isna 2009 winner: nimat baig

congratulations to nimat baig of silver spring, md who won the 2009 isna - javanni contest!
nimat has been sent a FREE white kaffiya shirt as her prize.

nimat guessed the exact number of jolly ranchers (132) in a jar at the javanni booth.

team javanni would like to thank all who participated in the contest and for all the support.
we look forward to seeing you in chicago at isna 2010!

look for our website www.javanni.net to be updated with the latest t-shirts from isna.

thanks and ramadhan kareem!

isna 2007

iA javanni will be at the isna 2007 convention!
we will have a fresh stock of newly designed short and long sleeved original javanni t-shirts.
come stop by the javanni booth# 1412 at the rosemont convention center from friday august 31st through sunday september 2nd.

a lil quiz

in da spirit of quizzes, here is one i thought you might enjoy!

1. 24 H in a D (i.e. 24 Hours in a Day)
2. 26 L of the A
3. 7 D of the W
4. 7 W of the W
5. 12 S of the Z
6. 66 B of the B
7. 52 C in a P (WJs)
8. 13 S in the USF
9. 18 H on a G C
10. 39 B of the O T
11. 5 T on a F
12. 90 D in a R A
13. 3 B M (S H T R)
14. 32 is the T in D F at which W F
15. 15 P on a R T
16. 3 W on a T
17. 100 C in a R
18. 11 P on a F (S) T
19. 12 M in a Y
20. 13=UFS
21. 8 T on an O
22. 29 D in F in a L Y
23. 27 B in the N T
24. 365 D in a Y
25. 13 L in a B D
26. 52 W in a Y
27. 9 L of a C
28. 60 M in an H
29. 23 P of C in the H B
30. 64 S on a C B
31. 9 P in S A
32. 6 B to an O in C
33. 1000 Y in a M
34. 15 M on a D M C

HATERATION

my whole life i've been told and encouraged to be a "good muslim." from my parents taking me to sunday school, to supporting my habit of going to the masjid, etc, my folks have made religion a central theme in my life.
but the support wasn't just coming from my parents, it came from all sorts of friends, family, extended family, fellow masjid goers, and (at times) even non-muslims. one thing is for sure, growing up, there was never a shortage of support for doing good...and being a practicing muslim.

recently, i've made a decision to make some changes to my appearance (in accordance to the teachings of islam). i've let my beard grow out (a bit) and started rolling up my pants (nothing in my opinion, too drastic). i figured changing the outside is relatively easy...and will hopefully bring about inward changes, something i've found quite difficult.

but it seems like times have changed for the worse. everyone and there mom has started the HATERATION. close friends and family have made my beard a central issue. i suddenly feel ostracized for doing something mandated by the shariah (islamic law). is my beard that big of a deal, seriously? masses of people have beards longer, shaggier, and far less groomed than mine, are they faced with the same sort of criticism and scrutiny?

i guess the difficulty i'm faced with is nothing compared to what the pious predecessors had to deal with. perhaps, i'm internalizing things to a degree greater than what is necessary. oh well, hopefully i won't change, but the people will come around...or at least stop the HATERATION.

new website!

the dawn of a new era
www.javanni.net
it's finally up...hopefully we will be adding stuff soon :)

a year ago today, allah took my father.

may Allah bless him, forgive him, have mercy on him, make his grave from amongst that gardens of paradise, may He make his questioning easy, and enter him, by His mercy, into the highest place in paradise.
and may Allah give his entire family patience until they are reunited in jannah. Allahumma Aameen.

Mosharraf Qaadri, January 1, 1939 - August 15, 2005.

i can't believe an entire year has gone by.

leave of absence

i'd like to say i haven't been posting due to some great world travels. unfortun. no such luck. i've just been lazy about blogging, no other reason, i'm not going to lie to you.

well...i'm back..it's been a while...but have a lot on my mind.

cheers