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Monday, August 18 2008

A special meeting of the Board was held on Monday, August 18.

It was voted unanimously, to accept the following resolution:

 "The Board of Directors of ISGL is giving full authority to the Imam to decide about new moon. This decision will be ratified by the general membership at the annual meeting and will be included in the ISGL Constitution."

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ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF GREATER LOWELL

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

MAJLISI SHOORA MEETING.

August 3, 2008

 

Following was discussed:

 

 

  1. Effective September 1, the cleaning of the Mosque will be increased to twice a week, due to Ramadan Iftaar activities..
  2. Br. Tariq and Sr. Tanweer will continue to coordinate the food during the Ramadan Iftaar.
  3. Br. Tariq, Br. Bouzianne, Br. Naushad and Sr. Nargis will be the members of the Nominating Committee. The positions for which nominations are being sought are Vice President, Secretary, Board Member Brother and Board Member Sister. They will solicit nominations from general membership for the elections to be held during first week of Ramadan. Election Ballots will be mailed to all members by mail.
  4. Announcements will be made every Friday, by Hafiz Hannan about the oncoming elections and need for nominations for the positions mentioned above.
  5. Hafiz Abdul Hannan has informed that Board that he is taking three weeks vacation effective August 4. He will arrange for Friday Khutba and Halaqa from within the community members. No outside persons will be leading Jumah prayers or delivering Khutba effective immediately.
  6. A 3.13 acres of land is available for building a Mosque in Tyngsboro. It is located in Cumming Road, close to Route 3. The owner can build a 10,000 sq. foot building. The total cost is $1 million. Br. Farook has arranged to see this building on Friday, August 8, at 6 pm. Anyone interested in seeing the property should meet at the Mosque at 6:00 pm and we will go together.
  7. The proposal for security cameras has been tabled until we decide on the outcome of building search for relocation.
  8. For Ramadan, it was agreed that Hafiz Abdul Hannan and Hafiz Zubair will lead Taraweeh at Lowell Mosque.  
  9. The fund raising schedule for our Mosque is as follows:
  1. Due to unavailability of any open days, the request for fundraising by Sheikh Saad was denied. Any more requests received by ISGL for fundraising during the month of Ramadan will not be approved.
  2. It was agreed that one half of the Fitra money will be sent to MCSS. Based on last year’s receipts, the estimated amount will be forwarded to MCSS for distribution to the needy, before Idd.
  3. New England Imam’s Council meeting for moon sighting was discussed. Due to ISGL constitution requirement for local moon sighting, this discussion was tabled for later consideration.
  4. The Board reiterated ISGL policy that all speakers must fill out the prescribed form, which will be reviewed by the Religious Committee, before the person is invited to speak at the Mosque. The form must include the topic of talk and brief synopsis of the talk.
  5. Imam Hannan will start announcing the Board Elections and seeking nominations:
  6. The Fund Raising Committee will put together the financial charts and budgets. The committee members are as follows:

·         Rashid Khan

·         Javed Ahmed

·         Naushad Sayyed

 

  1. Br. Bouzianne requested that the curtains be installed downstairs to separate the classes to prevent interference. Br. Shaheed will investigate and obtain estimate cost. 

Next Meeting: To be determined.