Tuesday, 27 May 2008

• 25 YEARS/ A QUARTER OF A CENTURY

   

  Wow…I can’t believe it.  Sigh…. It’s been exactly 25 years….a quarter of a century…ok that sounds waaay too long.  I’ll keep it as…. it’s been 25 years.  It has been a long journey- a journey which started way back in 1983 and which has come to an end in 2008.

   

  It was way back in the summer of 1983 that my oldest brother traveled from Toronto, Canada to Dewsbury, England to memorize the Quran and to complete the Islamic scholar course.  Since then, his four younger brothers traversed the same path of sacred Islamic knowledge and all five have become Huffaz of the Quran and scholars of Islam.  His two sisters also completed the female Islamic scholar course Alhamdulillah.

   

  (1)  The oldest brother (Muhammed) is at the following Masjid: www.planomasjid.org

  (2)  Yours truly is at …..well…I just started at a new place and the website isn’t really great but a link to a picture of the Masjid: http://www.isnf.org/S7300085.JPG

  (3)  The third one (Hamzah) is at http://www.islamnovascotia.ca/nsmasjids.php

  (4)  The fourth one (Mufti Abdullah) is at: http://www.madinamasjid.ca/

  (5)  The fifth one (Huzaifa) who just returned from completing his studies last month will be starting at: http://www.salatomatic.com/ds.php?id=4006 (The name of the Masjid is the same as the Imam’s name… how cool is that J ) 

   

  (6)  My older sister (Fatima) teaches at www.islamicfoundation.ca

  (7)  My younger sister (Aisha) teaches at www.madinamasjid.ca

   

  Here’s a Google map of the four places where we’re all at.

   

  So there you go…Five brothers and two sisters….The last time we are all together for dinner was waaay back in 1983.  25 years ago.  Since then…one sibling or another has been away from home.  But soon, In Sha Allah we will all be together this summer at my place.  If not, In Sha Allah, in paradise.  My parents are so lucky and I just can't imagine all the reward they will be getting on Yawmul Qiyamah. 

  Rayhan in his soccer gear:

  

   

  Kids at Niagara Falls…we live twenty minutes away from the Falls:

   

   

   

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