Acceptance statement by Al-Haj Hasnain Walji, the President of the World Federation

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Yaa Rabbi, Yaa Rabbi, Yaa Rabbi, Qawwi Alaa Khidmatika Jawarihii.

O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, strengthen my limbs in your service.

(Dua e Kumayl).

Aware of the magnitude of the responsibility and cognizant of my own limitations, I seek the Grace and Blessings of Allah (SWT) through the wasila of Masumeen (A.S) as we begin preparations to embark on this voyage on the sea of service. I thank you, one and all, for your confidence and an overwhelming mandate. I hereby pledge to serve the Community to the best of my ability, as the President of the World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities, and seek your prayers and continued support to enable me to justify the trust and confidence placed upon me by the Community around the globe.

In engaging in the electoral process, once again, our Community has conducted itself well by its dignity, discipline, and maturity. At this juncture, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Alhajj Mohamedbhai Dhirani for his message of support and good wishes and reciprocate by acknowledging his long-standing services and have every confidence that he will continue in his endeavours to serve and guide in the best interest of the Community. 

Now that the people have spoken, I pray, that together, with a unity of purpose, we can all move in unison in attaining the aims of the World Federation and enhancing the services of this august institution thereby earning the pleasure of Allah (SWT). As enumerated in my vision statement, the task ahead for the WF is to continue to strive to provide the same level services it has rendered in the past and at the same time rise to meet the new challenges that face us in the days to come. Under Marhum Mulla Saheb’s exemplary leadership much has been accomplished, we have the infrastructure in place and now we must seize the opportunity to make even greater strides in the service of Imame Zamana (AS), by building upon the infrastructure and actualising the potential of the young faithful by giving them more and more opportunities to serve and eventually lead. 

In this day and age of globalisation, more than ever before, I see the WF as an enabler and facilitator in all our endeavours towards the betterment of our community. To that end, I pledge to engender team spirit, cultivate consensus and redouble efforts to foster even better coordination amongst all our institutions across the globe, in the service of the community.  In turn I earnestly request a reciprocal commitment from our Jamaats, Regional Organizations and other institutions. Therein, I believe, lies a potent force of unity and progress.

Together let us make this 9^th term starting in October 2000, a term of introspection, reflection and deliberations. I invite the leaders, thinkers, well wishers and workers of the community from all corners of the globe to come together to make it a term of consolidation as much as one of beneficial innovations and progress, Inshallah.

Wassalamu alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu.

Hasnain Walji
President
Sep 7 2000