QA: A Gift from a Colleague

Had iftar with Bahgat, his wife Mervat and our colleague, Ahmed at Al-Bandar Restaurant. Al-Bandar Restaurant used to be by the gulf along the Corniche. However it was demolished as part of Doha beautification project. Now, it has reopened at Souq Waqif along side other restaurants. I heard that the one and only Malaysian restaurant, "Seri Kebaya" to open there as well. "Seri Kebaya" is part of the Malaysian Kitchen programme franchise and plan to open on after Eid.

Thank you Bahgat, Mervat and Ahmed for the iftar and the gift. It is beautiful... something to remind me about Qatar :-))











~ MT @ Qatar
~~ Souq Waqif, D0ha

~ To Travel Is To Discover Oneself ~

QA: Have this ever happened to you?

When you are praying jamaah at the mosque (be it Friday prayer or otherdaily prayers), have you ever be in the saf next to someone who cannot stand still? Scratching here and there, moving his feet (sometimes step on yr toe), tilting his head left and right... and even worse, checking the handphone to see who is calling (?????)

This really disturbs me...

~ MT @ Qatar
~~ Bin Mahmoud, D0ha

~ To Travel Is To Discover Oneself ~

QA: After three years.. well almost

In yesterday's newspaper, there was a small article inviting non-Arabic speaking Muslims to join congregation for Friday prayer at FANAR (Qatar Cultural Islamic Center). I went there with Zal for Friday prayer and this is my first Friday prayer in Qatar where the sermon is delivered in English. We reached there around 11:30am (right after Zuhr azan) and the place is already jam-packed with people. Met couple of Malaysians there.

Today's sermon is about knowledge. The importance of knowledge for Muslims and how Muslims should utilise the availaibility of infrastructure and technology to gain more knowledge. It was delivered by Bro Bilal Philips, a Jamaican Canadian who now resides in Qatar.

At last, my Friday prayer will be different.. hopefully FANAR will organize this every week rather than once a month...

~ MT@ Qatar
~~ Souq Faleh, D0ha

~ To Travel Is To Discover Oneself ~