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Bissmillah wassalamu alaikum wa Rahmut Allah wa Barakatahu
We are very proud of and very grateful to our Muslim community for coming out to support the 6th Annual ISCOB Dawa Conference. Alhamdulillah it was a success as things went very well, without any difficulties or major concerns. Special thanks to Brother Yusha (Joshua) Evans for a exceptional key note presentation, in spite of a very severe migraine that he was suffering through. We ask Allah Azza Wa Jal to grant him and his assistant brother Haroon Jannah for all of their dawa efforts in Allah's Cause.
Also, it is important to mention the great work that our youth organized by Sheikh Mohammad Al-Durrah did leading up to and during our conference. The young men and women, including the students from the CSUB MSA, all did an exceptional job presenting this conference. We pray that Allah continue to bless them with guidance, knowledge and wisdom, as they are inshallah the inheritors of the leadership of our community. Also, the new converts committee and all their efforts in support of our conference, may Allah reward you all. Special thanks to Brother Salah Algazali for his professional handling of our security matters, he and brother Mohamad Huzaibi always provide professional and selfless service in keeping our events safe for all present, jazahum Allahu khairun, they and their families. We felt very good about the overall program, the layout, the location, the catering, and most importantly the message, JESUS IN ISLAM. This was the second Dawa Conference presented at the Bakersfield Marriott, and both were very well organized Alhamdulillah. The encouraging result using this venue, compells us to considerate using it going forward with future conferences Inshallah. We pray that those in attendance, especially the non-Muslim guests will benefit in some way from the efforts of our community to better educate them about Allah, His Din Al-Islam, His Book Al-Quran, and His Messenger Muhammad (sas) and all of His Messengers before the Prophet Muhammad (as). Inshallah it will give them more of a reason to visit the masajid and even to ask a Muslim co-worker, neighbor, friend or relative to explain more to them about Islam. It may just make them better respect Islam and Muslims and remove the negative stereotypes and misinformation that is spewed out everyday in our country. The effect of Dawa of this type and scope, Inshallah can only have positive results, if Allah (SWT) accepts it from us. We must pray and hope that Allah (SWT) accepts our efforts, has mercy on us and rewards us, amin. Please email us any comments and suggestions that you may have regarding the event and any ways that you feel we may be able to improve it in the future Inshallah. Again, to our Muslim community, thank you for funding this Dawa Conference, our most succesful to date, for supporting and helping to organize this conference, for attending and participating in this conference, and for your du'aa in support of this conference, may Allah reward us all, Allahumma Amin. In Surat Al-Baqarah Ayah 25: "And convey good news to those who believe and do good deeds, that they shall have gardens in which rivers flow; whenever they shall be given a portion of the fruit thereof, they shall say: This is what was given to us before; and they shall be given the like of it, and they shall have pure mates in them, and in them, they shall abide." The Islamic Shoura Council of Bakersfield (Sincerely serving the community) |
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