Masaajidka Khaalid

[Aaliyyah]

^^amiin ya alaah..

 

odayaashan ceeb moyane umada wax kale uma kordhin...ilaahow astur!!!

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Horta mid koowaad, the Soomaali masaajid in Koronto uguma horeynin waxaan camal inay ka dhacaan. Issues like this is not uncommon. Power struggle, as the basis is, is at everywhere, including holy places. It is a primal human nature.

 

Each respective masaajid in West in general, and if I am liberated to say in Koronto particular since I had seen plenty in here, have a particular competing groups -- be it political or ideological -- at any given time. Some are tighly controlled. For example, go to Taariiq [Taric] masaajid in this city, a Libya-financed large masaajid, but a one since day is managed by very few, interlinked men. You cannot meddle any minor issue about that masaajid, or otherwise you will see kabahaaga banaanka laguu soo dhigay.

 

And about masaajidka Khaalid, there should now be some clarifications: It is not now, on the surface, a qabiil or qabyaalad issue as some allege. Only supporters of the vying groups link it into that since the controlling group now largely happens to be a single clan. So it was not hard to make that link, especially Soomaalida and their clan conspiracies being but a simple.

 

It was a financial mismanagement and a bitter disagreement about a future large project, which then rose into personal bickering and disliking of one another. There is also another issue long ago soo socotay, about an ideological differences: the two so-called Salafis, who control Khaalid, breaking into two -- "Salafi Jadiid" becoming an offshoot. That started in back 2003.

 

What is more sadder was the fact police in la iskugu yeero. Several times la iskugu wacay in the last few months, infront of the praying congregants. It was shameful humiliation and may have continued had not the judge in the case ruled out everyone can pray there, without disruption, disturbance or police calling.

 

This masaajid should have been a model for us, being the first large project Soomaalis were united and supported in West undertook in late '90s, costing millions. It was a masaajid built from ground.

[Centurion]

Like you say, this is not the only Somali mosque where our qabiil conscious has caused real conflicts. Indeed, my local somali mosque has had the same problem.

 

 

Alas, narrow minded (and more often than not, unqualified) individuals are elected to these 'boards' in order to satisfy every qabiil. And as the board itself is based on qabiil, every issue will then be decided, executed and supported along clan lines.

Too much emphasis is put on qabiil, and not enough on individual merit. Institutionalisation of qabiil is never the right answer.

[Legend of Zu]

Kolay Salafiyah uguma horaynin inay imaam masaajid u diidaan...i remember some events that took place back at home where they used to say "Masaajidyo ayaa la xoraynayaa". intaas ka dib waxaan islahaa that was just a product of the infancy of the saxwah, never have i imagined this kinda of behaviour would still be practised.

 

Salaamaat

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Aaden and Co. did not apparently win their quiet coup successfully at masaajid after all -- the civilian judge rendered his decision earlier this week, giving a one month time frame those who control masaajid now to cede and hand power back to pre-coup Board, SISCA, which was [and is] controlled by the other litigious adversary, led by Sh. Bashiir Shiil and Abuukar.

 

Will this judge's decision make the little power struggle officially be over, since especially appeal is not allowed?

 

Will be seen to remain.

[Aaliyyah]

I am glad this case came to an end, or so we hope.