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This year saw Darul Ihsan’s first Qurbani (Slaughter) programme in Durban. The Qurbani programme was held on Thursday, 17 October at Castle Hill, a suburb in the greater Newlands West area.
A Darul Ihsan team of Ulama and members undertook a field visit on Saturday, 05 October 2013 of the low cost homes built by the centre. The delegation comprised of Maulana Imran Vaid, Maulana Ahmed Kathrada, Maulana Sabir Ibrahim, Hafez Farouq Ansarmeah, Haji Muhammad Shafee and Brother Anwar Hamid.
Of all the days in the week, the Mubarak day of Jumuah is the most blessed. The day of Jumuah is crowned with the two Khutbahs and two-rakaat Fard salaah. The two Khutbahs are delivered in Arabic - as has been done from the time of the Sahaba (RA).
Darul Ihsan Centre - in its on-going educational initiative to the community - presented several programmes in various Masajid/Musallahs on the importance and technicalities of Qurbani by way of ‘Know About Your Knife, Animal, Meat and Skin’ lectures.
The Road to Marriage programme held on Saturday, 5 October 2013 at the Raza Mustafa Masjid in Woodview, Phoenix drew good response from the local community. The 36 particiapants were most attentive to the informative presentations on various aspects of marriage. Among the topics dealth with were, the fiqh of marriage , practical aspects of daily married life, dealing with conflict situations, managing relationships and ettiquettes of intimacy etc. The course was interactive with Q & A segments.
Darul Ihsan’s ‘Feeding Scheme’ division provided a hearty lunch-time meal for about 100 people - mostly children - at the Phoenix Assessment and Therapy Centre on Friday, 27 September 2013.
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The Y.O.U Activity Day drew the interest of 65 young and budding youth who participated in the outdoor programme on Wednesday, 25 September 2013 at the Groovy Balls adventure centre in Cliffdale. The group was accompanied by 5 Ulama facilitators and several volunteers who met at Masjid Taqwa in Sea Cow Lake and departed by coach around 8.15 am.
About 200 youth, including Huffaz, students and Ulama converged at Masjid ut Taqwa in Sea Cow Lake for the ‘Youth Night’ programme - hosted by Darul Ihsan Centre on Saturday, 27 July 2013.
Darul Ihsan Centre, in its continuing ‘2013 Winter Warmth Campaign,’ distributed blankets to residents of the eKhanana Old Age Home in Umlazi on Thursday, 01 August 2013. Spokesperson Sister Zakiya-Kikia-Khan, a teacher at the Reunion Secondary School expressed her gratitude on behalf of the elderly folk,
This year’s Ramadan Welfare distribution of Zakaat goods was widely spread through a number of individuals and local organisations.
Darul Ihsan Centre, in conjunction with the Council of Ulama of the Eastern Cape, has adopted to render assistance to the less privileged in the area of Timothy Valley in the northern suburbs of Port Elizabeth.
Further to Darul Ihsan Centre’s Iftaar programme the following venues have been selected for Ramadaan 2013:
Darul Ihsan Centre was invited to Clayhaven Primary School in Phoenix to address the learners on the occasion of the commemoration of “67 Minutes - Mandela Day.”
Alhamdulillah, the ‘YOUTH OF THE UMMAH’ (Y.O.U.) – a project of Darul Ihsan Centre - hosted its second Youth Umrah trip to the Holy lands of Makkah Mukarrama and Madinah Munnowwara.
The month of Ramadaan is inextricably linked with a deep sense of sharing, caring and compassion towards fellow human beings. Such humanitarism is something that is strongly advocated in the Noble Quran, and equally strongly emphasised by Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasalam).
As part of Darul Ihsan’s outreach programme, field visits to various areas are undertaken on an on-going basis.