Our Journey
Perseverance
We’re Back!!!
Peace and blessings to all. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in. It’s been a long while since the last time you’ve heard from me. Husain and I have been training extremely hard, so that we are ready when that phone rings. God willing. (more…)
Training Week 1
Peace and blessings to All. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in. I had so much fun blogging during our “Ramadan” Tour, that I decided to keep it going. We decided to blog once a week, and alternate authors. So God willing, I’ll do this week, and Husain will do next week. You may even get a guest appearance by Abbas, so stay tuned. We figured Tuesday would be a good day to release the blog, because it is the off day in the NFL. And God willing, when we return, we will still be able to keep up the blog. In this blog we will keep you up to date on our training, speaking engagements, and other things we have going on. We will try and give you a peek inside our regimen to get ready for our Hajj pilgrimage. (more…)
Day of Reflection
Peace and blessings to all. This is Hamza Abdullah writing my last blog for the Abdullah Brothers Ramadan Tour. Alhamdulillah (All praises are due to God). This Ramadan was the best Ramadan of my life. I am so fortunate and blessed in many ways. This was honestly, the easiest Ramadan I’ve had. Muslims are permitted to break their Fast while traveling, but we felt it a bit hypocritical if we designed this tour to speak to Fasting people, and we weren’t fasting. We asked Allah (God) to make it easy for us, and thats exactly what happened. We had an opportunity to visit different states and communities. We saw very large communities, and very small ones. But what all of these places had in common was Islam. (more…)
Day 30 – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Peace and blessings to all. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in for the Abdullah Brothers Ramadan Tour. From sea to shining sea. I now know what that means. We started in Southern California and made our way around the country, not knowing what the outcome of this trip would be. Now here we are, back in SoCal, with a sense of accomplishment. Not of personal accomplishment, but of a communal accomplishment. This trip is and was never about an individual. This trip was about a family. A community. A country. A society. A world. We have been praised for our trip, but I would like to deflect that praise. First, let’s give the praise to God. Alhamdulillah (All praises are due to God). And if we must praise someone, please praise all of the people that allowed us to come into their communities. (more…)
Day 29 – San Diego, CA
Peace and blessings to All. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in for the Abdullah Brothers Ramadan Tour. This is the last stop before we head home. It has been a rather interesting and rewarding trip. We spoke about purifying our hearts, wanting for our brother, what we want for ourselves and being united. It was the same message, just delivered a little differently at every stop. We tried to use wisdom and experience to relay the message well. A small strategy our brother Shaybah uses when he speaks to us. Shaybah resides in San Diego, and has done so for the last 5 years. He was adamant about San Diego being a tour stop. (more…)
Day 28 – Phoenix, AZ
Peace and blessings to All. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in for the Abdullah Brothers Ramadan Tour. This was an official homecoming for me. I knew it would be emotional, but I didn’t know to what extent. We started the day by treating a few patrons to lunch at Munchie’s cafe in Tempe. Every year, I try and do a get together with the people who follow me on twitter. There’s always one family I can count on to be there. Kunle and Tara Ransom. They’re the Die hard Cardinals fans, that don’t go too far. They keep it cordial, and they’re very respectful. They have the cutest kids too. I think the youngest one is straight on me though. He never wants to give me a high 5. LOL. (more…)
Day 27 – Silver City, NM
Peace and blessings to All. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in for the Abdullah Brothers Ramadan Tour. I know there are three things that come to your mind when you read the title. First, where the heck is Silver City, New Mexico? Second, Why the heck did they go to Silver City? Third, Are there any Muslims in Silver City? The answers are: Silver City is in the southwestern region of New Mexico, our brothers go to school here, and yes there are Muslims. Three that I know of. Yep, my family, to my knowledge, are the only Muslims in Silver City. Where some see obstacles, I see opportunity. (more…)
Day 26 – Lubbock, TX
Peace and blessings to All. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in for the Abdullah Brothers Ramadan Tour. I am very grateful for the city of Lubbock. This is the home of Texas Tech University. And the former home, of my alma mater Washington State University’s, Football Coach. Mike Leach is a great coach, and God willing he can get our program back to national prominence. As we go around the country visiting different Masjid’s one question always comes up: What’s the state of Islam in America? Our response might be shocking, Islam in America is doing very well. Where we can get better, is by connecting communities. This is one Ummah. Once we as Muslims start doing that, Islam will be back to National Prominence. (more…)
Day 25 – Dallas, TX
Peace and blessings to All. This is Hamza Abdullah checking in for the Abdullah Brothers Ramadan Tour. First and foremost I would like to say thank you to everyone reading this now, and to anyone who has read one of our entries. We truly appreciate you spending your time with us. At times I feel as though this is a very selfish trip for me. I am benefitting so much, and I just want to make sure someone else is as well. We are in the last few nights of Ramadan, which means the Tour is almost over. It is a bitter sweet feeling when I think of the last few days. Sweet because I get to see my family after such a long time away, but bitter because, I enjoy meeting all these wonderful people. During the last 10 nights of Ramadan, I pray we all take advantage of this blessed season. The good deeds are readily available, and we need to accept every opportunity. (more…)
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