Marhooma Nurbanu Hussein Hassam passed away on May 21st, 2012 in Moshi, Tanzania and will be buried on May 22nd, 2012 Marhoom S. M. Ibrahim Nafees Rizvi s/o Syed Ali Muqaddas Rizvi passed away on May 20th, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan and will be buried on May 22nd, 2012. Marhooma Rashida Hassanali Hasham passed away on Monday, May 7th, 2012, in Dar-es-salaam and will be buried on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Marhooma Fatima Dahya passed away on Friday, May 4th, 2012, in Brampton, Ontario and will be buried on Saturday, May 5th, 2012.
Marhoom Nasir Hassanali Nasser Virji passed away on Sunday, April 28th, 2012 in London, England.
Marhoom Ismail Habib passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Marhoom Dr. Gulamabbas Juma Ebrahim passed away on March 28, 2012 in London, England. Marhoom Mohamedraza Rashid Versi passed away on March 25, 2012 in Dar es Salaam and was buried the same day. Marhoom Husein Jafferali passed away on Thursday March 22, 2012 in Mombasa, Kenya and will be buried on Friday, March, 23 2012. Marhooma Zainab S.Gulamali Dhanji passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012 in Bukoba, Tanzania. Marhoom Zahir Pyarali Rawji passed away in Dubai on Tuesday March 13, 2012. Marhoom was past resident of Vancouver, Canada. Burial will take place in Karachi on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
NASIMCO wishes to inform the community that it has received no reports of the crescent moon being sighted on the evening of Monday, May 21st, 2012. Therefore, after completion of 30 days of Jamadi-al-Thaani, the 1st of Rajab will be on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 for all North American communities.
Important Dates of the Month
1st (23rd May) - Wiladat of Imam Muhammad Baqir (AS)
2nd (First Thursday of Rajab) - Laylatul Raghaib - This day holds special significance and there are special amaal to be perfomed. Click here for details
3rd (25th May) - Shahadat of Imam Ali un Naqi (AS)
7th (29th May) - Imam Musa Kazim Day
10th (1st June) - Wiladat of Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS)
13th (4th June) - Wiladat of Imam Ali (AS)
15th (6th June) - Wafat of Sayyida Zainab (AS)
25th (16th June) - Shahadat of Imam Musa Kazim (AS)
26th (17th June) - Wafat Hazrat Abu Talib (AS)
27th (18th June) - Meraj
Hadith-e-Kisa Blanket Drive
Hadith e Kisa
In Afghanistan, severe winter weather is excruciating for families living in poverty. The locals, particularly the elderly, do not have heat in their homes or adequate blankets to keep them warm. As a result, they are exposed to cold temperatures for long periods of time and inevitably suffer from frostbite and gangrene which result in the loss of their fingers.
NASIMCO, in conjunction with The World Federation, is once again raising funds for the Hadith-e-Kisa Blanket Drive to purchase and distribute 2,000 blankets to struggling sadaat and non-sadaat families living in Mazar Sharif, Afghanistan. The cost of one blanket is a mere $20. With your support, our target is to raise $40,000 for this appeal.
What about some special mother-daughter time this summer? NASIMCO’s Az-Zahra Mother/Daughter Getaway offers the ideal opportunity for mum and daughters to have fun together in a beautiful, serene environment.
The camp will be held at the Pearce Williams Campsite between August 30th and Spetember 2nd, 2012. Activities include stargazing, outdoor yoga, swimming, archery and bonfires. And of course, all this is supplemented by spiritually uplifting lectures by Sr Masuma Jaffer and other Alimahs
Check the NASIMCO website for more details or write to:
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nourishment of the soul is feeding others." -Imam Ali (AS)
Fill My CupIn the rural areas of Kenya, 3,681 children arrive at school and Madressah with empty stomachs. Their parents are unable to afford a simple meal so many of these children do not get a decent meal for days.
Food is a basic human right. For only $3 per month, you can make sure that each of these children are served a nutritious cup of porridge every morning before they begin their school day. With a full stomach and a peaceful mind, they will become better learners and increase their odds of dropping out of the cycle of poverty.
By providing a cup of porridge to the students each morning, the "Fill My Cup" programme has: * Seen more children enrolling in the schools and Madressahs * Encouraged the children to arrive at school on time * Made the children feel loved and respected
NASIMCO in partnership with The World Federation is pleased to introduce the Zainabiya Child Sponsorship Scheme (ZCSS) in Haiti.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the Al Mahdi Islamic School is the only Shia Muslim School in the country. Children who are turned away from the school end up on the streets. Some of these children are orphans. All of these children live in poverty.
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As part of the ZCSS Scheme, you have the opportunity to sponsor and enrich these children immeasurably by infusing their minds with knowledge and their hearts with the love of the Ahlul Bayt (as). Imam Ali (as) said: "Knowledge is Life". Give child in Haiti a life by sponsorship of $20 per month. Write to
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Secretariat for more information or donate online.
Drought of the Horn Famine Relief
As reported in previous issues of the NASIMCO Post, NASIMCO applied for government matching for Canadian donations made towards the Drought of the Horn Famine Crisis in East Africa. NASIMCO is pleased to announce that with your help, the figure submitted for the matching fund is: $78,500.00. Thank you to all those who donated the gift of life to suffering people in East Africa.
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Although the Canadian Government's Matching Fund is now closed, the relief efforts continue and the World Federation is doing as much as possible in this starvation-sticken area. Dr Moledina, President of the World Federation, recently visited the region. He made the following statement after visiting a camp in Mogadishu: "They were staring at us with sunken dried up eyes and shrivelled skin hoping that we could do something to help them." Click here to read the full report.
The Mulla Asghar Resource Center is open almost everyday at 9000 Bathurst Street. Visit to reference/read books, learn from exhibitions and find out more about special events / classes. Click on the flyer for more information. Watch the video below of the MARC Quran Exhibition.
