THE
INSTITUTE FOR PROMOTION OF ISLAM
[THE DAWAH ACADAMY]
(I. P. I)
A multipurpose Institution for the
Introduction
of Islam to American People/West
[THE VISION OF MY BELOVED ELDER BROTHER,
Late Dr Jamil A Siddiqi,
MA; Ph D; D Sc., Gold Medalist in Arabic, Master of five
European languages;
Ex-Dean of The Faculty of Science,
Ex-Professor of Mathematics,
[1925 – 1997]
Al-DA’EE ELAL KHAIR
[Shamim A Siddiqi]
C O N T E N T S
PARTICULARS PAGE
INTRODUCTION
3
Location
5
IPI
PROJECTS 5
A. Operational Projects 5
B. Coordination & Organizational
Structure 10
C. Funds - For Capital & Recurring
Expenditures [Estimated] 14
D. Ways And Means to make IPI
Self-Sufficient 16
In The Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
INTRODUCTION:
Muslims in the west have a great responsibility to introduce
Islam as a way of life. The fulfillment of the obligation attains greater
magnitude when we observe that the fair name of Islam is abused by the western
media for any act of violence which is un-Islamic but committed by Muslims
anywhere on the surface of this earth. Islam which could and can deliver the
good to mankind is now looked upon as ‘the most orthodox religion’. It is
treated as a thing of by-gone days. In the eyes of the West it is a religion of
“barbarism” and something of “medieval age”. In their estimation; it is
“incompatible” with science and progress with the time.
These misgivings and apprehensions of the West are due to
ignorance about Islam. On their part, they never try to discover the Truth Al-
Islam. The media, the secular press and the prejudiced Christian missionaries
are busy day in and day out in distorting the image of Islam and getting the
Western people more and more confused about the Truth. Their main job appears
to create hate against Muslims and keep the people away from Islam. In this
pursuit, both the Western and “Communist/Socialist”” countries are unanimous in
defacing the picture and the teachings of Islam. It looks like a joint venture
which truly represents a saying of Prophet Mohammed (S). :
“The
disbelievers are one nation (in denying Islam)”
This situation needs immediate correction before it becomes
too late. Genuine efforts must be made by the Muslims in the West. It is
prescribed on them by their creator and Sustainer, Allah (SWT) to meet this
challenge. At one hand, they are required to counter-act the miss-leading anti-
Islam propaganda through a flood of literature in the language which is
clearly understood by the people of the land. On the other, there is a need
and urgency of efficient teams of Da’ees to go in public, meet the common
people of the land at the grass-root level and present Islam, on
person-to-person basis, in a palatable manner. Simultaneously, our youths
are to be inspired to excel in their respective fields of art and science as
devoted Muslims and equip themselves and their Millah with the latest
technology in every walk of life.
This three-pronged preparation and onslaught
by Muslims to eradicate the root cause of their decay and regain the position
they have lost in recent centuries is the only way to come out of the existing
quagmire of ignominy and indolence. It needs a determined and organized effort
and a team of devoted and dedicated brothers and sisters to begin with. The
proposed vision to establish the Institute for Promotion of Islam
(I.P.I) to counter anti- Islam propaganda, introduce Islam to the
American people on positive lines and build the future leadership on Islamic
lines is a serious and genuine effort in that direction. The study of this vision
in the following pages will unfold the ways and means to fulfill our greatest
obligation to Allah (s.w.t) and to this Ummah.
The present state of affairs is a challenge to the Muslims
of the world specially that of
“Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and
their wealth because of the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way
of Allah (s.w.t.) and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding
on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth his covenant
better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is
the supreme triumph”.
[Al-Qur'an IX-III]
Now let us see how many brothers and sisters come forward
to meet the greatest challenge of time and strike a glorious deal with their
creator Allah (s.w.t.) by participating in building the Institute - a source of
perpetual righteousness in American perspective for themselves and their
progenies till eternity.
May Allah (s.w.t) open our hearts for the generosity that
the situation demands! The question is Now or Never. Allah’s blessings
are waiting to shower upon those WHO ACT NOW!
Al-
Da’ee ELAl-Khair
Shamim
A Siddiqi
Rajab
21, 1428 H/September 6, 2007
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIUL
INSTITUE FOR PROMOTION OF ISLAM – [IPI]
[A Multipurpose Institution for the Introduction of Islam
to American people/West]
1. LOCATION
(Proposed):
2. IPI’S
PROJECTS:
A.
Operational projects
B.
Organizational Structure
C.
Fund Raising: For Fixed Capital & Recurring Expenditures [Estimate]
A.
OPERATIONAL PROJECTS:
1. Writers
Forum – A publishing House: For * Original writings; *Translation;
*
Editing
- Original
writings: in English & Spanish - Subjects: Islamic studies:
*
Text Books for Students of Grade I to 12 [As per syllabus prepared by Br Baig]
*
Life of Prophet Muhammad (S): * For H.S.; * For College/University level
*
Life of Prophet’s (S) companions: 100 Sahabah & 50 Sahabiyat – First Phase
Additional:
100 ,, 50 ,, -- Second Phase
*
TOPICS TO COVER:
-
Tawheed; Prophethood, Amanah [Trust] & Akhirah
-
Evolutionary aspects of Judaism & Christianity [In comparison to Islam]
-
Socio-Economic-Political dimensions of Islam as the only way of life
-
Socio-Economic-Political problems of the USA/West & their Islamic solution
-
Developing FIQH problems in the context of modern world.
2. TRANSLATIOIN:
In American English & Spanish
- Al-
Qur’an: With short commentary
-
With Comprehensive commentary: Tadabbur-e-Qur’an : A Islahi
- Hadith:
The legal Aspect of Sunnah – S A A Maududi (RA)
Tadabbur-e-Hadith
Vol. I & II - Amin Ahsan Islahi
- Islamic
Literature: Islami Tahzeeb Uskey Usul wa Mubadi – A A Maududi (RA)
Al-Jihad
Fi- Al-Islam – A A Maududi (RA)
Balooghul
Arab - Mahmood Shakri Aloosi
Tafhimul
Hadith – S A A Maududi
Tadabbur-e-Hadith
– Amin Ahsan Islahi
3. Editing:
Editing the current available Islamic Literature in English, rendering it
readable
& acceptable to American taste and temperament and
securing
publishing rights from authors/publishers for IPI [Its
selection
will be made by the Governing Body of IPI
II.
A PERIODICAL:
-
First Monthly then Weekly in English First Phase
- A
Monthly Magazine in Spanish Second Phase
-
To be managed and controlled by an Editorial Board to be
appointed
by the Governing Body of IPI.
- Addressees
– Intelligentsia: Senators, Congressmen, legislatures, teachers,
Bankers,
Doctors, Legal professionals, Socio-religious-political
Activists,
Student community, Business Executives & Corporate
- Objectives:
- To present Islam as Deen [a way of life] as an alternative to secular
systems
of life;
-
To inspire Muslim youth to undertake R & D as their goal of life
III.
A PRINTING PRESS – A Business venture & for printing our own
literature
- For
Institute’s Publications, Reports & Periodicals; outside commercial jobs
etc.
-
Managed by competent qualified management personals to be appointed by
the
Governing Body of IPI
IV.
BOOK SERVICE:
- Sale
Department – A business Venture
* Main
Features: Procuring all available Islamic Literature on Islam and allied
Topics
and on the contemporary modern world in English, Arabic, Urdu and
other
Important languages of the world to the extent possible
- Reference
Library: For Writers Forum, Scholars, Da’ees, and Research
Students
of
IPI,
Intelligentsia & a Reading Room with modern facilities and equipment
V.
-
Lectures, symposium & Seminar etc. on different Islamic topics;
-
Inviting guest Speakers/Murabbis from within and outside the country for
Speaking
on assigned topics and conducting Da’ees Training Programs on
-
Regular and Continuous basis in a continuous process for varying periods:
From
three weeks to one year;
-
Running Student Hostel/Cafeteria to serve at least 40 Da’ees under training
at
a time at the
-
Imparting special training to Da’ees for public speaking, person-to-person
contacts/group
discussion [friendly dialogues] in English and Spanish;
- Producing
Dawah material: Flyers, Posters, handbills, slogans/catch-words,
stickers
and short speeches for corner meetings etc. for spreading Islam in
masses
[including Dawah booklets and playcards];
- Developing
Model Dawah Workshops, covering different aspects of Dawah
Ilallah:
holding corner meetings, arranging Dawah tables at public places and
campuses
and “meet-the-people” campaign in pre-determined areas in vicinity;
- Producing
Model Da’ees for Dawah in the field, at campuses, public rallies,
house-to-house
and person-to-person contacts, addressing meetings at Mosques,
Churches
& Synagogues and public places.
VI.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT – Establishing a Scientific
&
Laboratory for accomplishing the following Objectives:
- Attracting
Muslim scholars, talents and students interested in advancement of
Science
and Technology to meet the growing challenges of time;
- Creating
incentive in Muslim youth to undertake research work in different
fields
to compete and excel the contemporary world in science and technology;
- Producing
movement-oriented Muslim scholars/doctors/engineers/scientists in
different
faculties of science and technology;
- Preparing
blue prints and economic feasibility reports for commercial and
industrial
projects to attract Muslim finances and transform them into operative
trading/manufacturing
units under IPI Management;
- Launching
upon pilot projects for Research and Invention under the auspices
of
IPI and obtain Patent Rights for Muslims students, scholars and scientists;
- Inviting
capital for investment in R & D works and pilot projects of IPI;
- Inviting
Muslim community to invest in successful Projects and establish
industries
at economically suitable places to compete the modern world in arts,
science
and technology;
- Sharing
the profit and goodwill by IPI to run its Dawah Projects, publications,
laboratory
and Research works, R & D Projects and making IPI a self-
sufficient
an self-sustained Islamic Institution for the spread of Islam in the
Western
hemisphere.
VIA.
Establishing a full time Medical Clinic with qualified Doctors/nurses within
IPI
compound for first aid and emergency medical services.
B -
COORDINATION & ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
I. COORDINATION
-
- Coordinating
Different Programs within IPI that they are managed and run
efficiently
under Islamic discipline and its Code of conduct;
- Controlling
the Finances of IPI: Collection, Income & Disbursement, budgeting,
Accounting,
Auditing and Acting as Custodian of Liquid and Fixed assets,
Goodwill
of its commercial units and properties within and outside IPI;
- Developing
Contacts with Muslims and non-Muslim organizations, Institutions,
Masajid
within the country and abroad for promoting the cause of Islam and
Muslims
in North and
-
This Department will be known as: “DIRECTORATE OF COORDINATION”
II.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
- The
Management of IPI will be controlled by:
i. A Board of Promoters – The movement-oriented
Founder Members and Promoters of IPI, bearing a dependable trustworthy
character, functioning as its entrepreneur will act as Permanent Members
of the Institute and constitute its Board of Promoters [BP] in order to
protect its ideological character, run its day to day affairs efficiently,
maintain, under each and every circumstances, the continuity of its policy,
programs and objectives for which the IPI is being established as a Dawah
Academy, and appoint their senior most member as its Managing Director
[MD].
ia. In case of replacement of any Member of BP due to any
reason, the remaining members will, through unanimous consciousness,
nominate/select a Muslim bearing the same qualifications and character as
mentioned in B(i) above.
ib. The Board of Promoters will constitute a Board of
Advisers [BA] consisting of Muslim Scientists, Doctors, Teachers,
Engineers, Research/Learned Scholars, Academicians of repute, Donors and
Well-wishers of the Institute and it objectives to seek periodically their
individual and collective advices to build, develop and run the Academy as a
Model Institution of Dawah, Tarbiyah, R & D, Scientific probes and future
projections under the management of IPI.
ii. A Board of Management [BM] consisting of Seven
permanent members from the Board of Promoters and the Seven members of the
Board of Directors to be presided over by the President of the Board of
Promoters, the Managing Director and
iii. The Board of Directors [BD] consisting of the
Seven Directors to be presided over by the Managing Director to control and run
the day to day affairs of each Directorate
iv. Each Project/Department will be called as “DIRECTORATE”
and its In-charge as “Director”. Following Directorate will function:
1. Directorate of Dawah & Tarbiyah; [DDT]
2. Directorate of Publication,; [DP]
3. Directorate of Finances; [DF]
4. Directorate of Buildings and Administration; [DBA]
5. Directorate of Science, Research & Development; [DS
R & D]
6. Directorate of Economic & Pilot Projects; [DE
&PP]
7. Directorate of Public Relations, Health &
Environment; [DPRH&E]
v. Qualifications of Directors: All Directors will
be positively Movement-oriented, devoted and dedicated Muslims with basic
qualifications and experiences suitable to their respective assignment and job
specification with only one exception that in technical field if any qualified
Muslim is not available, a non-Muslim can be considered to fill that vacancy
temporarily on merit.
vi.
FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT BOARDS:
i. The Board of Promoters, in consultation with the Board
of Management, will decide the policies and programs of IPI as “what to do,
how to do and who will do”
ii. The Board of Management will run day to day affairs of
IPI, manage and control their respective projects, departments or directorates
towards the implementation of the policies and programs to be adopted or
introduced by the Board of Promoters.
iii. Each Directorate will constitute an Advisory
Committee, consisting of five to Seven outside members who will have necessary
expertise to manage and run the affairs of its projects efficiently on Islamic
lines. Its meetings will be presided over by the Director, In-Charge of the
Directorate concerned.
iv. Each Director will get a token honorarium of $ 2,000/-
per month plus actual TA, free furnished accommodation with hard furniture and
telephone facilities to discharge his or her duties and obligations
satisfactorily with maximum sense of accountability to Allah and the Board of
Management;
v. The Board of Promoters in consultation with the Board of
Management will frame the Constitution of IPI and the Board of Directors will
frame the Rules and by-laws for each Directorate to run its affairs smoothly
and efficiently with the approval of the Board of Management
vi. The first batch of Directors will be appointed by the
Board of Promoters, the Founders of IPI, keeping in view the requisite
qualifications of each Director as prescribed at Point # B(v) above;
vii. Subsequent appointment and removal of Directors will
be performed by the Board of Management in terms of the procedure to be
prescribed in the Constitution of IPI.
viii.
Decision at each and every stage will be arrived by general consciousness;
ix.
During the foundation period, the affairs of IPI will be controlled and managed
by the Board of Promoters constituting its seven members to be responsible:
-
to raise funds; to supervise the construction of IPI House and its various
projects;
-
to be the custodian of fixed and liquid assets of IPI;
-
to look after the affairs of each Directorate etc. till the time the management
of IPI is transferred to the properly constituted Board of Management.
x.
The Board of Promoters will frame an interim constitution, Rules and By-laws
for the transitional period in order to control the finances of the Institution
and run its affairs smoothly and efficiently under the set rules of procedure;
xi. The Board of Promoters will select from amongst
themselves a “President” who is ideally suitable to serve the cause of IPI in
all its intents and purposes.
xii. The Introduction and the Basic organizational
structure and the qualifications and functions of the Board of Promoters, the
Board of Management and the Board of Directors as laid down under this Section
“B” and elaborated form Point # B(i) to (xii) are of permanent nature and hence
will form the integral part of the Constitution of IPI as it is
III.
BOARD OF PROMOTORS/FOUNDER MEMBERS OF IPI:
1.
Dr Omar Afzal
2.
Shamim A Siddiqi
3.
Shamsheer A Baig
4.
Dr Javed Jamil,
5.
Dr Waheeduddin Ahmad,
6.
Dr. Khurshid Ahmad, Mombai
7.
September
6, 2007/Shaaban 23, 1428 H
NOTE:
List of tentative Promoters: Dr Muhammad A Jabbar, Dr Rashid, Br. Amin Awad, +
+
C - FUND RAISING
FUND
RAISING: For Fixed Capital & Recurring
Expenditures {Estimated]
I. Fixed
Capital Expenditures:
1. IPI
House: Land [10 to 100 Acres]: Total Estimated Cost =
$35,000,000
For
Accommodating:
-
Prayer Hall for 1000 people at a time;
-
Printing Press with store facilities for stocks;
- A
Modern Reference Library with facilities for 50 readers at a time;
-
Book Service [Sale Department]] with store facilities for stocks;
-
Office Rooms for Writers Forum with specially equipped cabins for each
Writer/Translator/Editor
and their staff;
-
Office for Periodical: Editorial staff, compositors, and Dispatchers;
- DAWAH
OFFICE:
-
Auditorium for 1,000 people
-
Six Lecture rooms with 100 sitting capacity
-
Hostel for 40 to 50 Da’ees under Tarbiyah at a time
-
Cafeteria/Dining room with kitchen facilities and sitting arrangement for 250
persons
at a time;
-
Guest House for 8 to 10 persons at a time [For Guest Speakers & Murabbis];
- DIRECTORATE:
Offices for Managing Director, Seven Directors, Board’s
Meetings
etc.
-
-
Care Takers Residence within the premises of IPI
-
Parking Area accommodating 250 to 300 cars
- One
Apartment Building with 10 studios, 12 one bed room apt's., 12 two bed room
apts.,
+ 16 two/three bed room apartments for Directors & others [Total 50
apartments]
furnished with hard furniture and electrical appliances]
- A
FULL TIME MEDICAL CLINIC
2.
PRINTING PRESS: Machinery & Estab. Capital Estimated Cost = $500,000
3. COMPUTERS
- For all operative functions: Printing jobs, Reference library,
Department,
Dawah projects, Accounting & coordinating all IPI operations in a
consolidated
form. = $500,000
4.
VEHCLES – For transportation needs of different IPI Departments = $300,000
5.
REFERENCE LIBRARY – Books, Periodicals, Shelves & computers = $1.200,000
6.
A Periodical in English and a monthly Magazine in Spanish = $100,000
7.
DAWAH PROJECTS – Dawah literature, Dawah Workshops, Radio/TV
Programs,
&
Da’ees Training Programs on regular and continuous basis, Inviting
Guest
speakers/Murabbis from within and outside the country = $400,000
8.
Initial capital for publication of books, reports, flyers to be arranged,
written or
Produced
by Writers Forum, Translators and Dawah Department = $500,000
9.
Video Cassette Equipment, Close Circuit TV, Intercom & other office
equipments
[tables, chairs, filing cabinets, typewriters etc. =$500,000
10.
Fully Equipped Science & Research Laboratory =$3,000,000
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TOTAL
CAPITOL ESTIMATED COST OF IPI HOUSE = $42,000,000
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ADDITIONAL
PROJECTS - In order to make the
Institute self-sufficient and economically independent within five years of
its inauguration, Insha Allah, the IPI will establish the following commercial
projects:
i.
A Medical store, a Departmental store, a Halal meat shop within its premises;
ii.
A Gas station, a Repair workshop & a Pizza Hut within the IPI compound
iii.
FUTURE PROJECTS:
i.
Opening Radio and TV stations for promotion/propagation of Islam in
North/South
America and
ii.
Establishing a model Residential School/College for youth;
iii.
Establishing an economically independent Muslim Community to serve as model
of
Islamic way of life for non-Muslims to visit, stay as its guest and study Islam
in
practice
as a boon for human society.
II.
RECURRING EXPENDITURES FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS:
i.
Directors Honorarium: 7 x 2,000 X 12 = $168.000 + TA & Phones = $200,000
ii.
Writers Forum -Four full time writers = 4x 30,000 = 120,000
Four
part time A W = 4x 20,000 = 80,000 = $200,000
iii.
Librarian for Reference Library 50,000
iv.
Book Service – One full time Manager = 30,000
Two
Part time Assistants= 2x 15,000 = 30, 000 = 60,000
v.
Periodical – Full time Editor = 50, 000
One
Part time assistant 30, 000 = 80,000
vi.
Hostel/Cafeteria 4x10=40x 30= 12,000 x 12 = $144,000 or say = 150, 000
vii.
Guest Speakers/Murabbis: Passage + token Honorarium, = 5000x12 = 60,000
viii.
IPI Establishment cost – a Caretaker, a qualified Accountant, an
Office
Manager & four Assistants + some honorarium = 350,000
ix.
Building Maintenance – Heat, gas, electricity, normal repair 25,000x 12=
350,000
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Total
= 1,500,000
x. Research
& Pilot Projects 5,500.000
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YEALY
Estimated Total Running Cost] for Three Years = $7,000,000
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RECAPITULATION
OF ESTIMSTES
A.
CAPITAL FIXED EXPENDITURE FOR IPI HOUSE $42,000.000
B.
TOTAL RUNNING COST FOR THREE YEARS 7,000,000
____________
TOTAL
FUNDS TO BE RAISED FOR THE INSTITUTE =
$49,000,000
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OR
SAY AROUND DOLLARS FIFTY MILLIONS] == $50,000,000/-
D - WAYS & MEANS TOWARDS MAKING IPI SELF- SI+UFFICIENT
A.
PROJECTION OF DEFICIT FINANCING FOR 5 YEARS:
Fourth
year deficit [EST} $5,000.000 to be raised by Public Donations
Fifth
year Deficit ,, 2,500, 000 ,, ,, ,, ,,
Sixth
,, ,, ,, 1, 500,000 ,, ,, ,, ,,
Seventh
,, ,, ,, 500,000 ,, ,, ,, ,,
Eight
,, ,, ,, 100,000 ,, ,, ,, ,,
In
Ninth and Tenth year, by the grace of Allah, the Institute will reach its
break-even point and stand on its own.
B. SOURCES
OF INCOME AT THE END OF NINTH/TENTH YEAR:
i.
Printing press, Publications & Book Service $500,000 per Annum
ii.
Rent from apartment Building 250,000 ,,
iii.
Gas Stations and Car repair service 150,000 ,,
iv.
Departmental Store & Halal meat 500,000 ,,
v.
Clinic and Medical store 100,000 ,,
vi.
Public Donations 500,000
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Total
Estimated Income at the end of 10th year $2,000,000
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May
Allah bless this Project and its promoters & supporters and make it
bountiful for the Muslim Ummah in the
Shamim
A Siddiqi July 3, 2010