ICNA Convention 2011 Maghrib and Isha Timelapse
Hafiz of the Qur'an, Br.Faheem (Black clothes) with his younger brother Musa and his new uncle in faith!
While I was being amazed with everything, a young brother came close to me and greeted me with Salaam confirming my name as if he knows me.
Subhaana-llaah! He is the first Muslim Japanese related Haafiz (as far as I know) whose mother is from Japan and father is from Guiana.
In shaa Allah, this brilliant young brother Faheem is going to stay in Beppu, Oita prefecture (which my father’s side root is from Nakatsu of Oita) to spend some years with his grandfather.
Maa shaa Allah, he is very much willing to contribute in Da’wah activities in any way he could.
What is greater contribution than teaching Qur’an!?
Alhamdu lillaah, I came across through Muslim networks with his mother consulting about sending her son to Japan and since I visited several times to Beppu and know some really generous brothers there, I sort of like became a bridge for them and Alhamdu lillaah, Merciful Allah brought us together to meet each other in real before he comes to Japan.
Helping Hand was going to hold a Q&A session in the second day of the convention
between 11:30 to 13:00 for the programme called “Youth for Japan” and
they were distributing the advertising card for visitors.
I suggested if I could distribute them by myself and they welcomed the idea
so I started the Bazar tour at the same time with distributing that card
greeting brothers and sisters (well, to sisters wasn’t easy),
“Assalaamu ‘Alaykum. Please come along to Japan!”.
Well, an invitation to Japan from a Japanese hopefully made that sound more appealing, In shaa Allah.
Adhaan, a beautiful call to the Maghrib prayer visited my ears and went to prayer place, another surprise caught me with praising Allah.
Maa shaa Allah, how many Muslims do we have, here!?
After praying Maghrib and ‘Ishaa as a traveller,
I went upstairs to join the first official programme for me
which is to join the dinner meeting with Helping Hand Executive members.
Alhamdu lillaah, it was nice and inspiring meeting with some short speeches of
Shaykh ‘AbdurRahman Khan who visited Japan in April 2011 to help the victims of Tsunami and
Dr.Zahid Bukhari who is the president of Islamic Circle of North America
that taught me through their words that Muslims in America are passing now quite critical time
such as masses of American people may want to focus on “Banning the Sharee’ah”
for the next presidential election but as Almighty Allah says in His Holy Qur’an,
“Indeed, with the hardship there is ease. Indeed, with the hardship there is ease”
so that Muslims shouldn’t be pessimistic as Merciful Allah teaches us that ease are always more than the hardship like what Shaykh ‘AbdurRahman Khan said.
Shaykh 'AbdurRahman Khan next to me
اسأل الله أن يجعله في ميزان حسناتكم واسرتكم التي تعينكم على الطاعة برنامج ممتاز وأقات لا تعوض حقا تترك فى النفس آثارا جميلة اسأل الله ان يكثرها لكم ولمن يرد الدعوه فى سبيله ^_^ وجزاكم الله خيرا وجعلكم جسرا مترابطا لكل المسلمين
سلامي للصغار ولأم حكيم خاصة
دمتم بخير
دمتم فى طاعة
معذرة لعدم مروري بمدونتك كثيرا مؤخرا فستبدأ امتحاناتي ولن تنتهى إلا فى الشهر السابع لأتخرج على خير بإذن الله
هل لي بطلب من ام حكيم ؟ أريدها ان تدعو الله لي فأنا بحاجة للدعاء
جزاكم الله خيرا
It's sad to know American Muslims are now in a hardship, but so is the case with all Muslims in the world...
The picture of all these numbers of Muslims gathering for prayer is heart-warming ^.^
May Allah protect all Muslims... and إن مع العسر يسرا. إن مع العسر يسرا" صدق الله العظيم
There is an excellent Fiqh website that give Fatwa according to the madhab of Imam Ash-Shafi (ra). They answer questions very quickly (may Allah reward them).
You can ask questions to them here: http://www.shafiifiqh.com/?page_id=422
Inshallah, this will be very useful for the Muslims of Japan who are in need of ifta that is based on the "ilm of Ahl Al-Sunnah.
Inshallah you will find it useful
Wassalam
Thanks a lot and Jazaaakumu-llaahu khairan for introducing me to the excellent website for the Fiqh of Imam As-Shaafi'ee.
I enjoyed viewing it and In shaa Allah, I'd like to ask them questions later.
May Allah bless you always.
Wassalaam.
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