FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها ٥٢١ ٦٢٣ ١١٦ ١٧٦ تَأل ِيْ ُف ب ََركَا ِت ال َدّ ْعوَةِ الفَاطِمِ َيّة ١٤٣٦هـ FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT Shehrullah 1435H — Shehrullah 1436H 13 Shehrullah 1436H (June 29, 2015) ©FatemiDawat.com Pg !1 of !26 FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها This motif was designed for Fatemi Dawat and is based on an iconic pattern in Syedna Taher Saifuddin’s RA Masjid Ghurratul Masaajid - Saifee Masjid in Mumbai Publisher: Fatemi Dawat Darus Sakina Pokhran Rd 1, Upvan Thane (W) 400606 - MH, India (C) 2015 Fatemi Dawat Please contact [email protected] for any questions or comments ©FatemiDawat.com Pg !2 of !26 FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها ا َلحمدُ لل ّٰهِ ال ّذِي ا َ ْسب َ َغ ع َل َيْن َا ب ََركا َ ِت الدَّ ْعوَةِ الفَاطِمِيَّة، وَ َسقَانَا مِ ْن ا َْنه َارِ ع ُل ُوْمِه َا ال ّسَلْسَل ِيَّة، وَ َصل ّى الله ُ ع َلى م ُح َمَّ ٍد وَعِتْرَت ِهِ ا ّلزَ ِكيَّة، ذَوِي الْم َكَارِ ِم ال ْعُ ْدمُل ِيَّة، وَع َلى دُع َاتِهْ ْم ا َعْل َا ِم الدَّ ْعوَةِ ال ّطَيِّب ِيَّة، ©FatemiDawat.com Pg !3 of !26 FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is the 1436H Annual Report of Dawat-e-Hadiyah, the Fatemi Dawat administration of the 53rd Dai al- Mutlaq Syedna Khuzaima QutbuddinTUS, head of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community. Last year in Shehre Ramadan 1435H, detailed guidelines for calculating Zakaat and other wajebaat dues were published. This Shehre Ramadan, 1436H, Syedna Qutbuddin has instructed the publication of a report of Dawat activities. The aim of the report is two-fold: (1) To demonstrate and promote an efficient, professional, compassionate, sustainable organization that will grow dynamically and multifold in the years to come, inshallah (2) To inform mumineen who are submitting Zakaat to the Dai al-Mutlaq about Dawat activities and upliftment programs in which Zakaat resources are allocated. Learning these details, each mumin will insha’allah be encouraged to get personally involved in Dawat activities by doing khidmat and contributing their skills and offering their counsel. All departments of Dawat have administered many positive projects and worked efficiently to achieve their mission of serving the 53rd Dai al Mutlaq and helping mumineen. This report explains where Dawat resources are being allocated, describes this year’s accomplishments, and explains future projects, under the following rubrics: (1) Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin TUS Program. To establish Dawat and guide mumineen Syedna TUS has directed and presided over hundreds of hours of programs in Darus Sakina and other venues around the world during the course of the last year (page 5). (2) Vazarat Saifiyyah: Dawat Administration, Infrastructure and Finance. Syedna’s vision is that the Dawat administration, through efficient management of resources and long term financial planning, ultimately becomes a more productive and stronger organization, which harnesses and realizes the full potential of the community (page 7). (3) Dissemination of Dawat Knowledge (Ilme Aale Mohammad): Sabaq, Madrasa and Online Materials. It is Syedna’s direction that all mumineen should have access to Dawat knowledge, if they are willing to make the effort to pursue it. Hundreds of hours of sabaq have been conducted in the last year (page 9). (4) Legal - Bombay High Court Declaratory Suit and Gujarat High Court Writ Petitions. To establish the truth about Nass, Dawat has been involved on the legal front in multiple jurisdictions and countries. With Allah’s bounty, a favorable outcome will safeguard the future of Dawat and help many to the True Path (page 11). (5) Social Welfare I – Education (QJSP). The Qutbi Jubilee Scholarship Program (QJSP) actively promotes higher education and character development especially through community service. Additionally, QJSP supports educational projects, conferences, etc. that positively develop the academic scene in India and abroad (page 13). ©FatemiDawat.com Pg !4 of !26 FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها (6) Social Welfare II - Zahra Hasanaat (Upliftment, Medical Aid, Business Support & Muwasaat). Syedna Qutbuddin is concerned for the spiritual and material well-being of his spiritual children, all mumineen. His Dawat administration aims to ensure that all mumineen have at least the basic necessities of food, shelter, clothing, education, and occupation (page 15). (7) Ansaar-e-Fatemi Dawat - Community Activities. Ansaar members, mumimeen are undertaking various initiatives to reach out to their fellow community members, families and friends, through organized visits to towns, calling, etc. (page 17). (8) Outreach and Building Bridges. Many efforts were undertaken to implement Syedna’s vision to build ties of friendship and cooperation with people of all religions and ethnicities, including particularly our fellow Muslim communities, and participate actively in the progress of the nation and humanity at large (page 19). (9) Publications. Syedna TUS directed that Dawat related materials be published in print and online such that mumineen may benefit from Ilm of Aal-e Mohammad. This year nearly a thousand articles were published along with numerous print publications (page 22). May Allah Ta’ala grant longest life till qiyamat to Dai of Imamuz Zaman, waaris of Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA and Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA, our Aqa and Moula, the one who provides us with guidance to stay steadfast on Sirat-e-mustaqeem and bestows us with invaluable ne’mats, Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin TUS. May He keep Syedna on the throne of Health and Prosperity, and in his saya keep all mumineen, muminaat, and their children aabaad-shaad, happy, and prosperous always. Ameen. ©FatemiDawat.com Pg !5 of !26 FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها DAI AL-MUTLAQ SYEDNA KHUZAIMA QUTBUDDINTUS PROGRAM The Blessed Mission of Syedna TUS Establishment of Imam-uz-zaman’s Dawat and the continuation of the great and enduring legacies of Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA and Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA, to bring Mumineen closer to the Dawat by: (a) Imparting the knowledge and ‘ilm of Aale Mohammed, (b) Hidayat, guidance, khayr-khuwahi and doa for Mumineen, with the high purpose of living a full life in this world and the attainment of jannat in the hereafter. Program (1) Shehrullah Namaaz 1435H – Syedna TUS led all five faraz Imamat namaz daily in Ramadan. Syedna TUS also regularly led Imamat namaaz in Darus Sakina throughout the year. (2) Ashara Mubaraka - Mumineen mukhliseen gathered every day for Syedna’s waaz mubarak, Husain Imam matam majlis, and niyaaz-e Husain in Darus Sakina—with Husain Imam’s zikar, and in Syedna’s saya, a true Baagh-e Iram. Syedna Qutbuddin bestowed the greatest blessing of Ilm-e-Aale-Mohammad to mumineen and delivered waaz mubarak that inspired each and every soul to achieve greater heights in aqeedah (conviction) and akhlaaq (character). (3) Bayaans & Wasilas - During the year on various occasions Syedna Qutbuddin TUS enriched mumineen’s life with Bayaans of ‘ilm Aale Mohammed. From Shehrullah 1435H to Shabaan 1436H Syedna delivered Bayaan on 12 Miqaats in addition to the 10 waaz(es) in Ashara Mubaraka. Highlights of the Bayaan and several video excerpts were published by Syedna’s office on Fatemidawat.com. Syedna also lead washeq namaz and wasila on all auspicious occasions. (4) Sabaq - Syedna also delivered general sabaq for mumineen in which he fulfilled Allah Ta’ala’s command to Rasulullah SA “call towards the path of Allah Ta’ala by imparting wisdom (hikmat) and guidance ©FatemiDawat.com Pg !6 of !26 FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها (maw’izat hasanah).” Mumineen present took barakaat and guidance for living a full life in this world according to the prescriptions of Shar’iat, as good human beings, and while preparing for Aakherat. Syedna also delivered haqiqat sabaqs to those given raza. (5) Bethak (Audience for Muineen) – For many months regular Bethak was held for all mumineen each Saturday. Any mumin believing in Syedna TUS as Dai al-Mutlaq had access without conditions. Many mumineen came to Syedna’s hazrat for Misaaq, guidance in family and business affairs, to seek doa and benediction and also to seek aid. Syedna TUS also granted private audience to mumineen requiring such access. (Syedna also led janaza namaaz of mumineen.) (6) Meetings with dignitaries – Syedna TUS traveled to New Delhi for a meeting with the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee (see section on Outreach below). Several other high level meetings took place in New Delhi and Mumbai over the last year. Several community leaders also came to Darus Sakina to meet with and pay their respects to Syedna TUS. (7) Legal -- Syedna TUS, the Plaintiff in the Declaratory Suit filed in the Bombay High Court, appeared in person at the High Court to establish his case and face cross examination from the Defendant’s counsel (see section on Legal below). (8) Tasneefat (Compositions) – Continuing the legacy of Hudaat Kiraam, Syedna TUS composed munajaat and qasida in Shehrullah and Eid ul Fitar 1435H which were published in print and on Fatemidawat.com (see section on Publications below). The Risalat Syedna TUS began to author in Shehrullah 1435H is also in progress. (9) Administrative — Syedna TUS regularly looks into the various departments and areas of work to take reports and give guidance and direction as per a set weekly schedule as was the practice of Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA and Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA who sat in Saifee Mahal and Badri Mahal for around two hours every day to look into Dawat administrative and operational matters. ©FatemiDawat.com Pg !7 of !26 FATEMI DAWAT ANNUAL REPORT 1435H-1436H الدعوة الهادية اعلى الل ّٰه منارها VAZAARAT SAIFIYYAH: DAWAT ADMINISTRATION, INFRASTRUCTURE & FINANCE This motif was designed for Fatemi Dawat and is based on an iconic pattern in Syedna Taher Saifuddin’s RA Masjid Ghurratul Masaajid - Saifee Masjid in Mumbai Mission (a) The Vazaarat Saifiyyah is the central office of Syedna’s administration of Dawat affairs.