Ottawa family loses baby and home in a fire - you can help!

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Canada, News, Take Action
• Date: Apr 7,2008

Sad story. Please help if you can:

On the evening of Monday March 31st a Somali familyin Ottawa, Ontario lost their home in a fire. There were 7 children inthe family, and as the mother tried to round them up to escape, theyoungest became confused and ran in the opposite direction. He did notmake it out of the fire, he was 2 and a half years old (named Khalid).The father was at work, checked in on his family half an hour beforethe fire, and came home to find his house burned to the ground.

It was an electrical fire and was not caused by any mistake on the family’s part. Everything in the house was lost!

Here is what you can do to help:

1. A bank account called the Khalid Ali Family Fund has been set up ata Carlington area TD bank, you can make a donation to TD bank branch0229, account number 5215301. [Donations can be made this way whetheryou live in Ottawa or not]

2. You can leave donations at theOttawa Mosque or drop cash or cheques to the Carlington CommunityCentre at 900 Merivale Road near Westgate shopping centre. To designateyour United Way Contributions to Carlington Community and HealthServices Call Stella for more information (613) 722-4000 ext 229

3. A PayPal account has been set up, here is the link http://silentseeker.chipin.com/family-of-seven-in-fire-disaster

Sincethe fire the Ottawa community (from all cultures, religions, andnationalities) have come together and donated boxes upon boxes ofclothing and shoes! Currently monetary donations are preferred. Andplease don’t forget to keep this family in your prayers.May Allahstrengthen them in this time, bless them with patience, and ease thepain of losing their baby. Ameen.

Info about the Family:

The children’s names, ages and genders are:
Khatra Ali -11 year old girl
Mohamed Ali- 10 year old boy
Hawa Ali- 9 year old girl
Hodan Ali-7 year old girl
Mubarak Ali-5 year old boy
Khadija Ali-3 1/2 year old girl

The mother’s name is Fatima Hersi and the Father is Abdi Ali

http://khalidalifund.wordpress.com/

Sat. March 22 - Sacred Knowledge Seminars in Toronto, Canada

• Author: MR
• Filed under: Canada, Events, Islam, Tasawwuf, Traditional Islam
• Date: Mar 19,2008

Looks like an amazing event for all those Muslims near Islamic Forum of Canada!

Obesity and Eating in Islam

• Author: MR
• Filed under: America, Canada, Culture, Europe, Islam, Take Action
• Date: Jan 9,2008

“Eat and drink but not to excess” (7:32)

What is Obesity?

Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much.

Both can occur over time when one eats more calories than one uses. Factors that may cause obesity are:

• overeating
• eating high-fat foods, high caloric, and/or high carbohydrates
• sedentary lifestyle
• poor sleep habits
• poor stress management
• lastly, genetics

Overeating vs 1/3 Eating

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The Death of Aqsa Parvez

• Author: MR
• Filed under: Canada, Culture, Sad
• Date: Dec 12,2007

…has nothing do with Islam, but backward WACK Desi culture. Yes Desi! Muslims, Sikhs and Hindu parents from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are all prone to this type of anger with their daughters.

Desi culture is good and bad. The bad is obviously clear: honor killings. Muslims do it. Hindus do it. Sikhs do it. Honor killings do not save your honor idiots! They totally kill it and ruin it in front of everyone. What kind of backward ideology is that. “My daughter is dating a kafir! I must kill her to save my honor!” Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Who came up with this dumb idea? Oh yeah, it’s also forbidden in Islam, just like alcohol and pork.

Many Desi parents form India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have a serious problem when their daughters like a non-[insert religion here] guy. What’s even worse. Many Desi parents are extremely racist. If the daughter likes a Black guy, forget about it. It will be World War 1, 2, 3 and 4! Many Desi parents (regardless of religion) are racist towards Black people and them inter-marrying their daughters and sons. Many of these Desi parents (regardless of religion) are racist towards marrying Arabs, Whites and non-Desi (Indian, Pakistani, Bengali), but not as much to Black people.

There should be some type of new Islamic topic with classes and books: the Fiqh of Parenting. In the case of Aqsa, I blame the parents. I can almost guarantee her parents watched Bollywood films. Yet, the news media claims her father wanted her to wear hijab. How many hijabis are in Bollywood films? For the father to force the hijab on his daughter must mean he was religious. He must have been actively going to the Masjid. Is this true? Did he wear a beard? I am guessing no to most of these questions, because any one who is actively living Islam would not commit such a horrible crime.

To all the major news media networks that are reporting this horrible tragedy as having to be related to Hijab. It has very little to do with Hijab. It’s some really backward pissed off Desi father who can’t control his daughter and lost his anger and killed her. Her father was probably most likely extremely angry she wasn’t being ‘Muslim’ enough. It was beyond hijab. Her father needs to learn how to be a parent.

To the father of Aqsa Parvez, I doubt you will read this, but all I can say is: fear God, for God is the Most Just!  The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him said): “Whoever hath a daughter, and doth not bury her alive or scold her, or prefer his male children to her, may God bring him into Paradise.”

Side Note: To be fair, parents from Afghanistan and Middle Eastern Countries are also prone to this type of mental issue, but in the case of Aqsa Parvez it was the Desi mental issue.

Another good read was posted on MuslimMatters.org here.