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QRC 2007 by Kasid Naeem & Tahir Malik
At the QRC people from all cities come. The feeling of Brotherhood elevates because people from different parts of the United States come here. The bonds of friendship are made before anybody even makes contact. Old friends talk, while new ones get to know each other. This is truly a marvelous experience. I am but one person, but I have talked with others about how they feel, what is it like for them, and have they formed bonds of friendships with others.
I (Kasid Naeem) interviewed a man named Khuram Khan Sahib from South Carolina. This is the fourth time he’s come to this event, so he doesn’t have much new information. He did say “This is a great experience, even after experiencing it times before. But this is the first time in Houston, TX, so it is a bit more new.” I talked to him a little bit more. He had also told me that he couldn’t think of ANY improvements. There was an improvement that he liked; it didn’t bother him before we started this. We had taped a huge piece of paper in the mosque. You were allowed to write suggestions or improvements for the event.
I (Tahir Malik) interviewed Bilal Rana sahib of Detroit, Michigan. He loved everything that happened here. The diversity, the Mosque, the lessons; they are the best so far. He says that there are so many different types of people here, he’s happy. The fact that people of different races can band together under the banner of Islam and Allah is great. Though he was tired, the spirit of brotherhood kept him going.
You have to know that I (Tahir Malik) didn’t want to come here. Hey wait!!!! Yeah I came here reluctantly, but in the end I’ll have to thank my Dad for bringing me to this QRC. It is filled with so many activities that I could have picked any of them and still not be bored. Unfortunately, I found that I missed a lot of the sessions. I mean I went into the mosque right when they called for Salat. Oh well, my loss. But at least I found the spirit of brotherhood, something you can’t miss; you receive it right when you walk through those doors, and feel it throughout your entire body.
I (Kasid Naeem) for one just came across something people probably don’t even remember, the very old MKA newspaper, made in the 1970s. I read through it a bit, did you know some people in the newspaper are walking on the grounds where I am right now? “It’s just like repeating history” Bilal Rana says. I completely agree with him, I was amazed with the articles in the newspaper. Maybe one day we can get the paper on the internet for all people to see. It even had pictures of Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (ra). We could refine the newspaper, start small and get articles in our city newspapers, and then hopefully (inshallah) we can have our own newspaper delivered throughout the entire world.
But anyway, right now Tahir Malik just interviewed Sadr Khuddamal Ahmadiyya, Faheem Younus Qureshi Sahib. Here’s what he said about the QRC: “E-mails and talking on the phones can’t compare to actually meeting my Brothers today.” He thought the experience for him was great and inspiring. He made new friends and felt spiritual elevation. Sadr Sahib felt that meeting everyone in person is the best way to meet. The pictures of their smiling faces will be embedded in your minds forever (at least until you grow old). But, the spirit of brotherhood will always stay with us.
In conclusion, this is the first QRC we’ve both experienced. It’s amazing how everyone just comes and we all just meet face to face all happy. We are all brothers, and when we all get to together, whether it is a Jalsa, Ijtema, or the QRC, we all have a great time, and experience the spirit of brotherhood.
May Allah enable us to invoke his blessings and keep the spirit of brotherhood alive.
Inshallah
Jazakullah
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