Something else
Thought I'd write about something completely else.
Today my son (he's turning 7 in just a few weeks now) had his weekly Qur'an lesson. It's a wonderful thing because, here my son is - in a Stockholmian suburb in Sweden, being half swedish-half palestinian learning Qur'an from his bengali Imam (who is the son of a great and well-known Imam from Bangladesh). What a wonderful multicultural ummah, mashaAllah.
They speak arabic together and as I was eavesdropping (well, actually couldn't avoid it - small apartment) from my room I heard Ibrahim laughing and making (polite) jokes with his teacher.
That made my heart smile today.
Today my son (he's turning 7 in just a few weeks now) had his weekly Qur'an lesson. It's a wonderful thing because, here my son is - in a Stockholmian suburb in Sweden, being half swedish-half palestinian learning Qur'an from his bengali Imam (who is the son of a great and well-known Imam from Bangladesh). What a wonderful multicultural ummah, mashaAllah.
They speak arabic together and as I was eavesdropping (well, actually couldn't avoid it - small apartment) from my room I heard Ibrahim laughing and making (polite) jokes with his teacher.
That made my heart smile today.
posted by Imaan On Ice at 8:21 PM
8 Comments:
What a lovely picture you just painted with words.
Your baby is growing up. Wonderful thing.
This reminds me of my childhood! Growing up in East Africa.
My parents used to love moving from place to place; by the time I was grown up, we had lived in all the three East African countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
One thing my late Father made certain, was my Quran lessons; he was my tutor and mentor! By the time I was six, I had re-read the whole Holly Quran several times; and yet I didn't understand a word of Arabic! By the time I was seven, he was taking me to religious public gatherings to recite the Quran infront of these large gatherings! And I could do it very well!
At that age, I could read and meomrise the Quran much better than I do now! And yet, since coming to Hadharamout 21 years ago, I have learnt Arabic! I lost my close touch with the Quran, due to my attending boarding schools - in which there were very few Muslims and some times - non at all.
I do hope your son keeps the reading of the Quran through out his life; the older he grows, the more he reads and the better he bocomes! God bless you!
That is so lovely. You must be so delighted to hear his Arabic.
are there any better languages to learn than aRaBic?
Your son is white....why do you let a nigger teach him anything? We all know that Europe has become full of those stinky assholes but isn't it our duty to send them back to where they came from?
Salams
Mashallah you have a nice blog.
As salam aleikum
Masch allah Imaan,that is so nice...my kids are in an islamic country but i guess they learn everything else then Islam :(
Hugs from mochajam
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