Presentation Of Islam

The term Islam comes from the Arabic root word Sa’l’m, which meaning “peace.” The mission of Maison Dawah is to promote Islam as a religion of peace and tolerance.

Une journée spirituelle et récréative

January 11, 2024Written By MAMODE HOSMUN Zahrah BibiLeave a comment on Une journée spirituelle et récréative
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Maison Dawah a eu l’amabilité d’organiser une journée spéciale le vendredi 10 Novembre 2023 pour nos sœurs et frères qui ont embrassé l’Islam. Notre organisation avait loué un mini bus afin de véhiculer nos 29 participants. L’itinéraire du jour était comme suit : départ de Port Louis, prendre le déjeuner à la plage publique de Bain Bœuf, effectuer la prière du vendredi (Jummah) à la mosquée de Pereybère (Masjid Al-Ghurabaa), pour finalement se diriger vers la plage de Anse La Raie et retour à la case départ, Port Louis.

 Le départ a eu lieu à 9 heures et nous sommes arrivés à notre première destination vers 11 heures, où nous avons rencontré deux de nos collaborateurs qui nous attendaient déjà à la plage. Nous avons entamé le programme du jour en réunissant tous nos participants sur la plage pour une session spirituelle.  Trois employés de Maison Dawah ont profité pour faire des petites présentations orales sur les thèmes suivants :

  1. « Le terrorisme pas éna so place dans l’Islam » par frère Sameed Damaree
  2. « Islam enseigne la modération » par sœur Nusayhah Aumeer
  3. « La patience en Islam » par sœur Zahrah Mamode Hosmun

Ensuite, le déjeuner a été servi et tout le monde s’est régalé.

Vers midi et demi, nous nous sommes rendus à Pereybère pour le sermon (Khutbah) du vendredi à la mosquée de Al-Ghurabaa. C’était frère Raffick Kurmally qui avait fait le sermon et le thème de son discours était l’importance de la Mosquée Al-Aqsa à Jerusalem. C’est la troisième mosquée sacrée en Islam. Il est important de souligner le fait que la mosquée Al-Ghurabaa était à la disponibilité de nos frères et même de nos sœurs qui ont vraiment apprécié car c’était une première pour plusieurs d’entre eux.

Finalement, notre programme a pris fin à la plage de Anse La Raie où des rafraichissements ont été offerts à nos participants, suivi d’une distribution de cadeaux.

 L’évènement a été clôturé par des paroles de remerciements pour faire honneur à cette journée mémorable et très enrichissante. Nos nouveaux frères et sœurs étaient vraiment ravis et impressionnés par ces moments de partage et de fraternité qui avaient prévalu. Nous remercions notre Créateur d’avoir fait de cette journée un grand succès, et nous envisageons d’organiser encore des sorties de la sorte dans le future, Insha Allah.

𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 é𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚/𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 à 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙞𝙡

January 10, 2024Written By Nusayhah AumeerLeave a comment on 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 é𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚/𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 à 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙞𝙡
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Maison Dawah, une ONG qui oeuvre dans le social, a eu le plaisir d’organiser une visite sociale et rencontre éducative/spirituelle chez une famille à Dubreuil Jeudi le 30 Novembre 2023.

Nous sommes arrivés à Dubreuil vers 10:00 heures et nous avons reçu un acceuil vraiment très chaleureux de la part de toute la famille. Leurs visages démontraient une joie immense en nous voyant tous. Frère Ahamad a fait l’ouverture avec des duahs et des salutations, et a aussi remercié la famille pour leur hospitalité.

On a initié le programme avec une lecture Coranique. Hadjra, la fille aînée de la famille, nous a épatés par une belle lecture du chapitre An Nas – 114 dans le Saint Coran. Après sa lecture on a récompensé Hadjra en lui offrant un paquet de biscuit, on a aussi récompensé sa petite soeur et son petit frère afin de les motiver pour participer la prochaine fois.

Frère Ahamad a procédé par une explication sur le thème suivant:

“Qui est Allah” et “La Grandeur d’Allah”. Ensuite frère Sameed a fait quelques rappels sur « L’importance du 5 fois swalaat par jour ».

Soeur Nusayhah a pris la parole pour nous faire part de son discours sur le thème « L’importance de l’éducation ». Finalement, soeur Zahrah a clôturé avec une présentation sur « La patience ».

Après les presentations, nous nous sommes rassemblés pour faire la prière de Zuhr en congrégation. Frère Sameed a dirigé la prière, et tout le monde, y compris les enfants, ont eu l’opportunité de prier ensemble.

Ensuite, tout le monde a pris place pour savourer un délicieux déjeuner, Alhamdulillah. Après quelques minutes de pause, le personnel de Maison Dawah a entamé une séance de psycho conseils avec tous les membres de la famille, divisés en deux groupes – les parents et les enfants. L’objectif de cette séance était de permettre aux membres de la famille d’avoir l’opportunité de discuter des sujets entourant le développement, la stabilité, l’harmonie de l’entité familiale et l’éducation des enfants. On a ensuite procédé avec une remise de cadeaux à tous les membres de la famille. Tout le monde était joyeux.

Le programme s’est achevé vers les 15:00 heures. La famille nous a fait part de leur immense joie et reconnaissance pour cette belle journée educative/spirituelle passée en notre compagnie. L’objectif de cette rencontre était l’esprit du partage et apporter un grand soulagement et sourire à cette famille.

Dawah and Workshop at M-Kids Association

February 18, 2023Written By Nusayhah AumeerLeave a comment on Dawah and Workshop at M-Kids Association
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M-Kids Association invited Maison Dawah to an “Atelier des Enfants” on Saturday, November 26, 2022, in a villa in Pereybere. We responded positively, with four colleagues attending the event. We invited the 7-year-old daughter of one of our beneficiaries to accompany us because we thought she would enjoy meeting new children and learning from the talks.

The following topics were addressed by the staff of Maison Dawah:

♢ About Maison Dawah itself and an introduction to Islam, which includes the Oneness of Allah, the fact that Islam is perfect while Muslims are not, and the fact that Jesus is the son of Maryam (virgin Mary) and a prophet of Allah (swt).

♢ The significance and value of Islamic greetings, which include the rewards (Hassanah) we receive when we say ‘Assalamu’alaikum,’ ‘Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullah,’ and ‘Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

♢ Lessons from Prophet Ibrahim’s (a.s) life [Qurbani] that includes:

– The birth of Ismail (a.s) at a time when his father was above 80 years old.

– Ibrahim (a.s) leaving Ismail (a.s) and his mother Hajar alone in the desert.

– Hajar running between the hills of safa and marwa in search of help and water.

– The reconstruction of the holy Ka’bah and prophet Ibrahim (a.s) obeying the command of Allah (swt) and on the point of sacrificing his beloved son Ismail (a.s).

♢ Importance of water in Islam where it was explained that all living things require water to live. It is Allah’s bounty that we have this vital means of sustenance for which we should be very grateful.

The room was filled with around 16 children alongside two adults from M-Kids. They followed attentively as the hosts presented their respective topics using engaging PowerPoints.

Maison Dawah puts great emphasis on the education of youngsters, especially so as we are required by Islam to “𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.” – 𝐀𝐭-𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐢, 𝟏𝟎𝟕.

Second Family Dawah on 11 August 2022

September 16, 2022Written By Ahamad BoodooLeave a comment on Second Family Dawah on 11 August 2022
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Last year, precisely September 2021, Maison Dawah organised a family Dawah in a remote village (Dubreuil) in the district of Moka. The family comprises of a couple with their three children (Grades 3, 4 and 7 respectively). They were provided with spiritual support through some basic Islamic teachings, praying Zuhr in congregation, having a meal together and the distribution of gifts.

This first Family Dawah proved to be successful and fruitful. This year, we decided to pay them a second visit on 11 August 2022. 

The program started at 10.40 hrs as follows:

  1. Demonstration of wuzu.
  2. A talk on the importance of salat (prayer) in Islam
  3. Question and answer session – basic questions on Islam prepared for reverts in general.
  4. Azaan. Salaat Zuhr in Jama’at where everybody participated.
  5. Lunch
  6. Tafseer of Surah Ikhlaas.
  7. Talk on Eid-ul-Adha and the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (a.s).
  8. Distribution of gifts to our hosts. Vote of thanks.
  9. Departure at 14:35 hours.

The event was successful and the hosts were attentive and participative during the talks. The husband even expressed his contentment towards us by saying ‘’Mo senti moi heureux kan zott la’’.

Under this note, we can remind ourselves about verse 103 in Surah Ale Imran where Allah (swt) tells us;

‘’Hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. Remember the favor of Allah upon you, when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became brothers by His favor.’’

Dawah and workshop at M-Kids Association

March 15, 2022Written By Nusayhah AumeerLeave a comment on Dawah and workshop at M-Kids Association
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Maison Dawah was invited to an ‘Atelier des enfants’ organised by M-Kids Association on Friday 04th March 2022. The program was held in a villa situated in Cap Malheureux. The audience consisted of approximately 25 people where the majority were non-Muslim children of 9-12 years old.

Imam Arshad Joomun of M-Kids Association initiated the session with a brief comment on Br. Hossen’s journey and achievement towards Dawah and social works. He appreciated the fact that the young generation is taking the lead. Our first speaker, Sameed Damaree, started by explaining the activities of Maison Dawah. Then he focused on a short “Introduction of Islam”. He explained the five pillars of Islam and the six articles of faith. He emphasized the concept of Tawheed all along. The second speaker, Nusayhah Aumeer, seized the opportunity of being a few weeks away from Ramadan and explained about the blessings and benefits of this holy month. Fatemah Jaddoo was then given the floor and she narrated a story based on Luqman’s ten pieces of advice to his son. The children listened carefully. Lastly a quiz/workshop was held, it was facilitated by Muneera Doorga. It was an animated session. Gifts were given to winners during short Q&A sessions all along the program.

The program closed on a good note and staff of both Maison Dawah and M-Kids Association assembled for a group photo.

Family Dawah on 01 September 2021

September 17, 2021Written By Ahamad BoodooLeave a comment on Family Dawah on 01 September 2021
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It concerns a couple with three children living in a remote small village in the district of Moka:

* Father   — Mr. Andy , “electricien” by profession, revert.

* Mother — Mrs. Armand, housewife.

* Three children:

      1. Daughter — Grade 7

      2. Daughter — Grade 4

      3. Son          — Grade 3

In year 2019, Mr. Andy Tek was victim of a severe road accident and he could not work to earn his living. The family found itself in great difficulties, so much so that the children had to stop school, as there was no money for bus transport and school materials etc. Maison Dawah has been helping the family in terms of food aid, psycho counselling, children getting back to school, consultation with psychologist etc.

In this remote village, there are no born-Muslim families at all and there is no madrassah or masjid. So, we at Maison Dawah decided to visit the family, spend a few hours with them, interact with every member and provide them with spiritual support through some basic Islamic teachings, Insha Allah, as follows :

1. We started with a Demonstration of wuzu. It was about 12 o’clock. Please note that there is no tap water in the house, only collected rainwater.

2. A talk and explanations on sura Fateha and salaat etc. (about 20 mins).

3. Azaan. Salaat Zuhr in Jama’at where everybody participated.

4. Lunch (provided by Maison Dawah)

5. 14.00 hours. Talks by sisters from Maison Dawah

       * Teachings on eating and sleeping (5 mins)

       * Teachings on dress code for men and women (4 mins).

       * Cleanliness and ghusl etc. —– for sisters only (12 mins).

6. Distribution of gifts to our hosts. Vote of thanks.

7. Departure at 15.00 hours.

FEEDBACK

1. It was a great opportunity for the family to benefit from practical revisions in performing wuzu, and salaat in Jama’at.

2. All members of the family were very attentive and participative.

3. The children were all very happy and excited with the event.

4. We noted that there was quite a number of shortcomings in various aspects of practising Islam.

5. From the family:

   1. Mr. Andy Tek: “Mo pas ti esperer li pou interessant comme ça”.

   2. Mrs. Anisha and daughter: “Nou pou content si ena encore programme”.

The above testifies to the success of the event, Alhamdulillah.

Launching Ceremony of a booklet“The Status of Women in Sacred Texts

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One day workshop and Launching Ceremony of a booklet
“The Status of Women in Sacred Texts”
 
The event was organized by the Council of Religions (CoR) on Saturday 22 August 2020 at 09.30 hrs at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka. Mr. Ahamad Boodoo and Miss Nusayhah Aumeer of Maison Dawah attended.
 
The event started with a ceremony whereby interfaith prayers were said by representatives of different religious bodies. Mrs. Allia Syed Hossen – Gooljar, initiator of the event, gave an interesting speech which englobes the status of women in various religions. “Les textes sacrés sont des lumières” quoted Father Philippe Goupille, the president of CoR. He was followed by Mr. Vyapoory Paramasivum Pillay, GOSK Former Vice-President of the Republic: “Men and women have distinctive roles. As a mother, she does not only give birth but helps in the spiritual, physical and psychological development of her child. For a father, he is also responsible for cultivating the mind of the child. He is the leader and decision-maker.” Lauching of the booklet “Status of Women in Sacred Texts”, introduced by Mrs. Allia, was done thereafter by Mr. Vyapoory. A vote of thanks by the secretary of CoR, Mr. Bashir Nuckchady, closed this first part of the event.
 
After a group photo session and tea break, the workshop proper started. Each speaker spoke on the status of women in his/her respective religion notably the Tamil Religion, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, the Bahá’í faith and Christianity. From the different presentations it transpires that all the sacred texts give women a high status in society. In all spheres of life their importance is known – be it as daughters, mothers or wives. But…as Mrs. Allia Syed Hossen – Gooljar explained: “La femme représente plus de 50% de la population mondiale mais malheureusement, elles ne jouissent pas des mêmes droits que les hommes et leur voix et leur statut au sein de la société sont souvent ignorés. Cependant,… nous constatons que la femme jouit d’un rang élevé mais à cause des mauvaises interpretations des textes sacrés et des pratiques culturelles, les femmes ont été reléguées dans des positions subalterns au sein de la société.” Following the interventions, there was a Q&A session and summing up of the event at 15.15 hrs.
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Maison Dawah: intercultural meeting in Grand-Baie

May 28, 2019Written By adminLeave a comment on Maison Dawah: intercultural meeting in Grand-Baie
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The event took place on Saturday, May 18, at the Grand Bay Social Welfare Center. Maison Dawah had planned an intercultural Iftar Gathering in close cooperation with the Nujjoo family from Grand Baie. Around sixty additional compatriots had responded to our invitation. Father Emmanuel (of French nationality) spoke on behalf of Father Philippe Goupille, the Council of Religions’ president. Following the opening remarks, Hossen Kurrimboccus of Maison Dawah presented a PowerPoint presentation on “Islam and Ramadan.” He essentially explained the five pillars of Islam and some facts of fasting during Ramadan. The subsequent interaction session was very lively, and we welcomed questions or comments the feedback was as follows:

  1. Why do Muslim women cover their heads with the hijab?
  2. Why do people choose to wear hijabs?
  3. Father Emmanuel of Grand Baie informed us that several priests in European nations keep a lengthy beard.
  4. A woman inquired as to whether “Assalamu’alaikum ” mean “peace.”
  5. A second woman said that she is a Muslim and a Christian.

Father Emmanuel addressed the audience. He read the written message that Father Goupille had graciously forwarded – a message of fraternity and friendship in the midst of Ramadan. Father Emmanuel expressed his joy at being with us for this multicultural encounter. He was taken aback when he witnessed the brotherly and joyous mood that pervaded the event.

After sunset, the guests were welcomed to have iftar with Maison Dawah’s team. The visitors were then invited to sit and watch their Muslim compatriots do the Maghrib prayer. It was a gracious and amicable atmosphere. Everybody was then invited for dinner and savored a delicious “chicken briani.” The visitors expressed their pleasure at having seen Islam “live” at this gathering.

Article :- https://starpress.info/maison-dawah-rencontre-interculturelle-a-grand-baie-7001/

Aisha, who converted to Islam two weeks ago, recounts her first Ramadan.

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She immediately felt an inner pleasure and her heart shone with brightness

A fresh birth, a new life.

Aisha, who converted to Islam two weeks ago and is now observing her first Ramadan, introduces us to her life as a Muslim and enables us to experience her first Ramadan, which she describes as wonderful. “At first, I was fearful, but after the first day, I realized that the Creator was with me and leading me along the new path I had chosen,” she explains.

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Socio-religious: Maison Dawah offers free medical check-up for the public.

July 20, 2017Written By Ahamad BoodooLeave a comment on Socio-religious: Maison Dawah offers free medical check-up for the public.10 MINS READ
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Maison Dawah organized a “Street Dawah” (public propagation) and a diabetes screening session for the public.

According to Hossen Kurrimboccus, the movement’s organizer, around 75 persons were examined for diabetes. “We had two instances of high blood sugar that we referred to their physicians for a complete medical examination. He said, “We are extremely pleased with our first experience in the health sector.”

Hossen Kurrimboccus informed that we have copies of the Quran in various languages, including Creole, French, English, Hindi, Mandarin, Italian, and Spanish, awe also have a copy of the Quran in Braille for the blind and a “Pen Quran” (“The Quran that talks”), on display for “Street Dawah.” “A large number of individuals stopped by our stand where we explained Islam to them. They also took part in quiz session on Islam, with eight individuals receiving presents, including four non-Muslims.

Hossen Kurrimboccus also mentioned Maison Dawah’s activities, which include teaching Muslims and non-Muslims alike that Islam “is a religion of peace, love, and tolerance” as taught by the prophet Muhammad (pbuh). “The primary goal of our centre is to teach Islam to our country’s non-Muslim citizens and to build a bridge between the Muslim community and other communities in order to promote brotherhood and peace. During this process, we also aim at eliminating biases, doubts, and misconceptions about Islam.

Maison Dawah also spends resources in the social sector, teaching and educating Muslim and non-Muslim couples about domestic issues and financial challenges.

Article :- https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/societe/religion-la-maison-dawah-ouvre-nouveau-bureau/151782/