Monday, February 07, 2005
Are you up for a Challenge?
The MAC YOUTH GIVE event has been finalized to the One Tonne Challenge. This event seems a little different than the rest but I like it for its not your usual garden variety volunteer effort. Insha Allah the unique topic of the event will attract more people.
The reading week is almost here except for those pesky midterms are in the way. Its like the the Normandy Beach on D-Day where the allied forces had to pay a heavy price for taking the beach but once the mission was accomplished, it was a huge strategic advantage. Similarly, once the exams are over, tis clear sailing ahead!!!!!
The open halaqa started up in university last week. The response was amazing as we had over 15 brothers with not much advertisement. The speaker was amazing and engulfed us in the heroic life of Abu Bakr (a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him). One of the more memorable stories were:
Umar (another companion) and Abu Bakr used to compete for good deeds. Umar noticed that Abu Bakr (who was the ruler of the Islamic Empire at the time) used to go to a house on the edge of town early in the morning everyday. So one day, he followed Abu Bakr and waited for him to leave. Afterwards he went to inquire and found an old blind lady present. He asked her as to the reason of Abu Bakr's presence. The old lady replied that some man comes in the morning everyday to clean the house, wash the dishes, and make food for her but she was not sure who he was. She had been unaware that the KHALIFA of the muslims was the one who paid her a visit everyday.
The reading week is almost here except for those pesky midterms are in the way. Its like the the Normandy Beach on D-Day where the allied forces had to pay a heavy price for taking the beach but once the mission was accomplished, it was a huge strategic advantage. Similarly, once the exams are over, tis clear sailing ahead!!!!!
The open halaqa started up in university last week. The response was amazing as we had over 15 brothers with not much advertisement. The speaker was amazing and engulfed us in the heroic life of Abu Bakr (a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him). One of the more memorable stories were:
Umar (another companion) and Abu Bakr used to compete for good deeds. Umar noticed that Abu Bakr (who was the ruler of the Islamic Empire at the time) used to go to a house on the edge of town early in the morning everyday. So one day, he followed Abu Bakr and waited for him to leave. Afterwards he went to inquire and found an old blind lady present. He asked her as to the reason of Abu Bakr's presence. The old lady replied that some man comes in the morning everyday to clean the house, wash the dishes, and make food for her but she was not sure who he was. She had been unaware that the KHALIFA of the muslims was the one who paid her a visit everyday.
Faraz Ahmed 8:45 a.m.