I’ m writing on behalf of our beloved esteem muazin of lakewood estate johannesburg.

Firstly i wouldlike to start off by taking a moment to acknowledge his twelve years of istiqaamat and passion for this noble position that he still holds despite everything that he has been through, he still shows a constant smile and positive attitude no matter what halaat he’s going through in his life. And I mention this because of an incident that occurred two years ago when he met up into a motorcycle accident.it was a cold winters morning and his was doing his morning routine that he has being doing for over a decade, but that morning was different.

On that jummah morning that read -1 degrees he took a fardh ghusl in cold water because he did not have a geyser where he was living for more than a decade, and as he was riding to the masjid in the cold whilst still not being completely dry, the cold got to him to a point where movement is limited.As he approaches what seems to be a yellow traffic light through his misted visor,he rams into the back of a taxi at full speed, that had its hazards on (posed as a traffic light through the blurry helmet visor).

As his bike gets stuck under the vehicle our beloved muazin is nowhere to be seen for fajr azaan only to be notified later on that he had met up into an accident and was left on the side of the road,cold and in pain. Few saaties from the masjid called an ambulance and rushed him to Baragwanath hospital where as expected, received government assistance unfortunately.

Our beloved Tauha waited in the waiting room from ishraaq right until zohr before they could see to his broken three fingers, multiple wounds  and severe knee injury. But despite all the agony and suffering he was going through even then he spoke about Allah and Allahs plan and how this is his job to give azaan everyday, words that really filled our eyes with tears.  Alhamdulillah after 8 weeks in hospital and three operations later, our muazzin was finally discharged and back home, But this time it was a bit different.

After seeing the halaat of his living arrangements (x1 5m2 room; x1 2m2 approx) that him, his wife and 2 kids lived in for 10 years the community came together to purchase a house and new bike for him and his finally. I’m sure we can all imagine the excitement the family felt when they seen what Allah swt had planned for them in the future, from the wife having a kitchen and hot water for the first time to the children running up and down in their yard, It was  truly an amazing feeling to see the family off into their new home and new life.

It took one year for Tauha to recover from the accident and get back to doing what he loves,but despite still being unable to properly read salaah and work like he used to, Tauha’s ability to connect with both kids and elderly has made a lasting impression to everyone.

One of Tauha’s duas that he always requested hajjis who have returned from their umrah trip is that they should make dua that one day when he gets money then Allah swt must take him for umrah. We hope our beloved muazzin’s dua gets accepted, because we know it’s not money health or free time that takes a person but rather it’s an invitation from Allah!!

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