Comments on: Old School Open Thread Sunday 12-06-2009 http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 24 May 2012 01:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sayf http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-55207 Sayf Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:34:36 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-55207 My gr.12 calculus teacher, he just happened to run the MSA programs and bring all the brothers in for zuhr and friday prayers. Ah, I really needed a brother like that to be around during high school. May Allah bless and reward him. My gr.12 calculus teacher, he just happened to run the MSA programs and bring all the brothers in for zuhr and friday prayers. Ah, I really needed a brother like that to be around during high school. May Allah bless and reward him.

]]> By: Nadia http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-55064 Nadia Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:41:26 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-55064 I am currently a Sunday school teacher and I just pray that the little time we have with our 15+ students is beneficial for them. I live in a town with a small Muslim community and the Sunday school is really all the Islamic knowledge most of our children get, as some of the families (not all) are devoid of it and place more emphasis on cultural practices than religious. The balance we have therefore been trying to reach but find difficult sometimes (due to lack of time) is teaching our children the essentials of Islam that every Muslim should know and also striving to give them positive experiences with being at the masjid and with other Muslims so that they grow up to look back on this time as something that bore fruit for them inshallah. I am currently a Sunday school teacher and I just pray that the little time we have with our 15+ students is beneficial for them. I live in a town with a small Muslim community and the Sunday school is really all the Islamic knowledge most of our children get, as some of the families (not all) are devoid of it and place more emphasis on cultural practices than religious. The balance we have therefore been trying to reach but find difficult sometimes (due to lack of time) is teaching our children the essentials of Islam that every Muslim should know and also striving to give them positive experiences with being at the masjid and with other Muslims so that they grow up to look back on this time as something that bore fruit for them inshallah.

]]> By: Farhan http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-54978 Farhan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:15:07 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-54978 I've done it! 11th and 12th grade bros! I’ve done it!
11th and 12th grade bros!

]]> By: abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-54816 abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:40:59 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-54816 Speaking of schooling, a <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/29/open-thread-sunday-11-29-2009-how-did-you-spend-your-eid/#comment-54338" rel="nofollow">reminder</a> to all the attorneys reading today. Speaking of schooling, a reminder to all the attorneys reading today.

]]> By: abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-54815 abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:39:06 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-54815 Ameen! Ameen!

]]> By: TheAlexandrian http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-54767 TheAlexandrian Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:15:09 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-54767 Salam, For those that grew up in Brooklyn during the 90s (specifically, the Bensonhurst, Boro Park, Midwood region), you know the debt of gratitude we owe to those early community members that ran the precursors to the large centers that we now benefit from. In particular, I'd like to acknowledge Ali Elshinawy, who was my teacher during several incarnations of "Sunday school," was otherwise always active in the community, and was kind enough to make it to my father's janazah, even in his ailing health. He also raised a blessed family, with Muhammed Elshinawy currently making his mark as a leading da3i in America. May Allah bless and reward all those early trailblazers for their ceaseless efforts. Ameen! Salam,

For those that grew up in Brooklyn during the 90s (specifically, the Bensonhurst, Boro Park, Midwood region), you know the debt of gratitude we owe to those early community members that ran the precursors to the large centers that we now benefit from. In particular, I’d like to acknowledge Ali Elshinawy, who was my teacher during several incarnations of “Sunday school,” was otherwise always active in the community, and was kind enough to make it to my father’s janazah, even in his ailing health. He also raised a blessed family, with Muhammed Elshinawy currently making his mark as a leading da3i in America.

May Allah bless and reward all those early trailblazers for their ceaseless efforts. Ameen!

]]> By: kaschif http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-54754 kaschif Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:45:32 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-54754 http://www.appleawards.com/, maybe we should have Muslim Apple Awards, or for the sake of plageriazing, Muslim Tufah Teaching Awards http://www.appleawards.com/,

maybe we should have Muslim Apple Awards, or for the sake of plageriazing,
Muslim Tufah Teaching Awards

]]> By: Dawud Israel http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/06/old-school-open-thread-sunday-1-06-2009/#comment-54734 Dawud Israel Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:35:10 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9829#comment-54734 Salam aleikum, You should have a separate article on this since this is a big experience!! I remember pissing off one of my Sunday school teachers to the point he just left in the middle of the class...but I had coffee with him the other day. The best way to thank them is to work on yourselves. I've been working with youth now and someone said, all I want is thanks or credit, but honestly the only thanks people want is to see their hard work pay off and see some good deeds come out of these one time students. I remember one brother who tried to work with us youth for the longest time. But he had no support and now he's hitting the clubs I think. I know he'll be back into the deen in no time, and its probably just a lapse. He told us a story about how his brother would sleep on the ground with no blanket and not on his bed in order to train his nafs. That story has stuck with me and now I know it to mean ribat. :) P.S. "will-be-young-again-in-jannat-bi-’idhnillah." Nice Muslimism...we need more of those! Salam aleikum,

You should have a separate article on this since this is a big experience!!

I remember pissing off one of my Sunday school teachers to the point he just left in the middle of the class…but I had coffee with him the other day. The best way to thank them is to work on yourselves. I’ve been working with youth now and someone said, all I want is thanks or credit, but honestly the only thanks people want is to see their hard work pay off and see some good deeds come out of these one time students.

I remember one brother who tried to work with us youth for the longest time. But he had no support and now he’s hitting the clubs I think. I know he’ll be back into the deen in no time, and its probably just a lapse. He told us a story about how his brother would sleep on the ground with no blanket and not on his bed in order to train his nafs. That story has stuck with me and now I know it to mean ribat. :)

P.S. “will-be-young-again-in-jannat-bi-’idhnillah.” Nice Muslimism…we need more of those!

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