Purpose

The Purpose Of The Establishment Of Dar Ul Arqam Schools Was The Commitment To Instill Islamic Values, Habits, Attitudes And Skills In Our Children. The Vision Was To Have An Environment For The Children That Would Provide The Proper Nurturing And The Quality Education As Expected From A Private School. This As We Can All Imagine Requires Our Participation As Part Of The Islamic Community In Houston To Further Improve And Build Upon The Existing Infrastructure.

With The Help Of Allah (Swt), We Will Prepare Our Students To Excel In Academics As Well As Becoming Exemplary Citizens In The Communities We Live In. The Objective Is To Provide A Healthy Learning Environment That Encourages The Children To Become Good Practicing Muslims. This In Return Enhances Them To Flourish Spiritually And Academically.

Along With A Good Worldly Education, It Is Imperative That The Children Study And Understand The Message Of The Quran As Revealed By Allah (Swt) And The Sunnah Of The Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) Which Teaches, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance, Patience, Peace, Harmony And Humanity. These Are Attributes That Will Enable Our Children To Excel In Their Personal, Social, And Professional Lives.

Vision
The Vision Is To Take The Existing Infrastructure And Organization Of The Existing Operations Of The Dar Ul Arqam Southwest Zone And Find Ways And Means To Improve & Build Upon In The Following Areas

• Proper Facilities & Building Structures
• Proper Facilities For Extra-Curricular Activities
• Setup To Attract More Muslim Children To The School
• Increased Grade Levels
• Additional Qualified Teachers / Staff
• School Accreditation
• Improved Facilities For Library, Computer & Science Labs Etc.
• Continued Collection, Distribution And Expenditure Controls
  Of All Funds

Dar Ul Arqam Southwest
10415 Synott Road
Sugarland, Tx 77478
Tel # (281) 495-4015

Dar Ul Arqam Southeast
8830 Old Galveston Road
Houston, Tx 77034
Tel # (713) 948-0094

Dar Ul Arqam North Zone
11815 Adel Road
Houston, Tx 77067
Tel # (281) 583-1984

The Purpose Of New Building For Southwest Dar-Ul-Arqm School Is To Facilitate Its Extensive Islamic Education Programs From Its Temporary Facility.

Three Identical 3,000 Sq. Ft. Of Building Structures Have Been Designed Professionally To Achieve This Goal. Buildings Will Be Constructed Thru Three Phases Due To Current Budget Costraint.

Low Construction Cost, Building Saftey, Building Longitivity, Low Energy Cost And Low Maintanance Cost Are Primary Design Issues.

Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Systems Have Been Chosen As A Primary Building Component To Ensure Safety, Logitivity And Minimum Construction Cost.

By Using Similar Brick, Color And Textures, New Buildings Will Continue To Carry Its Existing Architectural Design Characters Of Synott Masjid.

Finally, A Front Entry And A Back Covered Walkway Will Be Constructed To Connect Existing Building With The New Buildings. A Private Open Courtyard Will Form As A Result Of New Construction. This Open Courtyard Will Not Only Be A Safe Place For The Students To Play Around But Also Be A Unique Place For Many Islamic Festivities Years To Come.

We Believe Through A Very Carefull Design, We Have Been Able To Achieve A Soluation For Building A Safe And Better Islamic Educatrional Institution For Our Students.

Construction Started During The Month Of Ramadan, And Is Behind The Schedule By One Month Due To Heavy Rains In Houston In Feb 2003. The Expected Completion Date Is End Of July 2003.
 
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We Have Spent ~ $50,000 That Includes The Following:

• Architectural Design
• Engineering Details
• Permit From City Of Houston
• Soil And Concrete Testing, Etc.
• Contractor For ~ 20% Of The Work

We Currently Have ~ $50,000 In The Construction Fund Remaining.
We Need Additional $100,000 By June 2003 To Complete The Current Phase I.
We Will Need Additional $450,000 For Phases Ii And Iii.

Revenue Generation Mechanism

• Tuition / Fees
• Community Sponsors
• Donations
• Fund-Raisers
• Community Volunteer Efforts
• Trust/Endowments

Along With The Fund Raising, We Have Initiated Another Activity Called “Donate A Brick - Build A School”. This Activity Gives An Opportunity To Many Members Of Our Muslim Community Who Can Not Do Volunteer Work On A Regular Basis. This Program Will Not Only Benefit The School, But Community Can Be Proud Of Its Efforts. It Will Require 4-5 Hours Of Time Spread Out Over A 3 Months Period.

The Program Is Based Upon Simple Math, And It Requires 250 Volunteers To Reach Out An Average Of 10 Families. These 2,500 Families Donates $100 Per Year Per Family. After Setting Aside 20% For The Trust Fund ($50,000), The Remaining  $200,000 Is The Amount That Is Needed To Do The Construction And Be Able To Build One School Building Every Year.

The $100 Is A Type Of Amount That Every Family Should Be Able To Afford For Sadqa Jariah, And When Zakat Can Also Be Donated For The School Construction.

Most Of The Time When People Hear That The Construction Requires $200,000, They Think That Their $100 Has Not Value And They Do Nothing. Once We Reach To Them Through Our Dedicated 250 Volunteers, And Explain To Them That It Is The $100 Per Year Per Family That Will Make All The Difference In Our Community, Inshallah We Will Be Surprised.

From Now, The Initiative Of Setting Aside 20% For The Trust Will Allow The School To Have Inshallah $150,000 By The Third Year When All Three Phases Are Completed, And It Should Allow The School To Earn ~ $15,000 Per Year Towards The Expenses (10 % Investment Income Assumed). Currently Isgh Has A Trust/Endowment Established, And Darul Arqam School Should Benefit From The Existing Program. 

Following Are The Program Features:

• Open To Every One (No Age Restriction)
• It Is Based Upon The Multilevel Marketing, But We Do The Fund Raising.
• As Volunteers Join The Program, They Seek Out More Volunteers To Reach The 250 Dedicated Volunteers.
• If The Person Being Approached Has Reason Not To Become A Volunteer, They Are Requested To Be Part Of 2,500 Families, And Donate $100 Per Year.

So The Process Is Simple As One Two Three.

• You Become Volunteer
• You Seek Out Friends Relatives, And Ask Them To Become Volunteer
• If They Become One, Give Them The Flyers And Card. If They Refuse To Become Volunteers, Urge Them To Donate, And Importance And Value Of $100 Per Family Per Year. Explain Them The Simple Math: 250 Volunteers Seeking Out 2,500 Families Each Donating $100 To Collect 250,000 For School Building.

Program Benefits

• It Will Benefit The Teenagers Who Are Shy And Not Social
• It Will Provide 250 Plus Muslim Community Members To Do Volunteer Work At Their Own Pace
• Donation Process Not A Burden On Few
• Community Pride
• Trust/Endowment Accumulates Money
• One New Building Every Year

Darul Arqam School Is Operated As A Subsidiary Of Isgh, A Non-Profit Organization. Isgh Requires That At Least 2 People Sign Every Check To Be Issued. Currently Following People Are Authorized To Sign Sw Darul Arqam Related Checks:

Br. Aziz Siddiiqui, President Isgh
Br. Shabeer Dada Bhai, Vice President Isgh
Br. Br. Khalid Kazi, General Secretary Isgh
Br. Rashid Yousef, Treasurer Isgh
Br. Marghub Syed, Sw Zone Director

Br. Abdul Wahid Munshi Has The Responsibility To Approve And Authorize The Payments. The Construction Committee Has Retained Br. Arif Mushfiqur, Architect Of The Project, And His Responsibilities Includes Verifying The Construction Activities And The Expenses Submitted By Uba Contractors. Uba Was Selected After Reviewing Three Bids. Uba Selection Was Verified By Br. Shaheem Berazi Who Is Isgh Consultant For The Construction Activities. Uba’s Previous Projects Include Masjid Al-Farooq, And The New Masjid In Galveston By Al-Farooq Foundation.

Contact List

PTA Members:

Ahmed, Melinda,        
email: aahmed271@aol.com   
Tel # 281-530-6793 (h)

Jalali, Adnan   
email: adjalali2000@yahoo.com  
Tel # 832-453-3333 (m)

Mahmood, Ebrahim & Aisha, 
email: masspizza@aol.com   
Tel # 281-313-3030 (h)

Parekh, Feroze   
email: f.parekh@att.net       
Tel # 281-242-3338 (h)

Raza, Rifaqat  
email: rifaqatzr@hotmail.com 
Tel # 281-575-1904 (h) 281-495-4015 (w)
 

ISGH SW Zonal Council Members 2003:

Ahmad, Tanweer 
email: tanweer.ahmad@chron.com    
Tel #:  281-491-2286 (h)

Baker, Ismail 
email:   ishabaker888@hotmail.com    
Tel #: 713-530-5162 (h)

HAQUE, Rafiqul KR
email:  KRHAQUE@aol.com     
Tel #: 281-242-4265 (h)

Ibrahim, Irfan 
email:  irfanibrahim@cs.com   
Tel #: 281-686-0197 (w)

Khan, Abdul Alim
email:  aalimkhan@aol.com  
Tel #:  281-277-7255 (h)

Khan, Naeem 
email:  rnaeem786@aol.com  
Tel #:  281-513-0143 (m)

Khan, Nazir 
email:  nkhan@shellus.com  
Tel #: 281-494-7456 (h)

Khanjazda Jamshed 
email: Khanzada_J@hotmail.com  
Tel #:832-754-9553 (m) 

Mohammed, Ali  
email:  laglaese@alief.isd.tenet.edu  
Tel #:  281-879-6433 (h)

Mohammed, Haq  
email: haqmohammed@hotmail.com

Munshi, Abdul Wahid  
email:   abdul0346@yahoo.com   
Tel #: 281-568-4308 (h)

Silat, Aftab  
email:   asilat@hotmail.com    
Tel #: 281-495-5662 (h)

Syed, Marghub 
email:   MarghubAli@yahoo.com  
Tel #: 713-894-9127 (m)

Syed, Moinuddin 
email:   moin77099@hotmail.com    
Tel #: 281-561-5503 (h)

Syed, Zaheer Anwer  
email:   zaheersyed@yahoo.com  
Tel #: 281-879-6433 (h)

Tariq, Bin-Anwar 
email:  tariqbinanwar2@hotmail.com  
Tel #:  281-564-6980 (w)

Vaid, Farooq  
email:    fvaid@academicplanet.com  
Tel # : 281-679-8243 (h)

Vaid, Usman  
email:  usman98@aol.com   
Tel #:   281-556-0341 (h)

Zubair, Huq  
email:   deccan@houston.rr.com 
Tel #:  281-495-9828 (h)