AN INTERVIEW WITH MS KAUSER IZHAR

What are some of the activities of CPS Ladies group in the USA? Initially Zeba and I started study circles with core CPS members in 2016. We still host the study circle on Friday nights. Zeba was already teaching Maulana’s commentary of the Quran and Quranic Wisdom to women and youth. She asked me to start my own study circles. I learned from her and started with two women and a couple of children and praise be to God it grew. • 4 times a week—Women study circles of Maulana’s commentary of the Quran and other books • 2 times a week—Study circles with teens and children ages 6-12 • Once a month—intermittent sharing of scriptures with seekers from interfaith community • Twice a month—Interfaith meetings on Zoom • Once a month— Civic meeting with multicultural group • Gifts sharing on Christmas, Thanksgiving, Eid and Ramadan. The gifts contain candies and copy of Quran. What inspiration do you draw from Prof Farida Khanam? Prof Farida Khanam’s lifelong work shows she is indeed an intellectual partner of Maulana Sahib, she has dedicated 100% of her creativity and intellect as a creative writer of numerous books. She has organized the CPS mission, she is a living example of a woman who is humbled to her core. I felt she is giving me a message that when a woman is truly inspired for God’s mission, God makes her a super woman whose work can exceed all. She is indeed my inspiration. What is your message to the women members of CPS in particular? I would like to address my sisters from the CPS mission directly. Sisters! The mission of introducing the Word of God to people is our mission. It suits our nature. It is a special blessing, a source of life and source of all goodness. God Almighty has empowered us to assist our generation towards knowledge and wisdom through this mission. Since it is interwoven in our nature, it becomes a very easy task. What are your future plans? Introducing the Word of God is my responsibility. The plans revolve around looking at myself, not at others for the task. I have to strive and measure my own progress through daily discoveries. I should train