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CIRCLING THE GLOBE WITH THE

MESSA= GE OF ALLAH

4th Floor, Sheikh Ahmed Deedat Centre

124 Queen Street Durban<= /st1:City>, tel: 031-3060026 <= /span>

webs= ite: www-ahmed-deedat.co.za

Activity Report September à November 2006<= /o:p>

The IPCI team would like to take this opportunity to tha= nk all our well-wishers who supported the&nbs= p; team during their collection drive in Ramadaan Jazakakallah Khairan to you. May Al= lah (SWT) reward you.

Dawah Quran Project: was launched in the beginning of 2= 006 and was done to clear the misconceptions of Islam by visiting Muslim Establishments and speaking to their non-Muslim staff about Islam and then presenting their non-Muslim staff with a copy of the Dawah Quran (English O= nly), From the inception of the pro= ject in February 2006 to date the IPCI team has spoken to approximately 1352 people about Islam and has giv= en them a copy of the Quran. Alhamdulillah If you a= re keen in joining this project and would like the IPCI team to visit your business please contact our offices.

Get Serious a= bout Dawah Campaign

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Phoenix 1^st September 2006 – Joosub Hall

The IPCI director of Dawah Rafeek Hassen and team conduc= ted a successful outreach programmes in Phoenix on Friday the 1^st of Se= ptember 2006. A crowd of 300 people attended the gathering, The highlight of the phoenix outreach was the interfaith dialogue after the programme with a group of Hindu spiritualist. Alhamdulillah each one was presented with a copy of the Dawah Quran English= only and a follow up programme wil= l be convened in 2007. Insha Allah!

Ladysmith 6 September 2006

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At a Fundraising = dinner hosted by the Northern Islamic Dawah Centre

based in Ladysmith wherein representative from the local government

were also present= The Muslim community received support regarding the

current onslaught= on Islam by the Western Powers. A workshop was also

held for particip= ants from various Islamic schools in the area and from

Durban. The IPCI has a unique format = with regards to their programme

which is as follo= ws:-

Ø      = Jummah Talk – Muslim audience – focus on them to do the Dawah

Ø      = Non-Muslim outreach – evening programme

Ø      = Short course for Dawah workers in the area.

Escourt 10 & 11^th November 2006

‘I have learnt something new tonight” these were the words of Deputy = Mayor – ESTCOURT MUNICIPALITY – Councilor Lindelani Sibisi, on= e of the guests of Honor at the main function held at Estcourt Town Hall on Frid= ay, 10 November 2006.Alhumdullilah, the hall was full to capacity despite the i= nclement weather and perhaps due to the rather unusual yet educative topic “ISLAM: THE RELIGION OF JESUS – in the Quran & Bible”. The gue= st speaker, IPCI Director of Dawah – Rafeek Hassen, once again enthralled the audience with his knowledge on comparative religion also on stage was Archie Augustine the author of the book in “In Defence of Jihad” who gave a well researched talk on the “Middle East Crisis”

The evenings programme was a success in terms of the num= bers that turned up also present was the speaker of the House of the Municipalit= y, the deputy mayor and the Area Commissioner of the SAPS graced the function.= As a follow up programme a Compa= rative Religion Course will be convened from the 11^th to the 14^{th<=
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of December 2006, Venue: =
Darul-Hikma
School, Escourt.}

DV= D” on the Escourt Talk available SOON!

Are Christian Mission= aries active in your Area, Are you willing to arrange a programme, contact the IPCI

Mosque Tours / Group Tours / School Tours

523 = people were taken on a free guided tour to the Grey Street Masjd. These included people from different countries from around the world like, Russia, Ja= pan, USA, United Kingdom, Germany, etc.

        Dutch Reformed Church Group 25 (Fre= e State)

        Christian Missionaries from the World Group of Religion.

Ø        150 pupils who are studying tourism at Oval College toured the = Jummah Masjid and where shown a documentary on the big screen at the Abdul Aziz Auditorium.

Ø        Learners Durban Institute of Technology

Ø        170 pupils from Kloof High School

Ø        50 Learners from Phlangs Primary School l based in Umtata.

If you have non-Muslim friends or business friends= who want to know more about Islam, invite them for a Mosque Tour. The IPCI will arrange the entire tour which includes and Audio-Visual Presentation on Isl= am.

REVERSIONS

9 people embraced Islam at the Centre during this period. Alhamdulillah!=

REVERT CLASSES (Monday to Friday)

38 n= ew Muslims graduated on the 22^nd of September 2006. The New Muslims will now be doing an advanced Module after completing the Introduction to I= slam Module. These classes will commence in January 2007. Registrations for thes= e classes are now open. If you know of anyone who is keen to learn about Islam, please contact our offices. The IPCI also conducts classes on Saturdays for people= who are working.

COMPARATIVE RELIGION (Monday to Fridays)

10 learners who arrived from countries like Sudan, = Soweto, Congo and South Africa completed their 2 month comparative course and graduated on the 22^{nd
of September 2006. The impact of the comparative course on a global scale h=
as
become very demanding. The IPCI dir=
ector
of Dawah Brother Rafeek Hassen has been invited to Sudan
to launch a permanent comparative
religion course at a Learning Centre in Sudan. Alhamdulillah this=
is
exciting news as currently the Christian Missionaries are trying to make
in-roads into this country.}

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Registrations for Comparative Religion classes for 2007 = are now open.

Introduction to Journalism (Saturdays only) <= /span>

13 learners completed the Introduction to Journalism course. Registration for this course is also open and are conducted by qualified journalist. Due to the current onslaught by = the media on Islam it is vital that we train our youngsters to counteract these attacks. Registration NOW Ope= n

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Daily Correspondence

The= IPCI receives an average of 120 letters, i.e. faxes e-mails daily from persons f= rom all corners of the globe requesting i.e. free literature, questions on Isla= m, DVD’s etc.

Printing & Publication.

5000 copies of Muhamed (PBUH)the Prophet of Islam printed.

IPCI INFORMATION CENTRE / PACKAGES AVAILABLE

ü      Complete Set of Sheikh Ahmed Deedat (RA) DVD’s @R2500.00

ü      Hajj Documentary & Introduction to Hajj now available @R30.00

Note: All IPCI products are not sold to make a profit as income derived from these sales goes back into re-production.