VP Training & HR BlogVP Training and HR- December 2009Assalamulaikum my dear brothers and sisters in IslamI begin in the name of Allah (swt) the most merciful the beneficent. THR worked in conjunction with the brothers and sisters from MST (Muslim student trust) and FEMYSO to deliver a Leadership development programme. This included lectures delivered by Prof. Rafik Beekun and br Rani Al Kateeb. The events was focussed upon developing the skills and teamwork abilities of active youth within the frame of dawah organisations. These skills were taught with the intention to instil long term skills to ultimately benefit the attendees and encourage them to develop some skills for a future in community dawah work also. The event was a success with an excellent turnout alhumdulillah in which the accommodation, food and venue were all amazing which contributed to making the events a huge success. I would like to thank the following people who made this event possible, jazakAllah Khairn to all of you may Allah (swt) bless you with the nest of this world and the hereafter ameen:
During the LDP residential course we were also contacted by the various European organisations who attended showed an interest in working together and possible links with FOSIS this is to be brought up on the next NEC meeting and the possible outcomes of working with the varying organisations. In relation to the course br Othman Moqbel set up a egroup specifically with the teachers and students of the Leadership Development Course who can exchange thoughts, ideas and good practice. This has also been set up so that the all those attended can be contacted to attend the second part of the course which is intended to take place at the end of August 2010. We hope that more of our FOSIS personnel can partake in the course inshAllah. Other members of the training and HR team have been focussed on their relevant tasks which includes br Adham and Asif working on the Governance Review strategy which is hoped to be proposed to the NEC and Sr Sabeen has been training sr Sadia to take over the role of recruitment officer in which sr Sadia Anwar has been training to give presentations on FOSIS in order to gain recruits. Future work: we hope to devise a training course with br Tafzal from Muslim Youth Skills and in addition a possibility has come up in which Muhammad Al Shareef may deliver a few training course for FOSIS personnel this semester. Please contact THR with any specific ideas, thoughts, criticisms to improve the committee and if you are interested to join the committee. Wasalam Your sister in Islam Abida Malik From the Glorious Qur'an: "Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds: (162) No partner hath He: this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to His Will. (163)" VP Training and HR- October 2009Assalamulaikum my dear brothers and sisters in IslamI begin in the name of Allah (swt) the most merciful the beneficent. In this month we also were involved in the ISOC 101 which took place in Dundee the event had a very good turnout alhumdulillah and required some of us to present on various topics at hand in order to provide some advice and pointers to ISOCs to make their organisations even more successful.
Other members have continued to contribute consistently these include br Adham who is working upon developing the Governance project and is in consultation with various executive members in relation to this. Sr Sabeen has been working on the database for volunteers (a continuation of the database put together last year). She has also formulated the banners and working thoroughly on the recruitment drive mashAllah. Finally, Asif has been developing an internal IT project for FOSIS in conjunction with br Obadah and has been getting interns to fill positions for this project to develop further. So jazakAllah khairn all of you may Allah (swt) shower His (swt) infinite mercy and blessings upon you. Wasalam What to do if your NOT going for Hajj? The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are the most beloved to Allah. The Prophet testified to that. He said: "There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days." (Bukhaari) WHAT ACTIVITIES IN THESE 10 DAYS WILL BRING THE REWARD OF JANNAH? Obviously, Hajj is one of the best deeds that one can do during these ten days. However for those of us who were not invited to His House this year, there are still many, good deeds that one can do and earn the Pleasure of Allah. Some of these are: 1) Fast all nine days and especially fast the Day of Arafah The Prophet (PBUH) said: "Anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years." (Bukhari, Muslim) The Prophet (PBUH) used to fast on the ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah and he said: "Fasting the Day of Arafah (ninth Dhul-hijjah) is an expiation for (all the sins of) the previous year and an expiation for (all the sins of) the coming year." (Muslim) 2) Do a LOT of Dhikr and Takbeer The Prophet (PBUH) said: "There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allah than on these ten days", so recite much Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah), Takbeer (saying Allahu akbar) and Tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillaah)." (Ahmad -Saheeh) Ibn Umar and Abu Hurayrah used to go out in the marketplace during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, reciting Takbeer, and the people would recite Takbeer when they heard them. (Bukhaari) Takbeer at this time is a Sunnah. So recite it in the masjid, in your home, on the street and every place where it is permitted to remember Allah. Revive the Sunnah that have been virtually forgotten and earn great rewards for doing so. The Prophet said: "Whoever revives an aspect of my Sunnah that is forgotten after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without it detracting in the least from their reward." (Tirmidhi- a hasan hadeeth) Men should recite these phrases out loud, and women should recite them quietly. 3) Stand in Night Prayers: (Tahajud, Qiyam al Layl) Remember the virtues of spending the night in prayer, and its sweetness in Ramadan? Why not revive this beautiful act of worship during these nights as well? Remember, how in the last third of every night, Allah Almighty calls out to us, His servants:Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to his invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him? (Bukhaari, Muslim) Why do we miss this golden opportunity? So, seize the chance NOW and expose yourself to His Divine Generosity and Mercy, ask Him to forgive you and guide you and set things aright. He will surely listen. 4) Make Sincere Repentance. One of the most important action during these ten days is to repent sincerely to Allah and to give up all kinds of disobedience and sin right away because we do not know when we will die and thus become unable to repent, and also because one evil deed leads to another. But what does repentance mean? It means that you come back to Allah and give up all the deeds, open and secret, that He dislikes.... that you regret whatever you did in the past, giving it up immediately and be determined never ever, to return to it, and resolve to adhere firmly to the Truth by doing whatever Allah loves. "But as for him who repented, believed and did righteous deeds, then he will be among those who are successful." [Al-Qasas 28:67] 5) Come back to the Quraan It is time now to dust off your copy of the Quraan and return to its refuge. Make it a daily habit, using these 10 days the beginning of a strong and beautiful relationship with it. Read it with meaning, reflect on it, understand it, and then implement it in your daily life.Remember that reading one letter of the Quraan earns you ten rewards. In this way, reading Surat Al-Fatihah, which doesn't take more than two minutes, will give you more than one thousand rewards! This is on ordinary days, so what about these magnificent days! Certainly the reward will be far greater, Insha Allah. 6) Increase ALL the types of good deeds. If we are unable to go to Hajj this year, we should occupy ourselves in the worship of Allah; pray extra prayers (Nafilah) recite the Quraan. Make Dhikr of Allah, send Salaams on the Prophet, make dua, give charity, honor our parents, uphold ties of kinship, enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, and add other good deeds and acts of worship during these days. "So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it; And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it." [Al-Zalzalah 99:7-8] 7) Get the reward of Hajj wherever you are: You may be unable to do Hajj this year, and you may feel sad. However, you can get the reward of it right where you are.The Prophet said: "Whoever prays Fajr Prayer in congregation, and then sits and remembers Allah until the sun rises, then (after a while) prays two rakas, he will gain a reward equal to that of making perfect Hajj and Umrah." [He repeated the word "perfect" thrice.] (At-Tirmidhi) 8. Slaughter an animal and distribute the meat. Ibn Umar said: The Prophet lived in Madeenah for 10 years and every year he slaughtered an animal." (Ahmad-Saheeh by al-Albaani) 9) Attend Eid prayers But remember that Eid prayer is a form of worship and we should avoid unislamic behavior (especially) in dress and in etiquette during these times. 10) Thank Allah. One of the best forms of worshipping Allah Subhaanahu wa Taala is to thank Him, deeply, sincerely and continuously. Alhamdulillah, there is much to be gained in these coming days. Hasten to do good deeds and striving hard in worship . "And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (death)." [Al-Hijr 15:99] VP Training and HR- September 2009Assalamulaikum my dear brothers and sisters in IslamI begin in the name of Allah (swt) the most merciful the beneficent. Firstly I would like to begin by saying a belated Eid Mubarak to you and your families I pray you had a joyous day filled with lots of happiness ameen. The last 10 days of Ramadan we were all given a break by our Amir br Faisal in order to make the most of these blessed days. In this month the THR have been busy in numerous projects, these range from recruitment to governance. In relation to Governance I have been on a training course to give me a more detailed and specific insight into governance and how to implement certain structures and procedures into our own organisation. Over the next couple of months some of us will be partaking in ISOC 101 Training across the UK. InshAllah we pray we can make the course of use to ISOC members and regional committees. The team is also preparing for two major events in the THR calendar, the Team FOSIS away weekend (Camp in Leicestershire) and the Leadership course intending to take place in December. The latter will be an intensive residential course and initially we have booked tickets for the main speaker. The THR team have been working consistently hard on various projects and sections in the committee. We have established an identity to the committee which mashAllah sr Sabeen put forward a logo and banner for the recruitment drive which we all approved, and the new launch of the Mualim project which is on track with excellent marketing employed by Br Ajmal to create a lot of excitement around the project. Br Adham has been working on establishing a governance review team and br Abdul Rahman has been working very hard on organising the Camp which has begun to gain many bookings alhumdulillah. Presently im working on devising a complaint procedure for FOSIS personnel so the methods we adopt in FOSIS are objective and impartial inshAllah. In addition to all of this I have been invited to several national events in London which myself and/or the THR committee will attend. This month we are also intending to have our monthly meeting to catch up on all the relevant projects and oversee how things are going holistically. With Ramadan in this month, September has been filled with lots to do but I pray we can retain some of the lessons we have learned during Ramadan and continue to reflect and critique our own characters and through this grow closer to Allah (swt) and His beloved messenger (saw). With October drawing in I can predict that the start of a new semester things will get more intensive Alhumdulillah so let get working!!!! Abida Malik Reminder to myself first and foremost: VP Training & HR Blog- August 2009Assalamulaikum my dear brothers and sisters in IslamI begin in the name of Allah (swt) the most merciful the beneficent. Firstly I would like to begin by saying Ramadan Karim to you and your families. May Allah (swt) reward you all and shower His (swt) mercy and blessings upon you during this blessed month. This month the THR committee has worked to clarify our overall aims, objectives, and mission statement. The purpose of this is to set a clear direction for the committee and also to make sure that our aims and objectives meet the committee and national committee’s priorities for the year. Through this we have also been working on our project proposals and year plans which we submitted to the NEC, including: - Leadership course (Part 1/2) - Team FOSIS away weekend (Part 1/2) - Mualim Project Alhumdulillah, from the project proposals the THR core committee have been working setting the foundations for the committee and also trying to secure some finances/sponsorship for the committee. Sr Sabeen mashAllah has been working very hard on the recruitment and sacred science project (which they had their first online lecture of the year) and also creating an identity of the committee through having a logo (designed by br Shamil) as well as preparing content for the website for the THR web page on the FOSIS website in conjunction with br Ajmal. The core committee also had an online meeting to allocate specific duties that needed to be overlooked in the committee. MashAllah both br Ajmal and sr Marriam have been working hard within their roles and also have been working to clarify remits and assigning roles to other member in the committee. One such example is finding recruits for the team FOSIS camp inshAllah. If all the projects are approved we can get started on organising the events and holding events for the team FOSIS personnel inshAllah with the intention to assist an effective running of individual committees and FOSIS holistically. Other things which we have been focussing on this month is the Governance review set up by br Adham and also working on team FOSIS documents to assist committee heads in understanding how to support their committee members by consulting them through a review process. Some committees have asked for support and this has mainly come from ISCC committee in which I attended one of the regional committee trainings in order to give them an introduction to FOSIS. In that meeting we ascertained a willingness to attend team FOSIS events and also they would find leadership training sessions of use. This month has focussed on planning and inshAllah from this we hope to move onto implementation of the projects we pray that we can assist the work of team FOSIS and support them in their work. Wasalam Your sister in Islam Abida Malik A hadith I wanted to share with you all during this beautiful month of Ramadan: Aboo Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported Allaah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: Allaah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: “Every act of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting. It is (exclusively) meant for Me and I (alone) will reward it. Fasting is a shield. When any one of you is fasting on a day, he should neither indulge in obscene language, nor raise the voice; or if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him he should say: I am a person fasting. By Him, in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, the breath of the observer of fast is sweeter to Allaah on the Day of judgment than the fragrance of musk. The one who fasts has two (occasions) of joy, one when he breaks the fast he is glad with the breaking of (the fast) and one when he meets his Lord he is glad with his fast.”(Sahih Muslim) VP Training & HR Blog - July 2009Assalamulaikum my dear brothers and sisters in Islam
I begin in the name of Allah (swt) the most merciful the beneficent.
Alhamdulillah, the FOSIS journey continues and once again I have the opportunity to be a part of this special and unique organisation. I pray that Allah (swt) guides us to work for His sake and put barakah in our efforts. Since being elected to the VP Training an HR role, I have been in consultation with the previous committee in an attempt to ascertain an understanding of the valuable work which they have done and hope to continue on their VP Training & HR Blog - December 2008/January 2009Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah I pray that this finds you in the best of health and Iman. Firstly, an update on what the Training and HR committee has been doing: Team FOSIS camp- The weekend planned for this term is aimed at strengthening and bringing together the amazing Team FOSIS- to strengthen those ties of brother/sister-hood and embody what we seek to uphold VP Training & HR Blog - November 2008Assalaamu alaikum, Below is an outline of the work that I have done since being elected in July 2008. This year, we took the decision to provide training to team FOSIS on a committee level rather than as one weekend during the summer. This was mainly because we felt that it would be more effective at providing a tailor-made meeting which can combine induction training with committee planning. The training delivered by VP Training & HR Blog - October 2008Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah
I pray that this finds you all in the best of health and highest levels of Eman, Ameen. So I was on the train back from London the other day, I looked around and felt an overwhelming feeling of respect and love for everyone on my carriage. Before you stop reading, let me explain. They all seemed very focused- on something, some seemed a bit worried, others stared blankly. I wanted to VP Training & HR Blog - September 2008Assalamu alaikum I pray that this finds you all in the best of health and Iman, Ameen. I pray that we are all making the most of this blessed month, we are over half way through Ramadan- SubhanAllah it truly is flying by- I Vice President Blog - February 2008Asalaamu alikum wa rahmatAllah
I pray that all is well and each of us are preparing for our last moments. In that, it is said you will die based upon how you live and you will be resurrected based upon how to die. We ask Allah to grant us a good ending. Regarding my role as VP it has again focused on two issues the most significant has been the constitution and also the Muslim Graduates. With regards to the constitution we have, as an executive, met with Brother Aamer Naeem who conducted a training day with us to look at the vision for FOSIS and identify the key issues that we face and potential solutions. A smaller group spent sometime with him previously to discuss the organisational structure which was followed by a meeting with the NMC (national management committee). Vice President Blog - January 2008Assalmu alikum wa Rahmatullah,
I pray that everybody is well and that we are from those that seek out and take advantage of the many opportunities Allah provides us and that we are from those that show gratitude. Recently my focus has been to coordinate and oversee the constitutional review; which is one of the key objectives for FOSIS the year and provides us with an excellent opportunity to review the central purpose of FOSIS, its objectives, structure and procedures. Vice President Blog - Speptember 2007Salaams and my best wishes to everyone Vice President Blog - March 2007Alsalaam Alaikum At the forthcoming FOSIS Annual Conference I will be coordinating a FOSIS Careers Day on Friday, 22 June, 2007. There will be three main elements to the Careers project: |
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