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.
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.