The Al-Huda Family Eid: Did You have this Much Fun?
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Title: The Al-Huda Family Eid: Did You have this Much Fun?
Created on: Tue Jan 29 11:01:37 -0500 2008
Updated on: Tue Jan 29 11:01:37 -0500 2008
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Abstract: ... sisters followed the schedule, going from house to house every hour, with a half-hour transition period between visits. At the end of the day there was a grand finale ‘Al-Hude Family Eid’ party. at Ibrahim Shafi's house. There were a total of 10 Al-Huda staff homes visited, and each visit averaged about 35 to 40 participants! Games, meals, streamers, balloons, candy bags, and brotherhood and sisterhood tailed everyone that participated. During one of the visits, a brother stood up and addressed those present by saying, "Ever since we reverted to Islam, we have never been invited to an Asian home or an Arab home." He glanced around, "But today, there are so many countries represented here during this ‘Al-Hude Family Eid’. This is the Islam we were taught about. This is the way it should be. This is the best Eid of my life!" The following day, another brother held my hand and sincerely said, "I have never seen so much love, brotherhood and sacrifice as I saw yesterday and all Ramadan long at Al-Huda." One mother had made arrangements with her children's father that they would spend Eid with him. She, like many other Muslims, had prepared for the sadness that comes on Eid when one is alone. This Eid however, sisters crammed into her minivan and together they all bounced from home to home, following other cars for directions. At one point, there was a six-car entourage following one another, hazard lights flashing on each car to reach the next home. Someone could have mistaken the entourage for a funeral procession. Nay, it was an Eid procession! One sister in the entourage needed gas and all six cars flooded the gas station lot. Onlookers gaped at the sea of women wearing hijab; there was no time to feel lonely. She said that day, "This is the happiest Eid of my life! I am having so much fun!" While at the different homes, the brothers played a variety of icebreakers; one of the games they played was that every brother in the circle had to say 3 statements about themselves, one of them being untrue. Then it was up to the gathering to pick which statement was the incorrect one. One of the brothers stated, "I like Brother Basil." And all erupted laughing, saying, "That's the lie!" Brother Basil replied, "It's the lie because he... [Full Article...]
