The only advantage to having my name misspelled on my passport was I never got stopped at immigration. Like most things, I blame my parents. Unlike most things, it really was down to them. Actually, it was down to them, and the Tabligh Jamaat.*
See, when I was born, and they were deciding names, my dad asked a chap from the Tabligh what should I be called?
“Musab is a good name, after a companion of the Prophet”
Yes, agreed my Father, except the fathead at the agency where they registered my birth misspelled it. Today, it has been rectified, and a nice lawyer has made me Musab, legal and official (in triplicate).
Of course, it means I am more likely to be stopped by and join the masses who feel the ‘Flying While Muslim‘ phenomenon. But, its a small price to pay for having consistency.
Because this album contains the track 'You know my name (look up the number) which is actually quite inappropriate as I don't want you looking up my number. Seriously. Mail me.
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* Just for the record, I have no issues with the Tabligh Jamaat, as one of the worlds largest Muslim groups, I would be silly to start a declaring any issues I had with the Tabligh Jamaat, they would not leave me alone. I have done my time and that is all I will say on the matter**
** Oh bother, its 11.35 pm, and I can’t resist. Okay, here is my idea. I want the Tabligh to introduce a seventh point: FUN. Oh bother, I have said too much. And now you know my real name too. This warrants a post or two in itself, I have baggage to unload.
They used to have a 7th point you know… It was about renouncing unnecessary things. They gave it up later because it proved to be too difficult for the new comers.(ppl usually don’t like resisiting their nafs. especially when it comes to stuff like telly n eating junk food..)
As for fun… Some ppl might consider working for the sake of Allah and bringing the ppl back to the deen as…well, fun. The real rewards await for us in Jannah (and it’s a lot more fun there than it is here),
The ppl in TJ who r uptight, not “fun” and have no mercy towards the others r the ppl who never got what TJ was about. Unfrotunately this goes for most of the TJ’s…
Wow, I read that as Flying White Muslim. Conjured up a host of amusing mental images. HOO CHAAAAH!