Travelogue Germany - Part 13

It was 19th August, 2004, when we reached Masjid-ul Ummah, Tagetesstrasse 6, Munchen or Munich. It had been almost one month since we first arrived in Germany. Masjid-ul Ummah was merely a cabin used by a group of German Muslims as their masjid. Here we met a tireless dai'e, Haji Abdul Wahid of Pakistani origin. Haji Abdul Wahid, together with Farouk and Bilal, both of Turkish origin made a sturdy and dedicated effort of dakwah and tabligh that is hard to surpass. It really astonished me how Haji Abdul Wahid could endure the exhaustion when making nusrah to our jamaat. He travelled back and forth from his house to the masjid nearly 10km away and to this date I still admire his strength of imaan that he was able to perform fajar namaaz in the masjid living such distance away. He also acted as our interpreter and guide. 

I believe, by the blessing of Almighty Allah, Haji Abdul Wahid had gathered such strength of faith with the assistance of his German wife who was also very active in masturat or ladies jamaat. Masturat effort here was very good compare to other parts of Germany. Here masturat takleem (ladies circles of learning deen) was carried out once every forth night by alternating the houses. Oh! I should mention that Haji Abdul Wahid's wife was an excellent cook. He brought us all to his house for a hearty dinner. I couldn't forget the delicious halwa. Perhaps she's the best cook that I knew besides my mother and my wife.

We were brought during jaulah or ghast (visitations) to high rise apartments near 1974 Munich Olympic Stadium where many Muslims lived there. There was also a huge BMW plant and factory in the vicinity. The number of Muslims that worked there could be guessed by the number of masjids inside the BMW plant area - five masjids in total, all of which held Friday namaaz! I never had penchant for cars before, but after hearing this news I began to develop appreciation for BMW cars...astarghfirullah-al azim!