ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ˈælkæzwˈiːni wʌz ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɪslˈɑːmɪk sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ˌaɪsˌiːˈeɪ ɪn dˈɪɹbɔːɹn; ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ʃˈiə mˈɑːsk ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, æz ɐ ɡˈɛst spˈiːkɚ fɚðɪ ˈæɹɐbˌɪk pɹˈoʊɡɹæm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɹˈæmɐdˌɑːn, wˌɛɹ ðə lˈoʊkəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi kwˈɪkli fˈaʊnd hˌɪm ɹᵻspˈɑːnsɪv tə ðɛɹ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ænd ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs nˈiːdz.
In early 1993, al-Qazwini was invited by the Islamic Center of America (ICA) in Dearborn; the oldest Shia mosque in the United States, as a guest speaker for the Arabic program during Ramadan, where the local community quickly found him responsive to their spiritual and religious needs.