Story ID:
2288-0
Jamatkhana Development Project
Posted on Saturday, 13 December 2014
Jamatkhanas are central to the identity of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. Zahra Dharani of Brisbane, Australia fulfilled her TKN niyat by playing a critical role in the development of Brisbane Jamatkhana, a place for the community to gather, worship and engage with one another.
Over the course of 6 months, Dharani supported the procurement of an appropriate location for the Jamatkhana, negotiated the price of the facility and was involved in the interior design. This included securing a Jamati member who is a wood worker to work on various aspects of the Jamatkhana’s interior.
Having migrated to Brisbane 12 years ago from Toronto, Canada where there are many daily Jamatkhanas and a large jamat, it was fulfilling for Dhirani to help establish a permanent jamatkhana in Brisbane, her new home. If Dharani could use one word to describe her TKN assignment it would be “privileged”.