Nazim Mangera – Muslim Spotlight WNY Muslims

			My
		

			name is Nazi mangira. I'm the Imam
at the Islamic Society of Niagara
		

			Frontier, and I have a master's in
Arabic, Master's in Islamic
		

			Studies, and I recently completed
my Mufti course, and that's
		

			considered to be a master's in
Islamic jurisprudence. And
		

			Alhamdulillah, right now I'm
currently studying for my PhD in
		

			Islamic studies. So at the age of
13, I migrated, I can say
		

			migrated, or I moved from Toronto,
Canada to Dewsbury, England, and
		

			that's where I went to complete my
Islamic scholar course. I
		

			memorized the Quran there, and
also I completed my Islamic
		

			education there.
		

			That was the best decade of my
life, and as well as the worst,
		

			the best, because I memorized the
Quran and I acquired the Islamic
		

			knowledge and became Islamic
scholar, and I became an imam.
		

			Once I moved from Toronto, Canada
to Buffalo, it was a bit difficult
		

			because I didn't know anybody in
the community. Once, we initially
		

			got used to the community and the
Muslims here and non Muslims alum,
		

			we've had a wonderful time here. I
had the opportunity to visit many
		

			masjids and many churches and
synagogues and places where we
		

			have interfaith events. So in
these events, many non Muslims
		

			would come and talk to me and ask
me and pose this question, that,
		

			is there any book out there on the
teachings of Prophet Muhammad? Is
		

			there any book out there which I
can learn about the etiquette
		

			which is taught by Prophet
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa
		

			sallam, there was a demand and
there was a need, and eventually I
		

			decided to fulfill that need and
to take care of that demand. So I
		

			wrote this book, a gift for every
human being, 100 inspirational
		

			sayings of Prophet Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and I
		

			compiled 100 inspirational sayings
of the Prophet Muhammad,
		

			sallAllahu, alayhi wa sallam. The
book has been received wonderfully
		

			by Muslims as well as non Muslims,
and it was so difficult going
		

			through hundreds and 1000s of
Hadith, compiling the book and
		

			also writing the commentary, also
sacrificing a lot of time for my
		

			family and not fulfilling their
rights as much as I wanted to
		

			inshaAllah through this many
people will benefit from the book.
		

			One thing I can advise the Muslims
here in North America and
		

			especially in our communities,
that we need to frequent the
		

			masjid as much as possible. We
need to come and visit the house
		

			of Allah subhanho wa Taala as much
as possible. The more we are
		

			connected with the masjid, the
more we are attached with the
		

			masjid, the more we'll be revived,
and the more we'll be strong in
		

			our faith and religion. With
respect to our children, I feel
		

			that as Muslim parents, we are not
imparting enough knowledge to
		

			them, and also we're not attaching
them to their religion and their
		

			Masjid as much as possible. So we
need to realize this and to make
		

			sure that the religion of Islam
remains in our progeny in the
		

			future.
		

			All.