1. A Great Muslim American Hero
Hakeem Olajuwon Sworn In into the Basketball Hall of Fame
On Monday April 7, 2008, my son pertained to me with breaking with excitement and
beaming with happiness. He announced with fantastic satisfaction that Hakeem Olajuwon
had been accepted right into the Basketball Hall of Popularity. This twelve year old child who
is actually stressed with basketball and invests as much time outside of school as feasible
involved in either playing, watching or finding out more concerning this sporting activity was
so elevated with this information and with excellent factor. In this nation, in these times when
Islam as well as being Muslim has actually been so misunderstood and also misstated, and
also in many circumstances bastardized, it is such a honored moment for all Muslims, and
particularly Muslims in the United States. Hakeem Olajuwon, was not simply a fantastic
basketball player, he was far more than that. He personified and lived the Islamic confidence
for all to see as well as honestly. During Ramadan he would certainly fast also if there was a
game, and he would play in the basketball video game while fasting.
Hakeem Olajuwon, was not always so passionate, very early in his job he was typically
belligerent and would certainly enter into heated disputes with authorities as well as other
gamers. However in 1991 he altered as he came to be much more spiritual and also
transformed his attention more to his faith.
On March 9, 1991, he changed his name to the proper Arabic spelling, stating, "I'm not
changing the spelling of my name, I'm remedying it".] He later on recalled, "I examined the
Qur' an on a daily basis. In the house, at the mosque ... I would review it in airplanes, prior to
games as well as after them. I was absorbing the faith and also learning new meanings each
time I turned a page. I didn't meddle the faith, I gave myself over to it." Olajuwon was still
acknowledged as one of the league's elite facilities regardless of his stringent observation of
Ramadan (e.g., avoiding food and also beverage during daytime hours for concerning a
month), which occurred during virtually every season of his career. Olajuwon was noted as
often playing far better during the month, as well as in 1995 he was called NBA Player of the
Month in February, even though Ramadan began on the 1st of February of that year. He
additionally gained acknowledgment for his gamesmanship as well as his charitable quests.
In 1994, after obtaining his MVP award, he talked at the ISNA (Islamic Society of North
America) Convention. He is a hero to numerous Muslim youth throughout the USA.(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon).
Amongst beauty salon and titles are: 2 times NBA champion (1994, '95).
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3. 2 times NBA Finals MVP (1994, '95), NBA MVP (1994 ), 2 time Protective Gamer of Year
(1993, '94), 6 time All-NBA First Group (1987, '88, '89, '93, '94, '97), 3 time All-NBA Secondly
Group (' 86, '90, '96), 3 time All-NBA Third Team (1991, '95, '99),5 time All-Defensive First
Group (' 87, '88, '90, '93, '94),12 time All-Star.
Olympic gold medalist (1996 ).
It is such a remarkable minute for Muslims in the USA as well as especially for our kids that
this fantastic American athlete, is someone that embodies as well as has actually shown so
much for them to respect as a good example, as a great athlete and an excellent Muslim.
I am a legal representative that is presently not working but is enjoying increasing my 2 boys
and also freelance writing.
My website is [http://www.americanmuslimah01.blogspot.com] As Musim American women,
we have much to state and also supply. We are not as the media and other factions have
propogated to tags us as oppressed and seeking being freed due to the controls of extreme
faith. Islam, as a matter of fact embodies the liberating and also equipping civil liberties as
well as respect which took western world centuries after that, to recognize. This is our voice
as Muslim women as well as American ladies. United States Politics, Quran and also Hadith,
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