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Technology… in a mosque

Posted by Zaheer Razack on June 29th, 2009

SunniPath is the vanguard of combining religion and technology. A funny thing happened a few days ago. I was reading a dua at a remote mosque. I didn’t have it memorized so I was reading along with a recording on my iphone. A five to six year old Palestinian girl came up to me and pointed at the iphone and said, “Aysh hadha (what’s that)?” I responded, a telephone. Thinking I was reading Quran, she continued her inquiry, “You’re reading Quran on a telephone?” Laughingly, I tried my best to explain, “No, no. It’s also an electronic device as well that can play Quran and I read along.” With a look of amazement on her face she blurted, “Are you talking to Allah on a telephone?” I thought about it and I guess I was since I was making dua and using an iphone. It was a bit of a reach but I didn’t want to disappoint her. “Yup.” Her eyes got bigger. “Can I try?” I shrugged my shoulders and put the headphones on her. “Ya Allah, bidee diraja (O Allah, I want a bicycle).”

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Ibna Akif
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June 29th, 2009 at 8:36 am

salam,
Cute.
Do we know who this girl is? Can we buy her a bike?
At least she understands [b]Who[/b] to ask.

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Zaheer Razack on Talking to Allah on an iPhone
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June 29th, 2009 at 10:30 pm

[...] SunniPath Blog – » Technology… in a mosqueSunniPath is the vanguard of combining religion and technology. A funny thing happened a few days ago. I was reading a dua at a remote mosque. I didn’t have it memorized so I was reading along with a recording on my iphone. A five to six year old Palestinian girl came up to me and pointed at the iphone and said, “Aysh hadha (what’s that)?” I responded, a telephone. Thinking I was reading Quran, she continued her inquiry, “You’re reading Quran on a telephone?” Laughingly, I tried my best to explain, “No, no. It’s also an electronic device as well that can play Quran and I read along.” With a look of amazement on her face she blurted, “Are you talking to Allah on a telephone?” I thought about it and I guess I was since I was making dua and using an iphone. It was a bit of a reach but I didn’t want to disappoint her. “Yup.” Her eyes got bigger. “Can I try?” I shrugged my shoulders and put the headphones on her. “Ya Allah, bidee diraja (O Allah, I want a bicycle).” [...]

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Zaheer Razack on Talking to Allah on an iPhone :SeekersDigest
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June 29th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

[...] SunniPath Blog – » Technology… in a mosqueSunniPath is the vanguard of combining religion and technology. A funny thing happened a few days ago. I was reading a dua at a remote mosque. I didn’t have it memorized so I was reading along with a recording on my iphone. A five to six year old Palestinian girl came up to me and pointed at the iphone and said, “Aysh hadha (what’s that)?” I responded, a telephone. Thinking I was reading Quran, she continued her inquiry, “You’re reading Quran on a telephone?” Laughingly, I tried my best to explain, “No, no. It’s also an electronic device as well that can play Quran and I read along.” With a look of amazement on her face she blurted, “Are you talking to Allah on a telephone?” I thought about it and I guess I was since I was making dua and using an iphone. It was a bit of a reach but I didn’t want to disappoint her. “Yup.” Her eyes got bigger. “Can I try?” I shrugged my shoulders and put the headphones on her. “Ya Allah, bidee diraja (O Allah, I want a bicycle).” [...]

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Written by:
Hector C.
Posted on:
June 29th, 2009 at 11:15 pm

Mashalla I love the innocence of children :)

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Direct Line to God « Minaretmuse
Posted on:
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 am

[...] with God – you don’t need to dial via a priest or saint. This little girl on Sunnipath takes that idea to the next level.  “SunniPath is the vanguard of combining religion and [...]

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Talking to Allah « amee al-faqeer
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July 3rd, 2009 at 12:56 am

[...] Source: SunniPath Blog [...]

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Written by:
Shaimaa
Posted on:
July 4th, 2009 at 6:47 am

That is so adorable!! Allah ‘alal bara’a Allah! (How beautiful is her innocence, how beautiful!)

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Written by:
Asra
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July 5th, 2009 at 5:46 am

Awww masha’Allah, that’s soo adorable! Ya khalilleee! I hope she gets her bicycle insha’Allah ameen!

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Vanessa Fatima
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August 3rd, 2009 at 9:18 pm

mash’Allah that is so adorable.