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ALLAHU AKBAR: Finally, Athan Sounds from Masjid In Germantown By Hena Zuberi
Muslim Link Staff Reporter
Like most Muslim youth around the world, Farouq Alzouman knew the story of the companion Bilal Ibn Rabah (Allah be pleased with him) who was the first Muslim to ever call the Athan. Alzouman, a young man from Saudi Arabia who studied in the United States, wondered how he could perform a
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Shopping and Shipping for Syria Winter Relief | pg 8 Women's Shelter In VA To Be Managed by ICNA | pg 8 The Islamic Society of Germantown opened its doors to politicians, imams, and hundreds of visitors and most importantly to those who had been waiting for the past 13 years when the
society bought the parcel of land — nearly an acre—at 19825 Blunt Road >> masjid Pg 14
First Muslim to Raise the Qur'an and Call Athan from Everest to Tell Story of Perseverance at DUS Banquet By Muslim Link Staff
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Yasmin Loya, Shahana Khan and Azra Malik are friends living in the Germantown area for nearly 30 years. They raised their children here, got them married, cooked Ramadan meals, and for decades hosted donation drives in their garages and halaqas in their living rooms. They remember starting to dream of a masjid in their city in 1996. They are a part of an active community, a portion of the almost 100,000 Muslims in Montgomery County, which just needed a place—a masjid to call their second home— to pray, mourn, celebrate and grow. On November 8, 2014 with much fanfare this dream was realized.
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historic deed like that and be recognized by Allah for that deed on the day of judgement. An avid outdoorsman, Alzouman thought that maybe -- if Allah accepts it -- he could be the first Muslim ever to call the athan from the highest point on planet Earth -- Mount Everest -and be raised with Bilal on the Day of Judgement.
From the time he entered Nepal, it took Alzouman two months, and a mountain of perseverance and willpower, to make the climb. Here his amazing story at Dar-us-Salaam's Annual Banquet on December 14, 2014 at the Bethesda North Marriott. For more information, see the ad on page 2 of this issue.
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