1 in 13 Million - Only Japanese Imam in Tokoyo, Japan

1 in 13 million - The only native Japanese Imam in Tokyo from Uchujin on Vimeo.

What a remarkable individual.

Brothers knocking at my door

Still in bed when a local brother and two others staying at local masjid (3 days Tablighi Jamaat) knock on my door. I answer lungi and jumper clad. I invite them in make some green tea for us all, with morrocan mint of course and we sit down for a chat. We talk about gardening and move through subject matter ranging from inflation to Dajjal. I really appreciate such visits as they do this not for financial gain or any other worldy matters. The porpose is simple to encourge aliveness in islamic practice focusing on a collective dawa in communties on this very aspect.

To conclude. Insha'Allah I'll be going with the local brothers for 3 days jamaat next weekend, it's been a while since I last went (Ramadan). Also will go to my local masjid for ghust and bayaan today.

Nothing to Show but Grey Hair

I've had quite a few silver hair sprout up on my head. But only noticed my first silver beard strand the other day. Which got me thinking how little I've done in my thirty years of life. No great works worthy of mention. I haven't funded the digging of a water well in a third world country, or memorised anything past the last ten surahs of the Qu'raan, no consistent zikr, nafil fast or salaat, no memorising of sahih hadith or du'aas, you get the picture.

In light of this I'll be saving and encouraging others to help fund the digging of a water well. I'll update once I've ironed out the details.

Salaah @ Westfield Shopping Center (West London)

If your in Westfield and need to offer salaah, there's a quite room on level -2, access it via lift lobby 4, near Debenhams. As you come out of the lift on -2 it'll be the unmarked brown door on the left of the parking payment machines.

Oh and use the toilets in the Village (near House of Friaser) their much nicer.

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Intro, and really making wudu.

Being a Muzlim (just like the yanks would say) influences my everyday life in so many ways. The food I eat, to the ninja like skills needed to get my foot over a sink when needing to my wudu. This blog will focus on such choices and thoughts arising from them. Lets see how it evolves.

Like today I saw a job add for Newham, I skim through the person spec and think 'I could do this' until I get to the bit where it states 'sourcing musical instruments for children'. It's a post in the new 'Every child a musician' project Newham is running. I decide I'm not having any part of that.

As I mentioned wudu, the video below is an awesome tutorial on how to really make wudu