AN INTERVIEW WITH MS KAUSER IZHAR

It was an amazing experience watching a scholar of Islam while he was engaging in discussions with everyone around us. He was lecturing on Discovery of God, Positive Thinking, Peace, Spirituality, Reality of Life, Introducing the Message of the Quran to people and how to address the mindset of the modern man. These were memorable moments of my life when we all would sit on the floor with Maulana Sahib and his team and engage in discussions. I was also impressed by the discipline, dedication, and level of knowledge and simple personalities of the members of CPS who accompanied Maulana. I felt like we were a family. I learned that the mission of CPS under the guidance of Maulana Sahib was to introduce the peaceful message of the Quran to the people. Maulana advised me to become a dayee (one who introduces the message of the Quran to the people) when we were having discussions about my future plans. I quickly learned that Maulana was not a traditional scholar and his idea of becoming presenter of Islam came from the deeper study of the Quran and teachings of Prophet Muhammad. I also learned that Maulana had already discovered the value and role of women in spreading the message of God through his own study of Islam’s origins and history and analytical study of the life of the Prophet Muhammad. He wanted to rejuvenate the spirit of introducing the message of the Quran to the people in men and women after it was lost few centuries after the advent of Islam. That meeting with Maulana and the CPS team convinced me that I needed to study more to teach myself in my new role of dayee of Islam. I came back with a new vision and mission for my life after meeting Maulana and the CPS team. I studied Maulana’s commentary of the Quran in Urdu and English, Aurat Memar-e-Insaniyat, Muhammad, A Prophet for All Humanity, Calling People to God, and God Arises and many more. I noticed how the team members were self-motivated and were busy in their own activities of Quran distribution. I was also advised by Maulana to listen to his lectures and closely work with the CPS USA team for the Quran distribution in America. I discovered my purpose of life to educate myself to deeper understanding of God and prepare for Quran distribution. As I was changing my mindset and thinking, I felt I developed positive relationship with my children and my relatives. I ensured that I was starting with a clean slate by forgetting and forgiving and making peace with all.