Weekly Board Meeting 8/18/2026

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ZAKARIA ISLAMIC ACADEMY (ZIA) WEEKLY MASHWARA/MEETING
AUGUST 18, 2026
Attendees: Mufti Saad, Mohammed Hafeez Kashef, Amir Akhtar, Mohammed Saleem, Zubair Shaikh

  1. Construction Update:
    Mukhtar is working on the plans and trying to avoid wetlands mitigation to the maximum extent possible.
  2. Maintenance:
    Deck has been cleaned up. And masjid area and kitchen have been organized by volunteers.
  3. Playground Trench work:
    Left a message for trench work with Saleh.
  4. Next Community Townhall:
    Next community townhall is scheduled for Sep 27, Sunday from maghrib to Isha Insha Allah.
  5. Adopt-A- Road:
    Adopt-a-road work completed by volunteers on August 16. Nasir gave the VDOT information to Kashef for future.
  6. Shed:
    The shed needs to be fixed by Emdad, Home Depot and volunteers without changing the external appearance.
  7. Weekday and Weekend Maktab:
    The classes will start after Labor Day.
  8. Parking:
    Some students are volunteering for parking, but we need more volunteers.
  9. Regular Hifz:
    Hifz has started for this year and there is a potential for 7 new students.
  10. Snow removal:
    Need to take three quotes from companies and give yearly contract to the best possible one.
  11. Women’s and Girls Halaqa:
    Imam Saad is working with Alimahs to start these two halaqas soon.
  12. Women’s prayer area:
    Women’s prayer should not be used by brothers and for other activities 15 minutes before each Salah and 15 minutes after salah