 groups(according to their interest Health, Education, National Security,Environment, Economic Empowerment and Youth Develop-ment. Each group had the task to choose a leader, discuss upona prominent problem related to their field and to present a so-lution together with practical ways of implementing it.This activity was followed by a speech on Governance from anIslamic perspective. 5

Interactive Session with Sheikh Mansour Leghaei An IYMU Report, July 2015Mombasa Jamaat was blessed to have Sheikh Mansour Leghaie, an eminent scholar from Iran, who delivered aseries of spiritual lectures during the latter half of the HolyMonth.The IYMU organized an interactive session with him for youngadults between the ages of 25-50 on the 6th of July 2015 at theImambargah at JIC. Sheikh Mansour Leghaie addressed various issues in connection to marital relations and upbringing of children according to Is- lamic teachings, morals and ethics. It was a well attended sitting, with almost 58 participants, who also had the oppor- tunity to interact and learn from Sheikh Mansour Leghaie’s vast knowledge.The 12th Dimension The guests for this talk show were, the highly respected scholar and religious speaker Sheikh Nuru, resident Aalim of Nairobi An IYMU Report, June 2015 Jamaat and Sheikh Abbas Jaffer, a highly respected and knowl- edgeable member of our community in London and son of theThe IYMU, in conjunction with the IYLU, held a Talk Show celebrated Mulla Asgher M. M. Jaffer. dubbed as “The 12th Dimension – Into the Unknown.”This function was held in Our guests were directed by ques-honor of the Solidarity Day – tions from the crowd that werea day set aside by the Feder- moderated by Brother Nishat Hus-ation of KSI Jamaats of Africa sein Karim who filtered the ques-(AFED) in honor of the less tions that were pouring in fromfortunate among our broth- the crowd and set the tone for theers and sisters whereby all discussion conducted with thecommunity members are guests.encouraged to donate a sin-gle day’s income for a partic- Dinner was served at the end ofular humanitarian cause de- the program, the only critiquecided by AFED. being lack of time!!! A bake sale was also organized where IYLUThe topic of this talk show prepared a variety of sumptuouswas based around our re- desserts that were put up for salesponsibilities during this pe- at the Imambargah, after the pro-riod of the Ghaybah of our Living Imam (ajtf), and what qualities gram, and all proceeds were added to the Solidarity Day Fund.each one of us must have in order to be loved by our Imam A total of KES. 381,115/- was collected and forwarded to the(ajtf). KSI Jamaat for disbursement to the relevant authorities. 6

VOLUNTEERINGThe Volunteers of the IYMU and the IYMU Main Body have kept themselves occupied with various Intra-Communal activities that bring them closer to the communities outside ours. Together with that, Inter-Communal events are also there to strengthen the bonds from within. Our team saw a number of trips to the orphanages in and around Mombasa, visits to the Red Cross Centers as well as some team building Sports ActivitiesUmmul Kheir OrphanageAn IYMUVC Report, June 2015During Mahe Ramadhan, 1436, in conjunction with Or- The group left JIC at 3:45PM and reached the orphanage at 4.15 phanAid Kenya, an Iftaar was carried out at the Ummul- pm. A total of 69 orphans were present at this orphanage andKheir Orphanage in Jomvu, Mombasa. A total of approximately our volunteers wasted no time in getting to know and socializ-15 boys together with IYMU officials and lady volunteers from ing with them. After some introductions were made and a few verses of the Holy Quran recited, the boys went to have a game the Al-Mahdi of football at a nearby field and the girls played some indoor Girls group went games. to this orphan- age to mingle and get to know the orphans re- siding there and thereafter break their fasts with them.Mombasa Children’s Home An IYMUVC Report, February 2016The IYMU volunteers left for Mombasa Children’s Home in Kizingo, with 17 volunteers. The three-fold aim of this tripwas to sensitize our community youth on how fortunate they,to let our youth partake from Community Service and to pro-vide the children at MCH a sense of belonging to the out-side communities. Our volunteers were introduced by MajorFrancis, caretaker of the 32 orphan children who were be-tween the ages of as young as 3 years to 14 years of age.After the introductions, the volunteer team was split intogroups of 4-5 volunteers, with the help of cleaning materialsprovided, assisted in cleaning the shelter. We had 2 groups whocleaned 4 bed rooms, one group cleaning the corridors, and onegroup who cleaned their balconies. Later on all groups met atthe yard, and started to clean up their yard and play ground.At about 12 Noon, the volunteers headed to the footballground where four teams were made, playing with the Children– it was a really tough football match against them.The volunteers thank the IYMU team, for those who came andhelped, and for those who organized this eye-opener trip. 7

Red Cross EventsAn IYMU Report 8

Volunteer Sports & Team Building ActivitiesAn IYMU ReportYouth Cricket Activities Water Polo Tournament Football MatchInteractive Session with Br. Nishat Karim. Br. Yusuf Jiwa, Hasnain Hasham & Mehboob Nasser for the closing ceremony. Interactive session Alhaj Sajjad Walji with the youth. 9

Youth Session with Eid Feteguests from Australia An IYMU ReportAn IYMU ReportAn informal, friendly environment Various stalls with different gamesGetting to know one another; learning about different All about social interaction, having a good time, andsocieties & cultures special momentsIntroductions by the guests Various raffle prizes 10

MUHARRAM 1437Muharram ActivitiesAn IYMU/MAC Report, Muharram 1437Different from all years, the Ashura Procession started off at 10:15am from the Jaffery Islamic Centre, moved alongNyerere Avenue, onto Digo Road and from Haile Selassie Road,ended at the KSI Cemetry.Public Sabeel mah/Digo Road Roundabout. Sabeel was also distributed inside Habib Bank Ltd, Habib AG, KWFT Bank, Barclays PLC, Nation An IYMU Report Media Group, Kenya Airways, CfC Stanbic Bank and Huduma Centre.The Public Sabeel Team comprised of 9 members. The team started off with the Sabeel distribution at JIPS. Fromthere, they moved on for a simultaneous distribution alongNkrumah Road.On Nkrumah Road, a distribution point was set outside JaffsOptics. Sabeel was distributed along the roads upto the Nkru- 11

Eid Mubarak!On behalf of the IYMU, we wish all our community members warm greet- ings and blessings on this auspicious day of Eid ul Fitr.May Allah (swt) accept our fasts & prayers, and give us the opportunity to take advantage of His blessings once again, next year. Advertise Here! The IYMU Team The IYMU Newsletter is a community-based Chairman: Hasnain Hashamnewsletter intended to promote the activities of and Vice Chairman: Muhammad Nazir Khaki Hon. Secretary: Abbas Fazal for the youth. Hon. Treasurer: Muntazir Khaki This is a great opportunity for businesses to con- sider advertising to help promote, not only the Committee Members: business you run, but the very activities that we Hasnain Karim (Head, Majlis Section) intend to work on for and by the youth. Mazher Hassanali (Assistant Secretary)The newsletter is released approximately every 6-8 Ahmed Jivraj (Event Coordinator)weeks, both in print as well as via email; the latter Social Media Contacts: of which has a world wide audience. For rates on advertising, please contact us. Email: [email protected] Facebook: IYMUMombasa 12