Banu As-Sabiqoon(NY) vs. Banu Haqq(LA)

[Noor Syed]

Seminar-

LA: History of the Khulafa

NY: The Light of Guidance

Dates: November 3-5, 10-12

[Ammar AlShukry]

Nice!!

Noor this is sick...Daily updates!!

I just can't wait till we're an official tribe so we can no longer be called "Banu" ..

Out of all these tribes we're second only to Durbah

and even them we may get at...:D

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

Jazakullahu Khairun Br Noor,

Now we can always keep track of how far were in the lead http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon11.gif

[saifullah]

Nice!!!

It looks like if the LA crew have to step up their game a little. We need some competition over here.

And btw we're only second to Durah because half of the people registered for their class is from AS-SABIQOON!!!!

[Yassy]

woah, nice thread..

It looks like if the LA crew have to step up their game a little. We need some competition over here.

And btw we're only second to Durah because half of the people registered for their class is from AS-SABIQOON!!!! quoted for truth

[SiBgha_z]

Why is AsSabiqoon stuck at 59???

STEP IT UP AsSABIQOON!!!

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

Being Stuck @ 61 isnt any better...

61 DOWN, 200+ TO GO http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon6.gif


KEEP STEPPIN YA GAME !!!

[mostafa]

Nice!!!

It looks like if the LA crew have to step up their game a little. We need some competition over here.

And btw we're only second to Durbah because half of the people registered for their class is from AS-SABIQOON!!!!
Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,

For the record ... only 6 of the 77 students currently registered for Durbah's next seminar (The Code of Scholars) are from NY. But, be that as it may, you still appear to be far ahead of LA. Much talk, little to show for it. Not exactly what I was expecting, Mr. Zikria. ;)

[Ammar AlShukry]

70...

That's more like it...


Let's hit 80 by Friday..

[*Nusaybah*]

Come on Banu Haqq ~!!!
May Allah gives you victoryhttp://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

Keep on striving for the sake of Allah, and success is yours insha Allah!

Ameen

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

Come on Banu Haqq ~!!! May Allah gives you victoryhttp://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon14.gif
May Allahu AazaWajal give those most deserving Victory, May He, Subhana WaTaala grant it to the Qabeelah with the most Fear of Him, Sincerity to Him, and Motivation towards His Cause. May He Grant it to the ones which it will Benefit most & in turn Benefit their surroundings... Ameen Thuma Ameen Thuma Allahuma Ameen

[Ammar AlShukry]

No update today??

[Ammar]

70...

That's more like it...


Let's hit 80 by Friday..
Lets keep going NYC, 87!

[Ammar AlShukry]

Ammar...

What say you 110 by Monday??

I mean, it is a weekend..

[Ammar]

I dont work that hard over the weekends but i dunno abt the rest of the sabiqoon crew.

[Siraaj]

So which team is going to overcome the 225 bar set by Chicago for a first class kids?

Siraaj

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

So which team is going to overcome the 225 bar set by Chicago for a first class kids?Im taking that as sarcasm InshaAllah... http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif


¿Remember This? ...

61 DOWN, 200+ TO GO http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon6.gif

KEEP STEPPIN YA GAME !!!

LA, We weren't Joking! ... Consider Da Game STEPPED!!!
(WalaHawla WalaQoowata illa Billah)

[Siraaj]

Im taking that as sarcasm InshaAllah... http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif


¿Remember This? ...
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LA, We weren't Joking! ... Consider Da Game STEPPED!!!
(WalaHawla WalaQoowata illa Billah)

I took that as bravado - I meant, who's really serious about it? What's your target?

Siraaj

[Ammar AlShukry]

I took that as bravado - I meant, who's really serious about it? What's your target?

Siraaj
http://forums.almaghrib.org/showthread.php?p=163130#post163130


The goal at the moment is 240

[Siraaj]

http://forums.almaghrib.org/showthread.php?p=163130#post163130


The goal at the moment is 240

Heh, didn't see that, good stuff, I responded. New York - JUST BRING IT!

Siraaj

[abd4evr]

Asalaamu alaikum

Try and beat our unregistered record. haha.

Asalaamu alaikum

[Ammar AlShukry]

Seriously??

Are we never going to cross over 100??

What's the Deal NY...L.A. is quietly gaining ground and we're stagnant...


LETS DO THIS

[ummah13]

Wow, we already reached 54! Go LA!

Last time I checked we were in the 30's range.

Awesome. GO Banu Haqq!

[Mohammed Mana]

YEAH...THATS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT....LA RULES...NY DROOLES...
sabiqoons i love you 4 the sake of allah but i gotta say this is a far cry from your "awesome" promo...we are less than 20 behind...and inshallah our waves of knowledge will pick you up....
GO HAQQ....THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL!!

[Ammar AlShukry]

Looks like we got a race on our hands!!!


Welcome Back Banu Haqq...

But...I know for a fact that we havn't even kicked our game into high gear yet....


Ready??

[Hala]

Wow! Mashaa Allah, I don't think anyone saw that coming. Reminds me of what An-Nu'man ibn al Muqarrim did during the battle of Nahavand. Congratulations Banu Haqq!

[Siraaj]

Ah, and who will overcome the Chicago record kids? Who's going to push it over the top? NY's got the initial buzz and the winning promo behind 'em, but LA's starting to show some fire - so who's got the heart of a champion?

Now, if it were my first class, you better believe our team would put the pedal to the metal during the last third of the night these last ten nights of Ramadan, making sure to ask, beg, and plead for the biggest class of all. Who's got the heart?

Siraaj

[Ammar]

L.A. builds all this hype but in the end NY takes away.....L.A. ull always b behind just like your time zone

[ummah13]

Yeah, LA caught up! 50 more people in 5 days!

Now that's what I call Banu Haqq!

LA is the best, that's for sure.

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

Wow! Mashaa Allah, I don't think anyone saw that coming. Reminds me of what An-Nu'man ibn al Muqarrim did during the battle of Nahavand. Congratulations Banu Haqq!Allahu Akbar Indeed... Hala ur awesome 4 remindin us of such an inspiring part of our history ...BUT i wouldnt be 2 quick 2 Congradulate LA, The Battle isnt near over, & doubt it will have the same ending 4 them as da 1 of Nahawend ! -Wallahu Taala A3lam -

[Imtiaz]

LA, you guys got the people, but where you gonna put um ?


check out what As-Sabiqoon has got up its sleeve today....


www.Almaghrib-NY.com (http://www.almaghrib-ny.com/)

[Hala]

Allahu Akbar Indeed... Hala ur awesome 4 remindin us of such an inspiring part of our history ...BUT i wouldnt be 2 quick 2 Congradulate LA, The Battle isnt near over, & doubt it will have the same ending 4 them as da 1 of Nahawend ! -Wallahu Taala A3lam - You're right Hibz, it's still early on...who knows who will take this one. But mashaa Allah, I'm so incredibly happy for New York and L.A. Inshaa Allah, Qabeelat Hayl will mirror your success! Can somebody break some records please?...I think Chicago has had this one long enough!

[Siraaj]

You're right Hibz, it's still early on...who knows who will take this one. But mashaa Allah, I'm so incredibly happy for New York and L.A. Inshaa Allah, Qabeelat Hayl will mirror your success! Can somebody break some records please?...I think Chicago has had this one long enough!



I'll let you in on a little secret, but please don't depend on this. Normally, for AlMaghrib classes, you see this large number of people who sign up, but then a lot of them who signed up simply don't show for whatever reason, so you look at those numbers, and you say, hmmmm, if all I got signed is 126 or 105, is that the maximum number of people who would show if the class was this weekend?

That's normally.

In Chicago, we had 170 people signed for our first class, yet 225 had officially signed on to be a part of the class and take part in the festivities by the end. So rather than dropping, our numbers went waaaaay up. And that trend has continued throughout our last two classes as well.

So what do registration numbers really tell you? Not a whole lot. Some people sign up on the last day. Some people would prefer to simply register onsite because they don't trust the online system. Others will sign on and keep themselves tentative by not paying. And still others think that in order to be registered, they have to first pay online, so they don't register online.

What I tend to do is look at the numbers and say to myself, this is what is coming, and this is not enough for Chicago. CHICAGO WANTS MORE! MORE! MONSTER QABEELAH WILL SMASH!

You get the point - use the numbers to motivate you to do more, but don't take it as a hard and fast indicator of what is coming, either positively or negatively.

Siraaj

[Ammar AlShukry]

LA, you guys got the people, but where you gonna put um ?


check out what As-Sabiqoon has got up its sleeve today....


www.Almaghrib-NY.com (http://www.almaghrib-ny.com/)

OH NO!!! WHAT!!!

A New Website?!?!?

Imtiaz you crazy....

I especially like the venue pictures. And yes..a picture wasn't taken but the lecture hall happens to be located directly opposite Bruce Wayne's mansion.

[Siraaj]

OH NO!!! WHAT!!!

A New Website?!?!?

Imtiaz you crazy....

I especially like the venue pictures. And yes..a picture wasn't taken but the lecture hall happens to be located directly opposite Bruce Wayne's mansion.

New site? After viewing the flash promo, I was reloaded to an offer for hosting a website :D On the other hand, if I skipped the promo, I'd see a different site...

Siraaj

[Imtiaz]

hmmm.....must talk to the web dev. team.

[Imtiaz]

where is LA again? where's that Wrong coast at ?

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

Asalamu Alaikum WaRahmat Allahi WaBarakatu
i just wanted to say to Every1 (Both Coasts) Taqabbala Allahu minnaa wa minkum Jamee'an! ... InshaAllah Ramadan regulated our character, our hearts, our actions, our knowlede & our faith. i pray that Shaytans return (plottin plans & all) will not affect nor destory what we worked so hard to achieve in this past month -Wallahul Musta'an (The Success of that will be determined in how we live our lives now that Ramadan is over... does the Quran meet Mr. Shelf? Are our Qiam, Charity, & Good deeds abandoned or are we going to be like the Sahaba who "lived ramadan" 12 months a year (the 6 months after continuing the same doings while begging Allah to have accepted their ramadan, & 6 months before the next one Steppin Up there I'baadah preparing for the one 2 come) May Allah make us Shadow the way they lived their lives .. AMEEN AMEEN AMEEN

- Eid Mubarak 2 All of you, your family, & your loved ones -

[Fouzia Usman/Quest]

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuhu

Eid Greetings from West coast to east coast !!!!!
We are three hours behind... yes... but we celebrated eid yesterday Alhamdulilah! (I heard some part of NY is celebrating Eid today)

May Allah accept all our prayers, deeds, qiyaams, duas, and hard work that we did in this blessed month of Ramadaan and grant us victory in both this world and in the hereafter. Ameen

[Imtiaz]

All jokes aside,

Banu Haqq and Sabiqoon,

Congradulations on all the hard work, we are doing well brothers and sisters, we are schooling some Qabeelah's that have far more establishment.

This may just be numbers, but if their is any truth to them, I am very proud of all of our work.

May Allah continue to bless our efforts and purify all our intentions.

Imtiaz

[Ammar AlShukry]

All jokes aside,

Banu Haqq and Sabiqoon,

Congradulations on all the hard work, we are doing well brothers and sisters, we are schooling some Qabeelah's that have far more establishment.

ImtiazThe only Qabilah I want to take to school is Wasat...and then I'm going to have Siraj call me the Bus Driver...

[Imtiaz]

I want to be the mean lunchroom person, hair net and all

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

<- Light Of (Guidance Counselor)

[Yassy]

Then that leaves the janitor.... . .. .


Clean up them intentions yall!!!

[Ammar AlShukry]

I was thinking, if we can actually hit like 200 registered before the actual seminar, meaning in the next week and a half..let's petition the forum moderators to allow us to change our user names for a week.

Noor is that doable :D ??

-The Bus Driver

[Siraaj]

I was thinking, if we can actually hit like 200 registered before the actual seminar, meaning in the next week and a half..let's petition the forum moderators to allow us to change our user names for a week.

Noor is that doable :D ??

-The Bus Driver

I would say, focus on getting at least 200 registered AND in their seats AT the seminar ;) Let me know if you ever get your license to drive that bus. Til then, remember, you're a driver in training.

Although Wasat is clearly the king of qabeelah first class turnouts, you may still call me Siraaj. I'm, like, one of those down-to-earth kinda people :D

Siraaj

[Imtiaz]

I would say, focus on getting at least 200 registered AND in their seats AT the seminar ;) Let me know if you ever get your license to drive that bus. Til then, remember, you're a driver in training.

Although Wasat is clearly the king of qabeelah first class turnouts, you may still call me Siraaj. I'm, like, one of those down-to-earth kinda people :D

Siraaj Wasat consider your Qabeelah MARKED....

your days are numbered...

[brother_bruce]

1 more week babies... you havent even beaten Majd's record yet for first class online registrants.

keep your head down, and keep training. To echo Siraaj, you cant really talk until you have the actual number sitting in the class; then you may take the others *to school*. online numbers dont mean too much.


:)

[brother_bruce]

*eggs the Banus on*

[Ammar AlShukry]

1 more week babies... you havent even beaten Majd's record yet for first class online registrants.

keep your head down, and keep training. To echo Siraaj, you cant really talk until you have the actual number sitting in the class; then you may take the others *to school*. online numbers dont mean too much.


:)I'm lovin it....If it's one thing that NY does is talk junk...we make it a language...And I (and everyone else I'm sure) didn't even know Majd had a record...what, is a record for you guys hitting triple digits??

So...the competition goes...
1) LA
2) Chicago
and now...Majd

Just Bring It Canada!!! We'll take you on too...:D

-The International Bus Driver

[Siraaj]

Heh, to get to Chicago, you're gonna have to first break through Majd's 143 record After that, you have a long way to go to 225 kids

That's a lot of pressure - living up to Chicago's standards. Yeah, it is indeed. Right about now, I figure you guys are reeeeally scared. Sure, talk on the internet's gettin' feisty, but in the cold of the night, when you lay your head on that pillow to hopefully dream happy dreams, there's an anxiety in the pit of your stomach, gnawing at your gut and playing with your mind, and you keep wondering, will all these people who registered really show - are they going to be there like they said they would? Or are they going to bail at the last second?

And what am I doing to make sure they don't? Sure, I made a lotta du'aa since Allah controls the hearts, but how oh how have I tied my camel? Have I done enough? Or am I taking it for granted that I've already done a lot since the promo went off well

You might be wondering, was that what Siraaj was thinking when LOG came down? How did they pull of 225 for LOG? Heh heh, I was so blown out and burnt out from the promo, I have to chalk it straight up to du'aa and an awesome crew of supporters doing the work. I was dead on my feet and was too tired to feel anxious. That came with later classes

But enough about the triumphs and tragedies of yesteryear - now is the time of NY and LA, with all eyes focused on the two of you. All eyes focused on the two of you because of big brother Wasat's performance. So are you guys gonna be a bunch of BUS drivers or BUSters? We'll soon find out =)

Siraaj

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

I figure you guys are reeeeally scaredScared? Nah! -> ALLAHUL MUSTA3AN <- Believe Dat !

[brother_bruce]

I'm lovin it....If it's one thing that NY does is talk junk...we make it a language...And I (and everyone else I'm sure) didn't even know Majd had a record...what, is a record for you guys hitting triple digits??

So...the competition goes...
1) LA
2) Chicago
and now...Majd

Just Bring It Canada!!! We'll take you on too...:D

-The International Bus Driver
Majd had 400 registrants for the Light of Guidance class.

Have fun. :)

[Muhammad Alshareef]

ma sha Allah, As-Saabiqoon, king of the Qabeelah mountain. Outperforming (so far - i wouldn't count them out) Durbah, and Majd.

Big high fives! Nice.

[Siraaj]

Uh-oh, as-Saabiqoon had a very strong lead early on, but banu haqq is seriously rolling now and closing that gap. Could as-Saabiqoon have spoken too soon?

Siraaj

[Siraaj]

179 to 161? That's not much of a gap NY? Try harder :D

Siraaj

[Imtiaz]

I think I'm going to look in the phonebook tonight and call every, Khan, Mohammad, Ahmed, ...

[Siraaj]

I think I'm going to look in the phonebook tonight and call every, Khan, Mohammad, Ahmed, ...

You mean you haven't already done that? Man, talk about procrastination - there's less than one week left :D

Siraaj

[*Nusaybah*]

Props to Banu Haqq and Banu As-Sabiqoon for the big number of students registered for their first seminar...which is happening tomorrow... http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon10.gif! insha Allah


May Allah make both Qabaa'il a source of guidance for the ummah. Islam is conquering LA & NYC insha Allah~! http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Fouzia Usman/Quest]

Ameen! Sr.Anis Jazakum Allah Khair for your dua and support.

[Ammar AlShukry]

I was thinking, if we can actually hit like 200 registered before the actual seminar, meaning in the next week and a half..let's petition the forum moderators to allow us to change our user names for a week.

Noor is that doable :D ??

-The Bus Driver So did we hit 200 yet?

If we did can we get those names switched?? :D

[Ammar AlShukry]

So did we hit 200 yet?

If we did can we get those names switched?? :D




199??

Is this a joke?

[Siraaj]

You should be driving buses only after getting a head count at the class, not because of registration numbers :D

Siraaj

[Ammar AlShukry]

Bismillah


Game Time.


Du'aas wanted.

[Fouzia Usman/Quest]

May Allah bless As-Sabiqoon tremendous victory in this class and in all their future classes.

May Allah bless us (Banu Haqq) with success today in our first class and in all our future classes. May Allah make it easy on us and bless all our tireless volunteers tremendously and bless all the students with content about the class and AlMaghrib.

May Allah bless us with an opportunity to attend the History of Khulafaa class very soon with Sh.Muhammad Alshareef.

Ameen.

[Fouzia Usman/Quest]

As-Sabiqoon,
We raced with you right from day one.. Alhamdulilah! your numbers were our motivation for us to reach our number 178 today.

Pls pls remember us in ur duas...

[SiBgha_z]

So what were the numbers tonight eh..?


Alhamdulilah AsSabiqoon ROCKED the house http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon10.gif

...what was the final count Br Imtiaz?

[brother_bruce]

MashaAllah to both banus. may Allah [swt] accept your efforts, make the learning easy for you, and allow you to benefit yourselves, your families, and your communities in the best possible way. And may He allow yous to be shining examples for the rest of us.

Ameen to all the other duas.

[Afiya]

i dont know about each specific seminar, but i do think that many of the students registered on the forums for durbah, are in fact from nyc, and are only waiting for sabiqoon to become an official tribe, inshallah lets hope that occurs sooner rather than later!

[Siraaj]

Any busdrivers in the house tonight? :D

Siraaj

[Najeeb]

Okay.

NY and LA are ON the quiz project. Lets see who wins by contributing max quizzes.http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon14.gif I added you on the list. Select your qabeelah in the drop down list and you are all set to create new quizzes.

Your contribution will Inshallah help all other students who take those courses.

P.S - Siraj: Your qabeelat is way down the ranking list. 0 questions contributed. Are you the "Monster Qabeelah"?http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon4.gif Check it out.

http://www.almaghribopq.org/Rankings.aspx

[HiBz EsSenSe ©]

I added you on the list. Asalamu Alaikum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatu
Typo: We're 'As-Sabiqoon' http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon6.gif InshaAllah we'll benefit from these quizzes & contribute in order to benefit others. May Allah reward those involved in the organization of this project!

[Imtiaz]

So what were the numbers tonight eh..?


Alhamdulilah AsSabiqoon ROCKED the house http://forums.almaghrib.org/images/icons/icon10.gif

...what was the final count Br Imtiaz?'


Are you ready?...

Friday night: ~230 (some people came in after we had a count of 227)

Next count...NEXT FRIDAY...final numbers all registered and in seats.

[Siraaj]

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Are you ready?...

Friday night: ~230 (some people came in after we had a count of 227)

Next count...NEXT FRIDAY...final numbers all registered and in seats.

This can be both good and bad - you can have people who came for the free night take off and not show up after that.

OR!

You can have people who loved the class so much the first weekend, they raved about it to family and friends and got people to come around for the second weekend. We had a little bit of both happen for our opening class ;)

Where are the bus drivers at? And where is Banu Haqq on the numbers?

Siraaj

[Ammar AlShukry]

This can be both good and bad - you can have people who came for the free night take off and not show up after that.

OR!

You can have people who loved the class so much the first weekend, they raved about it to family and friends and got people to come around for the second weekend. We had a little bit of both happen for our opening class ;)

Where are the bus drivers at? And where is Banu Haqq on the numbers?

Siraaj

And..I agree, there were people who attended Friday and didnt show up, and there were people who registered on Sunday even....so who knows what next week will bring?

The drivers are right here. I'm just not sure whether I have a junior license, or whether I'm clear to drive down to Chicago.

I'll let you know at the end of the second weekend :D.

[Siraaj]

NY - Mucho props to all of you for the tremendous turnout (a bit more than 175, if the rumour mill speaks truly ;) ).

if that's the case, well, then you're not clear to drive in Chicago just yet, but don't worry, insha'allah, there will be future competitions and you can try to roll with us then.

Til then, Chicago rules, NY DROOLS :D

Siraaj

PS - And, may Allah (SWT) accept from you all your work and effort - I'm sure it's been a long year (or two) getting AlMaghrib, and I remember at the Chicago promo talking to you guys about it before you took off. Take a moment to breath in the victory, and then get ready for the next class.

[Nadeem R]

jazakAllah akhee for your duaat. Alhamdullilah the competition really pushed us as a new qabeelah (inshaAllah). May Allah accept all the efforts of everyone who attended this course.

[Ammar AlShukry]

NY - Mucho props to all of you for the tremendous turnout (a bit more than 175, if the rumour mill speaks truly ;) ).

if that's the case, well, then you're not clear to drive in Chicago just yet, but don't worry, insha'allah, there will be future competitions and you can try to roll with us then.

Til then, Chicago rules, NY DROOLS :D

Siraaj

PS - And, may Allah (SWT) accept from you all your work and effort - I'm sure it's been a long year (or two) getting AlMaghrib, and I remember at the Chicago promo talking to you guys about it before you took off. Take a moment to breath in the victory, and then get ready for the next class.Ahem...

Uncle Siraaj,

Although I believe that our numbers were higher than 175 and more realistically hovering around the 200 mark, it seems that we did not crack that record that city in that state 'over there' had set.

Alhamdullilah no complaints...this class was awesome, the volunteers were AMAZING, and the sheikh and attendants were happy.

That being said...

Love notes anyone??

February...vroom vroom....I'm getting my license ;).

[Imtiaz]

I still feel Chicago is blowing hot air...

[Imtiaz]

Im rolling my thobe up...NOOR NEXT SEMINAR .....you know what to do.

[Noor Syed]

Masha'Allah, Tayybah had more than 175 people show up for their first seminar. And unfortunately Banu Haq did not get the expected turnout because of the last minute changes, Qadr Allah.