Trip report: Reviving the Islamic Spirit 2005

Here is a brief overview of the excellent time we had at the amazing Reviving the Islamic Spirit event in Toronto, Canada. We had a great time at our booth (especially since the organizers were so gracious to upgrade us to a better location!). We were impressed with the local Canadian community. We were also surprised to meet some fellow Muslims and non-Muslims from the US. One highlight was when a brother informed us that he was ready to take his shahada (testimony of faith) and become a Muslim. Another highlight was meeting and having a meal with Raihan. Not only they fantastic artistes but also wonderful human beings. They were humble and kind. It was an honor to have met pioneers in Islamic media. Even our friends, Native Deen, recognized Raihan for being the forerunners in the current generation of Islamic artistes. And of course, we also had the blessed opportunity to be with our beloved teachers, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir.

Other notable scholars we met include:

Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah - it was under guidance and Shaykh Hamza that our new friend took his shahada. Shaykh Abdullah conducted several sessions of beneficial lectures in the Convention as well as the Knowledge Retreat.
Dr. Zakir Naik - we were blessed to have sat with Dr. Zakir for a brief moment.

Shaykh Mohammad Jebril - another brief encounter with a world famous Quran reciter.
Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq - another brief encounter but we have heard so much about him, we had to meet him and extend our salaam from the Bay Area community.

Shaykh Abdullah Adhami - What a wonderful and humble person. He has been a great influence ever since we heard him on the Sacrifices CD. A must buy!

Dr. Abdul Hakim Jackson - It was a tremendous honor to meet such a prolific scholar.

Other people we met:

Native Deen - as mentioned above. We had met earlier at the Virginia Minara Program, so it was good to see them again.

Sami Yusuf - check out his new album here.
Moez Masoud - our dear friend said we had to meet him. So we did. He’s cool.

We also met up with friends from Meem Music, Ihya Foundation, SunniPath. We also made some new friends!

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