Our Condolences at the Passing of Aminah Assilmi
From the International Union of Muslim Women:
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon. Our beloved sister, Aminah Assilmi passed away this morning in an automobile accident.
We pray that Allah (SWT) will shower His mercy on this sister and grant her the highest level of Paradise – Jannat Ul-Firdous – and give her family patience in this difficult time. Ameen.
Sister Aminah Assilmi, Director of the International Union of Muslim Women, Author, Advocate of Women’s Rights, and Renowned Speaker died early this morning while returning from a speaking engagement in New York .
Sister Aminah and her son, were in single car accident just outside of Newport Tennessee where she had been living for just over a year. Â The car accident happened just after 3am and it appears that Aminah was killed instantly. Â Her son Mohammad was taken to a hospital in Knoxville.
Aminah had some health issues, but still maintained a rigorous schedule of speaking engagements to many communities around the country and around the world.  She was instrumental in getting the Eid stamp issued in 2001 and had been planning to start a campaign to have the stamp reissued with a new design in time for its 10 year anniversary.  She was also trying to build a Center for Muslim Women’s Studies that would serve as a place where converts could learn about Islam and the basics including how to pray etc., as a retreat, and as a summer camp for Muslim children.
Funeral arrangements are being arranged through:
Click Funeral Home
109 Walnut Street
Lenoir City , TN 37771
(865) 986-8013
Fax: (865) 986-4738
Aminah was 65 and is survived by her daughter Amber, and sons, Whitney and Mohammad as well as several grandchildren.
Any donations to offset final expenses or to continue her work with IUMW can go through the International Union of Muslim Women through the website at IUMW.org.
Remembrances can be sent to IUMW@yahoo.com, some of these may be published on the website.
Ina lillaahi ma akhadha wa ina lillaahi ma a3dha wa kulloo shayin 3ndahoo bi miqdar.
“To Allah belongs what He takes and to Him belongs what He gives. And there is a set time by Him for everything.”
On Thursday March 4, 2010 sister Aminah Assilmi, the da'eeah and one of the most active caller of Allah in North America, her long journey in this life came to an end. Sister Aminah was coming back from NY, after an event with her son, and died in a car accident. My Allah forgive her, shower her with His Mercy, accept her good deeds, and give her son a speedy recovery. What a great reminder to all of us, that a lady in her old age and after surviving 5 cancers died upon the one thing she dedicated her whole life for, dawah. This is a sign of good ending, insha'Allah. Plus, dying in the night of Jumuah is another sign of a good ending. Her Janazah will be held on Saturday in Tennessee.
A few years back she performed Hajj in the same group with me and I came to see one of the most active, sincere and energetic persons in dawah. She was a sweet good natured “big sister” for all of us.
On behalf of the AlMaghrib family, I send my condolences to her family and I ask Allah to support them and give them patience.
Aminah Assilmi was a national Muslim community activist, scholar and leader who died earlier today in a car accident outside of Newport, Tenn. She was returning with her son from a speaking engagement in New York. Her son, who was injured in the accident, was taken to a hospital in Knoxville.
“To God we belong and to Him we return,” said CAIR National Board Chairman State Senator Larry Shaw (NC). “We ask God to shower His mercy on Sister Aminah and to grant her loved ones strength and patience in this time of sorrow.”
Sister Aminah, who was 65, served as the Director of the International Union of Muslim Women. She was an internationally-respected author, an advocate for women's rights and a renowned speaker on Islam.
Despite health issues, Sister Aminah maintained a rigorous schedule of speaking engagements around the nation and the world. She was instrumental in the U.S. Postal Service's 2001 issuing of the “Eid” stamp, which marks the two main Muslim holidays. Her current project included a Center for Muslim Women's Studies that would serve as a resource center for new Muslims and as a summer camp for Muslim children.
Donations are being accepted to offset burial expenses. For more information, visit the web site of the International Union of Muslim Women, http://www.IUMW.org. Any surplus donations will go to continue her work. The International Union of Muslim Women is a nonprofit, 501 c(3) organization.
Remembrances can be sent to IUMW@yahoo.com. Some of these may be published on the web site.
For additional information, contact Nadiah Beekun at (775) 762-4905 or e-mail nadiah@usa.com.
Ify Okoye
Ify Okoye is a Muslim woman, a convert, born and raised in the U.S. She’s from New York and her parents are from Nigeria. Despite the petty hassles of work and school, Ify finds time to travel usually for AlMaghrib Institute seminars and to visit beautiful places. Pronunciation primer for her name, say it like this: E-fee O-coy-yeah!
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