zainsmommy
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Assalamu Aleikom Brothers and Sisters and EID Mubarak! Insha'Allah everyone is having a wonderful day.
I was wondering if any of you can give me suggestions as to what to do about a particular situation.
The town I now live in was basically wiped out(more than 95%) when Hurricane Katrina came back in 2005. There was a Masjid here. When I used to live here years ago, I never payed attention to it because I didn't know anything about Islam or Muslims. It was just this building I'd see with these men coming and going dressed funny. (I was a child ok?)
Anyway, when I moved back I was kind of excited because I would finally have a Masjid only minutes away from me. Where I lived before I had to drive over an hour to get to one. This Masjid was given funding from the wonderful people of Kuwait to rebuild. There is a plaque on the outside of the building. It looks clean and perfectly fine from what I can tell and there is also a building next to it that is part of it I guess...maybe something to use for classes or whatever. Then there is a sign on the door handwritten that prayer is at 2pm(on fridays)
Well, last EID my husband was running a little late trying to get home for the Jummah before EID and he knew he was late but figured he'd just go to the Masjid here(he was going to go to a bigger one elsewhere because we were not familiar with the prayers times here) and when he arrived....EXACTLY at the right time-the doors where locked. Hmmm....so he goes around the building and there is a small dirty, dirty place that has taxi cabs everywhere and you can't even park and talks to this man about prayer. The man very casually says "oh maybe we will pray at 2 if people show up"
My husband was so UPSET and sad. He knew he did not have enough time to get to the other Masjid. So now here he was and he missed the prayer. Same thing happened on EID-same confusion about this Masjid.
I spoke to a friend of mine here and she said that those people who run the Masjid are weird. They make up their own prayer times and half the time they don't have it when it is the correct time, and they hold prayer in the small place around the corner that is all dirty instead of the Masjid. ANNNND...women are NOT ALLOWED!!
Now this upsets me. I mean, here out of the kindness and generosity of the Kuwaiti(sp?) people this Masjid was rebuilt and looks very good and yet, there is NO ONE there week after week? There are at least 40+ women here that would probably no doubt love to go to Jummah if given the chance right here in our own town instead of driving 35-40 minutes away...so why not at least allow the women in? Why not? Even if NO ONE ELSE COMES, the women will! And what about the men like my husband? It is hard for him to get off work when he is working nearby(he goes all over because of his job) and for him to be able to go right here, minutes from our home to pray would be so great! Even if he is the only man there! Why not?
It's so sad and it angers me. It makes me sooooo angry because there is a Masjid sitting EMPTY week after week? It shouldn't be. There are enough Muslims here to open it. Maybe not a huge population, but enough. Why keep it closed? I just don't understand.
I would like to know if any of you have any suggestions. I feel like writing a very angry but to the point letter to that man who seems to be in charge next door in that garbage can of a place and see who is the Imam of that Masjid and why it is not open. Do you think this is a good idea? I was so angry last EID you can't imagine! I felt so horrible for my husband. I am a new Muslim but for him, it was his FIRST time missing and there was NO reason for it?
It reminds me of the Hadith that states something about empty Masjids??? Not sure the one...if anyone has it, please attach here so that I can put it in my letter should I choose to write it.
I am too upset about this. Today is EID and when I passed that empty building this morning, all the feelings came back and I almost cried. What a shame and what a waste of money for the people of Kuwait.
I was wondering if any of you can give me suggestions as to what to do about a particular situation.
The town I now live in was basically wiped out(more than 95%) when Hurricane Katrina came back in 2005. There was a Masjid here. When I used to live here years ago, I never payed attention to it because I didn't know anything about Islam or Muslims. It was just this building I'd see with these men coming and going dressed funny. (I was a child ok?)
Anyway, when I moved back I was kind of excited because I would finally have a Masjid only minutes away from me. Where I lived before I had to drive over an hour to get to one. This Masjid was given funding from the wonderful people of Kuwait to rebuild. There is a plaque on the outside of the building. It looks clean and perfectly fine from what I can tell and there is also a building next to it that is part of it I guess...maybe something to use for classes or whatever. Then there is a sign on the door handwritten that prayer is at 2pm(on fridays)
Well, last EID my husband was running a little late trying to get home for the Jummah before EID and he knew he was late but figured he'd just go to the Masjid here(he was going to go to a bigger one elsewhere because we were not familiar with the prayers times here) and when he arrived....EXACTLY at the right time-the doors where locked. Hmmm....so he goes around the building and there is a small dirty, dirty place that has taxi cabs everywhere and you can't even park and talks to this man about prayer. The man very casually says "oh maybe we will pray at 2 if people show up"
My husband was so UPSET and sad. He knew he did not have enough time to get to the other Masjid. So now here he was and he missed the prayer. Same thing happened on EID-same confusion about this Masjid.
I spoke to a friend of mine here and she said that those people who run the Masjid are weird. They make up their own prayer times and half the time they don't have it when it is the correct time, and they hold prayer in the small place around the corner that is all dirty instead of the Masjid. ANNNND...women are NOT ALLOWED!!
Now this upsets me. I mean, here out of the kindness and generosity of the Kuwaiti(sp?) people this Masjid was rebuilt and looks very good and yet, there is NO ONE there week after week? There are at least 40+ women here that would probably no doubt love to go to Jummah if given the chance right here in our own town instead of driving 35-40 minutes away...so why not at least allow the women in? Why not? Even if NO ONE ELSE COMES, the women will! And what about the men like my husband? It is hard for him to get off work when he is working nearby(he goes all over because of his job) and for him to be able to go right here, minutes from our home to pray would be so great! Even if he is the only man there! Why not?
It's so sad and it angers me. It makes me sooooo angry because there is a Masjid sitting EMPTY week after week? It shouldn't be. There are enough Muslims here to open it. Maybe not a huge population, but enough. Why keep it closed? I just don't understand.
I would like to know if any of you have any suggestions. I feel like writing a very angry but to the point letter to that man who seems to be in charge next door in that garbage can of a place and see who is the Imam of that Masjid and why it is not open. Do you think this is a good idea? I was so angry last EID you can't imagine! I felt so horrible for my husband. I am a new Muslim but for him, it was his FIRST time missing and there was NO reason for it?
It reminds me of the Hadith that states something about empty Masjids??? Not sure the one...if anyone has it, please attach here so that I can put it in my letter should I choose to write it.
I am too upset about this. Today is EID and when I passed that empty building this morning, all the feelings came back and I almost cried. What a shame and what a waste of money for the people of Kuwait.
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(and not much time left to turn)I soooo don't want a c-section for my last. I want to go natural like I did for the others. Any suggestions to make it turn? lol (I mean, have you heard of any while studying?)
