Single Muslims Blog

How many people know what these words mean in English? If you are still clueless, then it means that you have to respond to an invitation. If you still don’t get it, let the people know whether you are coming or not. The importance of this response is so that the person who is organizing the event needs to know exactly how many people to cater for or for seating arrangements. When the invitation says RSVP, it means that you have to let them know well in advance whether or not you will be attending. Unfortunately, I had to cancel the Face2face on Saturday 5/12/09 due to a poor response and people responding too late. Regrettably I only informed the four people who responded in time of the cacellation. Some people informed me hours before the function, some after the supposed starting time, and the rest simply didn’t bother. The worst were the ones who responded the following day. What part of RSVP don’t people get? In Islam it is necessary that you RSVP. Whether it is a formal affair or just a family and friends gathering. To those people who did let me know in time, I apologize. So now, I have to take time out from my busy schedule to arrange another event during December. I can undersatand that the gujaaj returned from Haj and that many people were busy, but you could have notified me all the same. It is extremely infuriating when one has to wait for people to respond each month. I have come to this conclusion that the majority of members do not wish to attend these monthly events, and therefore the next Face2face will be the last. If members feel they want to continue having these events then I am open to suggestions. Fatima Barron