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Darul Qur'an annual summer camp to the Okanagan Valley
8-17-2022
Alhamdulillah with the help of Allah, Shaykh Oves and Shaykh Anees of Darul Qur'an Institute of Islamic Studies once again organized its annual summer camp to the Okanagan Valley. We organized this camping trip for our students. We drove 5 hours towards the BC interior and on the way we made stops along the highways next to beautiful rivers where students enjoyed getting their feet wet and enjoyed the magnificent scenery! Once we reached our campsite that was nestled between a hill and a river, the students were taught to set up their campsites, setup tents and then we had burgers and hot dogs for lunch. Afterwards, the students would go for a cool swim in the lake. We ended the days with BBQ chicken for dinner and s'mores before praying Isha and sleeping!
In the mornings after praying Fajr everyone had breakfast enjoying eggs made to order, tea, hot chocolate, pancakes, and Nutella sandwiches. Afterwards the students went hiking, rock climbing, go-karting, playing mini-golf, climbing high ropes and other fun activities. We also went boating on a large party boat and had a delicious lunch of burgers and hotdogs on the boat followed by swimming in the lake and finally some fishing!
After lunch we would have amazing games of baseball, football, volleyball, cricket, go swimming in the lake and water balloon fights! By evening, the students ended their day with dinner, s'mores, ice cream and praying Isha.
On the final morning after praying Fajr and having breakfast, the students packed up, cleaned their campsites and prepared for their journey home. Alhamdulillah, the students had an amazing time! During the days of camping the students prayed all 5 daily Salah, listened to short speeches and remembered Allah. During the entire trip, the students remained occupied and busy enjoying the outdoors.
Shaykh Oves, Shaykh Anees and the staff of Darul Qur'an Institute believe that we are fortunate to live in Canada that is full of natural beauty and we should enjoy it by exploring the great outdoors while remembering and thanking Allah.
As Allah mentions in the Holy Qur'an:
Say: "Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation; so will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has power over all things.
(Surah Al-‘Ankabut, 20)
We do this to remind ourselves that learning Islam is not just about studying books, but also includes new experiences, sharing and learning new ideas, remembering Allah and His beloved Prophet peace be upon him, strengthening bonds between students and teachers in a fun and relaxing environment, and to create happy memories that will last a lifetime.
May Allah reward the community for their Duaas and support and the following volunteers for joining us and their assistance:
Br Tahir Sattar
Br Saad Shaikh
May Allah accept our humble efforts, Aameen.
M. Oves Wahab and M. Anees Wahab
Darul Qur’an Institute of Islamic Studies
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