Travelogue Germany - Part 11

Ulama' and khudama' plays important roles in the effort of dakwah and tabligh. Muhammad Mahmood, a young aalim from Mauritania, was the imam of Arab Masjid (Multi Kultur Haus), Zeppelinstrasse 35, Neu Ulm, Germany. Both Imam Muhammad and Areen, a young Palestinian, had spent 40 days in the path of Allah. Their combination effort resulted in young Muslims inclination towards the effort of dakwah and young German natives submission to Islam.  

Imam Muhammad Mahmood recited the Quran in the style that I had never heard before. But undoubtedly the best recitation that I had ever heard. The Friday khutbah, delivered by Imam Muhammad fully in Arabic, really moved our hearts. Imam Muhammad also taught the Quran to the children in the masjid. 

Areen and his friends untiringly made effort on the youngsters. Areen received a solid support from his father, Tawfeek. I've heard countless times proud fathers talked and boasted about their kids achievement in worldly matters. But I treasured Tawfeek's delightedness of his son's involvement in dakwah effort. 

Tawfeek brought me to visit his friend Esam@Abu A'la at the political asylum centre in Old Ulm and the three of us became good friends. May Almighty Allah guide and protect Esam who had strongly resolved to safeguard his namaaz.

During our stay at the Masjid from October 11-14, 2004, we learnt that 10 German young men had converted to Islam in the past 10 months and most of them actively engaged in the effort of dakwah. Among them, Amr and Wolfgang. Amr had embraced Islam after his best friend, a Turkish Muslim, died in a road accident. While attending the funeral prayer, Amr just followed others performing ablution and then joined in the funeral prayer.