Jake from State Farm
We pro xalimo all 2019
did the masjids that you guys went to a lot growing up as a child have stuff you could do besides listen to lectures, read the quran, and pray.
the two main masjids i have gone to were in two different parts of texas that are in the DFW area
One has had an indoor basketball court which is indoor for the past 5 years i believe, before that it had an outdoor basketball court. it even had a big field that was availble for the asians to play cricket. in irving texas.
the other masjid has had an outside court for a very long time. it built an outdoor court i believe around 2012. before that there were multiple hoop 10ft hoops in the parking lot. This was the one i mostly went to.
the second masjid i mentioned had a lot of somali youth that went there. in fact it was a major hang out spot for us on weekends. every saturday and sunday we would be at the masjid from 4PM to Isha. some kids were there earlier because they attended duqsi there.after isha we either went home or stayed for a little lecture than left.
parents would literally just drop the kids off at the masjid on the weekends, give them maybe like $5 just so they can go to the gas station, or the masjid store and buy some snacks for the day. times back then were pretty lit. play basketball, pray, listen to lectures, go home. simple times.
i would argue the recreational activies that were offered to the kids helped them stay away from joining gangs, and etc. its a pretty positive thing. of course we might have a few, but a majority turned out pretty well.
the two main masjids i have gone to were in two different parts of texas that are in the DFW area
One has had an indoor basketball court which is indoor for the past 5 years i believe, before that it had an outdoor basketball court. it even had a big field that was availble for the asians to play cricket. in irving texas.
the other masjid has had an outside court for a very long time. it built an outdoor court i believe around 2012. before that there were multiple hoop 10ft hoops in the parking lot. This was the one i mostly went to.
the second masjid i mentioned had a lot of somali youth that went there. in fact it was a major hang out spot for us on weekends. every saturday and sunday we would be at the masjid from 4PM to Isha. some kids were there earlier because they attended duqsi there.after isha we either went home or stayed for a little lecture than left.
parents would literally just drop the kids off at the masjid on the weekends, give them maybe like $5 just so they can go to the gas station, or the masjid store and buy some snacks for the day. times back then were pretty lit. play basketball, pray, listen to lectures, go home. simple times.
i would argue the recreational activies that were offered to the kids helped them stay away from joining gangs, and etc. its a pretty positive thing. of course we might have a few, but a majority turned out pretty well.