Community Update

28 February 2013

Dear Fellow Community Members,

Salaamun Alaykum.

Hope that you are well InshAllah.

I would like to quote our 11th Holy Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari ('a.s) so that we may ponder on these wise words:

Referendum Date

As you may have heard, the Referendum will take place between 14th and 16th March 2013 InshAllah (with voting over three days). The Referendum is certainly one of the most important decisions that our Community has ever made. Therefore, we are very pleased that the number of people eligible to participate in it has been increased as a result of the members of the Jamaat members voting to allow all members and every person in their households, who are eligible for membership (as per the current constitution), to vote in this Referendum. This also includes ladies, widows and divorcees (whose spouses were members of KSIMC of Birmingham) and their households. More information on the protocols for the Referendum can be found here.

Why did the Referendum not take place sooner?

Referendum

21 February 2013

Dear Community Members,

Salaamun Alaykum,

I hope you are well by the grace of Allah (SWT). I am writing to give you notice of the Referendum to decide on the location of our Community Centre (Mehfil-e-Abbas (AS) Project) as per the resolution passed in the last Annual General Meeting on 25th March 2012 which was postponed on 23rd September 2012.

We will Insha’Allah be holding the Referendum on the following dates and times:

• Thursday 14th March 2013 {20:30 – 22:30} - Short presentation summarising the options and the additional information that the Building Committee has put together over the last few months. Voting will open after these presentations.
• Friday 15th March 2013: 2 Sessions
    - Salatul Jum’a {11:00 – 14:00}
    - Salatul Maghrib {19:00- 20:30}
• Saturday 16th March 2013 {12:00 – 14:30}

The results of the Referendum will be announced on Saturday 16th March 2013 during the Maulud of Sayyida Zaynab (AS).

As per the resolution passed at the EGM on 6th November 2012 for which the minutes are attached, the following will be eligible to vote.

• Current members and every person in their households, eligible for membership (as per the current constitution) of the KSIMC of Birmingham can vote. 
• Widows and divorcees (whose spouses were members of KSIMC of Birmingham) and every person in their households, eligible for membership (as per the current constitution) of the KSIMC of Birmingham can vote.

Further details on voting procedures and guidelines can be found here.

With Salaams and Du'as, 

Rizwan Hamer
Secretary General

Building Committee Update November 2012

06 November 2012

Salamun Alaykum,

Hope that you are all well InshAllah.

I would like to start by wishing you and your families a Happy Eid-e-Ghadeer and Eid-e-Mubahila Mubarak. 

To all of those of were blessed to have been guests of the Almighty, I pray that your Hajj is graced with divine acceptance and that the Community can benefit from the blessings of your sacred experiences.

Please find below a short update regarding the activities of the Building Committee.

Reminder regarding the EGM this Tuesday!

Thanks to all of you who attended the Referendum on September 23rd 2012.  As many of you are aware, the members who attended unanimously agreed to postpone the Referendum and instructed the EC to look at ways to involve the Ladies in voting.

Therefore, on THIS evening Tuesday (6th November 2012), there will be an Extraordinary General Meeting at 8pm in order to pass a resolution defining who can vote in the Referendum. We are hoping that the meeting will be quite short and therefore would like to urge all members to attend.

MAP Referendum Presentations

16 October 2012

Click on the links below to view the Presentations that were made at the Referendum meeting on the 23rd of September '12:

• Welcome
• Census and Data Analysis
• Cost Explainer
• Finance Presentation
• Focus On - Car Parking
• Options
• Summary