I traveled the world n I visited Muslims community anywhere I can...
There was a beautiful San Diego Mosque, small tight community mostly African American. I was embraced when I chanced upon it, one beautiful Saturday n had many chances to hang with themn even get to stay with some of them beautiful kind hearted souls.
They also have classes where they group together n ponder not just the Holy Quran but also empowering books like Napoleon Hill. Together they grown not just in faith but also in other aspects of life.
In Argentina, there were Quranic classes. And some hang n eat n drink mate together, sipping from the same container. And discuss about life.
In Korea, during Ramadan, there were free iftar n sahoor food cooked from the mosque.
And some locals actually brought boiled sweet potatoes n eggs from home to share with those who solat tahajjud n sahoor together. Though challenges in communicating n broken English here n there, we r able to have a grasp of each others' life n stories.
There are many more stories.. That empower us Muslims to be knit closer to our faith n community n grow together harmoniously.
What have u done in your life that empower u to stay open n grow in positive light? For me, alhamdulillah is travel.