In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
"Tabligh works in Ethiopia is like
farming on the rocky, draught stricken land that has few rose plants" (Hashim Okera February 2013)
Our Goal:
To strengthen and support Indigenous Shias the
follower of Ahlul Bayt a.s. in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia, so that
Indigenous Shias in Horn of Africa can practice Islamic faith independently.
Ethiopia
2016 was very busy year specially in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia. As our resource center became very popular, famous and
effective.
1.
100s of books were distributed throughout Horn
of Africa.
2.
50 students were sent to Lebanon and I.R. of
Iran.
3.
20 more Ethiopians accepted the Madehab of
Jaafary through our Center.
4.
Full Program during Muharram and Safar.
5.
5 Ulemas from Qom visited our center and
served during Muharram and Holy Month of Ramadhan.
This year Muharram and Safar program was not
regular because of involuntarily location changes.
Since we are operating our activities in
rental location, we had to move into 3 locations unintentionally. The location
were sold and we had to move and the second and third. Hope this time we don’t
get similar problem. In this regard if
we get full cooperation from Mo’mineen and IHS, we better buy our own location
for our center.
6.
We could unite all Ethiopian Shia groups, now
working under our Center.
7.
We rented bigger location good for our
activities in Lebu area of Addis Ababa. From November 2016 we are operating our
all activities in bigger location at Lebu, todays rent is $1,000 per month.
8.
10 students got basic Islamic knowledge from our
Center.
9.
5 Students continuously reside in our center
to be familiar with Shia traditions.
10.
The
coordinator gave 4 lectures in different occasion in I.R.Iran Embassy and
Halls.
11.
The coordinator Hashim Okera had 3 visits at
the IHS. Kitchener Office. Had direct meeting with Hojjatul Islam wal Muslimeen
Sheikh Shafiq Hudda.
12.
The coordinator Hashim Okera visited I.R.of
Iran. He could renew the Ijaza of collecting Sehme Imam by Ayatullah al Udma
Sayyed Siistani from Qom by Hojjatul Islam wal Muslimeen Sayyed Shahrestani.
13.
Meeting with different Maraja’ in Qom. Also
received letter of recognition from the office of Ayatullah Sayyed Mohammad
Taki Modarrasi.
14.
3 Laptops, Video Camcorder Camera, 1 Photo
Camera, 10 UBS Flashes given to different Muballighs from different areas.
15.
Helped two sick people who could not afford
their Hospital bills in rural area.
16.
Helped One shia group to have income
generating project. Handmade Bakery system.
17.
5 Muballighs get regular monthly hadiya.
18.
15th Shaban – Celebrated Birth
Anniversary of Imam Mahdi ajfj.
19.
Holy Month of Ramadhan Full Program the whole
Month with full breakfast and dinner with Dua e Iftitah, Kalam and Majalis. 30
to 35 persons attended regularly
2016 was the first year that IndoPakistani Shia community in
Ethiopia contributed ready food for the whole month.
Baati, Wallo district of Ethiopia
1. The center was fully
operational.
2. Muharram and Safar Program
3. Holy Ramadhan Program
Somalia
1.
Small center under Somali Aalim graduated from
Lebanon.
2.
Imam Kazim Liberary.
3.
5 regular students who get Shia Fiqh.
4.
8 Students sent for higher Islam studies.
Djibouti
No activities for the time being, lack of fund.
Iqra
Project
We could successfully print 3 books
1.
500 copies An Introduction to Islamic
Principles from the point of View of Shia Faith. by Ayatullah al Huda of Qom.
In English.
This book was
dedicated for late Sheikh Ghulamhussein Moosa Okera of Arusha, Tanzania who in
his young ages did tremendous historical Tabligh works. All cost was carried by
the wellwishers of Marhum.
2. 1000 copies Elal Mahdi Ya Eibaadillah. In Arabic.
3. 500 copies Towards The
Faith of Majority – the first 19 letters from al Murajaat – the right path, by
Sayyed Sharafuddin both in English and Arabic.
Insha Allah on receiving sponsors and full budget we will print
more books in Ethiopia. The reason is we skip from the custom and postage
hustles.
Translation works
Translation work needs full commitments and
responseblity. Because we could not raise budget for good translators that
charge approximately $10 per page; instead we decided to print books in English
and Arabic for the time being.
English and Arabic Books are in high demand as
university students and ulemas need. For your information Ethiopia has population
of 100 Million plus neibouring Somalia 15 Million.
Books in local languages are not only needed but
very important, as majority of people would be able to benefit from those publications.
We will need enough fund for Iqra Projects, we
request all Mo’mineen and I.H.S. Kitchener to kindly consider this project as
priority.
IHS-HA Tabligh Center for Horn of Africa in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
