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WEEKEND WITH SHAYKH DAOOD BUTT – Organized by Masjid Al-Salaam

7-25-2018

Masjid Al-Salaam & Education Center, Burnaby has organized the first ever weekend event in Lower Mainland from Friday, July 6th to Sunday July, 8th. The event was held in collaboration with Dawanet which include series of activities, lectures and workshops conducted by Shaykh Daood Butt.

Dawanet is Mississauga, Ontario based organization which specializes in creative methods of outreach and community development. Its mission is to connect and serve the community through empowerment, engagement and education. Arif Zia and Junaid Sohail from Dawanet also attended these events.

 One of Dawanet’s hallmark projects is a documentary titled “YOUR LAST WALK IN THE MOSQUE” which narrates the impact of brutal terrorist attack of January 2017 at a Quebec City mosque on the families and the entire community. It was first such attack at a place of worship on Canadian soil. This documentary was shown from coast to coast and was screened at Masjid Al Salaam in April 2018. 

Shaykh Daood Butt – do not require an introduction. However, in order to refresh our memory; the following are few facts:

Born and raised in Montreal; in 2002 he was nominated among Canada’s Top Graduates – and obtained degree in Automotive Technology. After becoming automotive engineer he decided to become spiritual engineer; and completed studies from Islamic University of Madina and obtained Master of Arts with Excellence in Islamic and Other Civilization.

He conducts regular youth program and counselling sessions in GTA, Ontario. He is well known for punctuality and time management and was awarded certificate for not being late from in a single class of Arabic diploma.

He is known for elegant dress code and enjoy car, perfumes and sunglasses. These days he spends more time flying because of his professional commitments and already taken 32 flights in first 6 months of 2018.

Event # 1 - Friday Khutbah – July 6th

The weekend event kick started with the Friday Khutbah where Shaykh Daood, emphasized the core theme of Masjid Al-Salaam and its ambience – a place of peace which welcome every one irrespective of ones colour, race, gender, belief, language and culture.

Shaykh explained the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) hadith, and its application in our day to day life; which was his first sermon to all people upon his arrival in Madina.

“O People! Feed the hungry, spread salaam, maintain your kind relationship, and pray at night while others are asleep; with this you shall enter Heaven in peace (Source –Al Bukhari). These are the golden rules for building our communities.

Event # 2 - Unity as Ummah – at Richmond Jamea Mosque on July 6

Shaykh Daood describes the current challenges faced by our families in particular and our community in British Columbia in general; and shared practical steps to manage those and build the bond of unity.

Masjd Al Salaam specially organized this session at Richmond Jamea Mosque with objective to strengthen the bond between communities in Richmond and Burnaby.

Event # 3 - Hangout with Youth – July 7

A youth only breakfast cum workshop was conducted by Shaykh Daood; where participants enjoyed a full course Canadian breakfast courtesy of Chef Hussain. Shaykh engaged the youth in various activities and provided platform for youth to discuss topics that are relevant to them.

Shaykh also explained the etiquettes of funeral prayers and at the end of session, all attended a funeral prayer at the Masjid.

More than 30 youths from Burnaby, Surrey and Tri city attended this workshop and express desire to have such sessions on an ongoing basis.

Event # 4 - Parenting and Our Legacy – July 7

This event was the pinnacle of weekend and; where Shaykh Daood captivated the audience with his talk on parenting approach and challenges for our community – and what legacy we are aiming to leave behind in the form of our next generation

Event # 5 - Sister’s Only Workshop – July 8 -  A breakfast workshop was held where Shaykh Daood discussed the skills and tools required for our sisters in present time and ways to polish those skills. The session was followed by Q&A sessions.

If you have missed these lectures then please check Masjid Al Salaam website http://org.thebcma.com/burnaby and You Tube Channel.

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Article Source: ALAMEENPOST.COM