Salaam-eJameel,

Dear physicians and other healthcare professionals, Ashara 1438H are approaching fast. As you all know it is Moula Mufaddal’s (TUS) khushi and farmaan-e-aali that every mumin, mumina and farzand attend the 9 days of waaz and participate in Imam Hussain’s (SA) gham.

To that effect, We would encourage all healthcare professionals to plan in advance so that your schedules can be cleared up for one of the most important events in the year.

We write to you as physicians, who come from diverse practice models; from academia to private practice. In our experience, advance planning and notification can overcome most hurdles in taking time off from your practice. Kindly let your department chair or your administrator know about your religious commitment in advance. Speak to your colleagues now regarding call coverage and cross coverage. Let your hospital coordinator know if you take ER call for your specialty. Some sacrifices need to be made to remember Imam Hussain’s (SA) ultimate sacrifice. You may have to take call on Thanksgiving or work an extra weekend to pay back the favors but they are all worth the effort to do what is Moula’s khushi.

Medical students, residents and fellows must also plan in advance and inform their program directors in advance. There is every likelihood that you would be granted the leave to practice your faith. Arrange for call coverage with your co-residents and fellows.

Friends in private practice or even solo practice may be able to get cross coverage from other groups if negotiated in advance. Please use vacation days and sick days if need be to get time off. Ultimately, if you have to close your practice for a few days to devote yourself to what is most important then so be it. Allah is the guarantor of rizq and we are sure you will find the practice more successful when you return than when you left it.

Please plan now and do not wait till the last minute.

Finally, If you need a letter stating the religious event and the need to have time off, kindly contact your local jamaat office. We are also available to provide any supporting document or discuss specific situations and offer suggestions.

The famous adage, “If there is a will there is a way” is most appropriate here. Please make every effort to attend all 9 waaz on time this ashara, and if possible spend the ashara with Aqa Moula (TUS)

Khuda Taala Aqa Moula (TUS) ne qayaamat na din lag baqi aney baqi rakhjo. Ameen

Was salaam

Healthcare Professionals Ashara Ohbat Committee North America

All Participants in the Saifee Burhani Medical Association of America Ziyafat must arrive by 9:30am at 1st floor Madrasah building.

One ziyafat pass and one deedar pass per paid participant will be issued.

Participants at Bronze level will be issued one extra ziyafat pass and one extra deedar pass.

Any participants who have not fully paid their raqm must bring the remainder check payable to Dawat e Hadiyah America, with ITS number in the memo, or they will be denied entry.

DATE: Saturday 24th October (12th Muharram), 10:30 am

Checks are due TODAY, at medical clinic after zuhr asr namaz, payable to Dawat e Hadiyah, America, ITS number in Memo

see previous post for minimum raqm.

All ziyafat particpants MUST REGISTER AT sbmedical.org/register

Details will be posted soon regarding how passes will be distributed.

If you are not yet receiving WhatsApp broadcast messages from Shk Aziz bhai Poonawalla regarding SBMAA, please whatsapp him at 832-654-5221 to be added.

 

Baad salam al jameel

The ehsaan of Aali Qadar Moula TUS upon doctors and medical professionals leaves us overcome with humility. Now is our opportunity to araz our khidmat in service of our beloved Moula’s TUS khushi. Collectively, physicians and medical professional members of the SBMAA have been granted azeem sharaf of ziyafat of Aqa Moula TUS, on 12th Muharram at 1030am (Saturday morning, October 24th).

To participate in the ziyafat, please contact Shk Aziz bhai Poonawalla or Dr Shk Khozema Palanpurwala at Mahal us Shifa during clinic hours.

To participate in the ziyafat, you must be a registered member of the Saifee Burhani Medical Association of America. Eligibility for membership in SBMAA includes any practicing medical professional – physicians, dentists, and other allied medical personnel – as well as residents and pre-medical/medical/graduate students.  If you have not yet registered as a member of SBMAA, visit the following link to fill out your profile:

https://sbmedical.org/register

Note that unlike most other departments, the Medical Clinic is entirely self-sufficient and does not use funds from the general niaz fund. Part of the money we raise for this ziyafat will be used to pay for the clinical expenses incurred during Ashara 1437 in service of Mumineen. Therefore, it is imperative that each and every single member of SBMAA rise to the occasion.

UPDATE: Please note that original signup link for ER Clinic (#5) below was broken. Instead, email ashara1437medcamp@gmail.com with your desired shift for that clinic. Please use links below for all other clinics (#1-4).

Salam SBMAA members

The medical khidmat at houston ashara is divided into subspecialty care and acute/subacute care (walk in patients). The below links are for doctors to sign up to see walk in patients in clinics on specific days and time. PLEASE SIGN UP TILL 10/7 AS ON 10/8 WE WILL SEND THESE TO ALL THE PHYSICIANS COMING TO HOUSTON ASHARA

Below are the links that will take you to that certain clinic time. Please select and sign up for the clinic which would suit your schedule. This is on first come first serve basis.

1. Pre-Ashara Clinic

https://beforeasharaclinic.youcanbook.me/

For clinic on 28th Zilhaj (11th October), 29th Zilhaj (12th October), 1st Moharram (13th October), there are morning and afternoon slots, and every shift is 4 hours.

2. Ashara Morning Clinic

https://morningclinic.youcanbook.me/

This is morning clinic from 8AM to 9AM held during 2nd to 10th Moharram

3. Post-Waaz Clinic

https://afternoonclinic.youcanbook.me/

This clinic will be during ashara post vaaz and jaman from 2:30 to 5:30 PM – this will be the most busiest time as majority mumineen will walk in with there problems (no afternoon clinic on ashara day)

4. Evening Clinic

https://eveningclinic.youcanbook.me/

This will be after magrib namaz during ashara, starting from 7:30PM to 9:00 PM

5. Emergency Clinic Shifts

https://erdoctor.youcanbook.me/ email ashara1437medcamp@gmail.com

These are 6 hour shifts (8AM to 2PM and vice versa) the 8AM to 2 PM person is required to stay close to medical camp during vaaz.

Please do sign up for more than one clinic and do as much khidmat as possible.

Shukran
Medical Committee Houston Ashara

Baad salaam al jameel,

We will maintain a pharmacy in the medical camp at Houston for Ashara 1437. All physicians are requested to bring any medicine samples they can spare. Please fill out the form below specifying the name of the medicine and the quantity that you plan to bring with you so that we may estimate our inventory and supply needs. Please reply by Monday so that we can prepare the medicine list for procurement.

Physicians are also requested to bring all diagnostic tools with you for khidmat in the medical camp. If you have additional supplies that you believe may be useful, please email medical@houstonashara.com with details and we will advise you if those supplies are needed.