MAJLIS-E-SEHAT USA

MASROOR CRICKET CLUB TOUR TO DALLAS

ALLAHS BLESSINGS
Despite the fact that there "ere thunder storm "eather predictions in Dallas* players all o$er USA registered online and made their tra$el arrangements to play Cricket and contri5ute to Dallas Masjid @aitul Akram fund raiser e$ent) Alhamdolillah* "e had 5right sunny days on the Cricket "eekend from #o$ %8th to %'th) Mem5ers of the :ama,at thronged the $enue and enjoyed @@B arranged 5y M0A* Dallas) Along "ith ha$ing fun* "e "ere a5le to raise a5out C (!!!) Majlis-e- Sehat USA organized a Domestic Cricket Tour to Dallas playing 4 friendly T ! Cricket matches and t"o "arm up matches on #o$ %&th and %'th !%() Three tra$el groups* +Al,-ehman* Al,-aheem and Al,.akeem/ "ere announced "ith assigned Ameer-e-0afila to lead all the tra$el groups respecti$ely and arrange their logistics) T"o Teams* MCC #ooruddin and MCC Mehmood* "ith %1 player s2uad for each team "ere announced for this e$ent) 3nthused players started arri$ing as of #o$ %4th and participated in the Captains, Team meetings the follo"ing day) 4layers mingled "ith each other and the 0huddam of Dallas jama,at strengthening the 5ond of 5rotherhood in the process) 6riday night 7#o$ %89 sa" the 0huddam ser$ing dinner to the guests demonstrating the traditional :ama,at hospitality)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH

4layers started the day 5y offering Salatul 6ajr) This "as follo"ed 5y 5reakfast prepared 5y 5rothers #emat -ehman and 6arhan Mirza) After"ards* e$eryone reported to the Cricket ;round at 1<48am for "arm-up games) =ater that e$ening* all players had a session "ith respected #ai5 Ameer and Sadr Majlise Sehat USA >asim Malik sahi5 and shared their day % e?perience)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH

After 6ajr Salat on #o$ %'th* players had 5reak fast and reported to the Cricket fields at 1<(!am) They "ere greeted 5y local #orte? Cricket Clu5 mem5ers) -espected #ai5 Ameer >asim Malik Sahi5 and #ai5 Sadr Majlise Sehat @ashiruddin Shams Sahi5 met all the players) An the opening address* >asim Malik sahi5 encouraged all the Cricketers totalling a5out 1! 7T"o Ahmadi and 6our non Ahmadi teams9 to play the game in the true spirit of the Cricket)

@efore leading the silent prayers* >asim Malik sahi5 ad$ised the Ahmadi crickters to raise the standard of Sporstmanship* Discipline and demonstrate good conduct on and off the field and reminded that they represent .adrat Masih Maood as) =ater* all teams had an opportunity to ha$e group photos "ith the Majlise Sehat officials)

MCC MEHMOOD VS NORTEX PATRIOTS

An ;ame%* MCC Mehmood >on the toss and elected to 5at first and score %88 runs) Dr 0aleemuddin played captain,s innings scoring '! and $ice captain >a2as Asghar played smashing innings of 4( runs) #orte? Clu5,s Manjula took ( and Asif took "ickets) >hile 5atting #orte?,s Captain Arfan scored ! runs* Mohsin ! and Sameer 8) MCC Mehmood,s

.amayun Mirza took 4 "ickets D >a2as Asgher the game 5y 8 runs) Masha,AllahF

assited 5y $ery economical 5o"ling 5y Ahamad Eirk ( "ickets to "in

MCC NOOR-UD-DIN VS NORTEX STARTERS

An ;ame * MCC #ooruddin "on the toss and elected to 5at first and scored %8' runs) Goungster 0aleem Ullah scored %* e?perinced 5atsman Muzamil ;ondal 4% runs* Captain Mohsin contri5uted ' and $ice captain Muhammad Daud scored (& runs) An response* #orte? Starter chased the target in the second last o$er at a loss of ' "ickets) #orte? Clu5,s -ajesh and #orman scored 4& and H runs respecti$ely) 6rom MCC #ooruddin* Muhammad Daud* -auf Ahmad and Ahmad @hatti each took one "icket "hile Gasser Malik took "ickets) Salatu,Iohr and Asr "ere com5ined and offered in the ground)

Baid Majlis Dallas 6araz preparing @urgers for Cricketers and local :ama,at Mem5ers and Eice 4rsident Dallas :amat Muna"ar Malik Sahi5 preparing Takea"ay 6ood @o?es for the Cricketers)

Crickters and guests 5ought lunch from :amaat Dallas and contri5uted to"ards Dallas Masjid @aitul Akram)

MCC MEHMOOD VS NORTEX PANTHERS

An ;ame(* #orte? 4anthers "on the toss and elected to 5at first and scored %&' runs) #orte? @atsman #orman 7( 9* De Sil$a 78'9* and S) Muhammad scored & runs) 6rom MCC Mehmood* Dr .amid took % "icket* >a2as Asghar* Ahmad Eirk took t"o "ickets each) An -esponse* MCC Mehmood,s opening 5atsmen played aggressi$e innings* Asad @asra contri5uted ( runs "ith Amtiaz Ahmed H runs) Sadly* 5oth could not continue the fire"orks* the only other 5atsman "ho contri5uted (( runs "as >a2as Asghar) #orte? panthers "on the game 5y (4 runs) #orte? De Sil$a took ( "ickets* Ahsen and :ai took "ickets each)

MCC NOOR UD DIN VS NORTEX PATRIOTS

An ;ame4* the last game of the day* MCC #ooruddin "on the toss and elected to 5at first) Afzal Ahmad opened the innings "ith strong gap shots 5ut got trapped "ith 5o"ler Asif,s yorker "hen at %) -ight after that entire top 5atting order collapsed) An the middle order ho"e$er* -ashid >a2as held the 5oat from s"aying too much and contri5uted %H

runs "ith some 5lazing strokes 5ut lost his "icket to di$ing catch on co$er point) >hen it appeared that MCC #ooruddin 5atting had collapsed* e?perienced 5atsmen Muzammil ;ondal and Muhammad Daud strengthened innings 5y stealing singles* dou5les and displaying some e?2uisite dri$es to raise the team score to a5o$e %!! 5ut 5oth got 5eguiled and trapped "ith drifting leg spin of #orte? Arfan -a55ani) The game "as not finished for MCC #ooruddin,s fast 5o"ler Ahmad @hatti "ho took responsi5ility on his shoulders and contri5uted %H runs "ith some amazing lofted shots) #orte? 4atriots "as e$entually gi$en a target of % ! runs in %& o$ers) ;ames in the afternoon "ere reduced due to 5ad light) An response* #orte? @atsmen Jzair 0han and Asif started the innings "ith circumspection) They had to face some $ery aggressi$e 5ouncers from Ahmad @hatti "ho "as not "illing to let anything go 5elo" the shoulders) An the 8 th o$er Ahmad @hatti 5o"led Jzair 0han $ia an outstanding Gorker) .is team players and the cro"d raised slogans of Allaho Ak5ar) Sameer Siddi2ui from #orte? soon understood the only method to handle Ahmad @hatti,s Chin Music "as 5y simply taking 2uick short singles) Soon they lost Asif as a result of run out) #orte? Captain Arfan -a55ani and Sameer started focusing on taking 2uick singles and finding gaps and took ad$antage of taking dou5les and a fe" misfields) At that point "hen game "as hung in 5alance* Captain Mohsin Salahuddin and Muhammad Daud 5oth planned to 5ring their trump card -auf Ahmad 7from Chicago9 "ho in his $ery first o$er -ipped Sameer,s Middle stump "ith re$erse s"ing and ground echoed "ith slogans of Alla o Ak5er) Arfan contri5uted %H runs and "as out caught $ia de5utant 5o"ler An"ar -afi2 7from Dallas9 s"ing 5o"ling) Muzammil ;ondal "ith is off spin took t"o "ickets 5ut the damage "as already done and 4atriots "on the game 5y ( "ickets in the second last o$er) All the teams played the game in high spirits and e$eryone agreed that the day "as spent in the true Spirit of 6riendship) An the end* players did >a2ar- e- Amal and cleaned the Cricket fields and reported 5ack to mos2ue for Maghri5 D Asha prayers) After the prayers* an informal post-mortem session of the e$ent "as held "here e$ery participant "as in$ited to share his o5ser$ations* identify "eaknesses and strengths noticed and suggestions to impro$e mo$ing for"ard) A $ideo presentation constituted the ne?t segment of the e$ening meeting) in this* +Memories of Masroor T ! U0 Tournament/ "ere shared) The players also shared their feelings a5out U0 tour and memories "ith our 5elo$ed .azur a5a "hich encouraged the ne" cricketers to "ork hard* to impro$e their cricketing skills and "in the co$eted championship in 3ngland) Following Cricketers/Players participated in the Dallas Event: Abdul Hayee Adeel Ah"ad Ah"ad A$%aal Ah"ad &au$ Ai%a% 'alhi Asad (asra Asi$ 'ah"ood (ilal &a)a Dr Ha"id 'asood Dr +alee" -ud-din Farhan 'ir%a outh !irginia Fort #orth Chicago East Chicago East ilver pring Fort #orth outh !irginia *orth !irginia #illingboro DC *orthern !irginia

Ha"ayun 'ir%a ,"tia% Ah"ad +alee" -llah +halid +ark 'ansoor Chaudhry 'ansoor &ana 'ohsin alahuddin 'uha""ad (hatti 'uha""ad Dawood 'u%a""il /ondal *e"at &eh"an &ashid Chaudhry &ashid #a0as &i%wan +halid &ukh"an 'alik a"i -llah hah%aib Ah"ed 1ahir 1asnee" #a0as Asghar 2asser 'alik 3aid 'inhas

*orthern !irginia Detroit outh !irginia Dallas Fort #orth Dallas ilicon !alley .aurel outh !irginia outh !irginia Fort #orth Fort #orth .ehigh !alley #illingboro Fort #orth outh !irginia Fort #orth #illingboro #illingboro ilicon !alley #illingboro

Words of Encouragement from Jamaat Office Holders:Dallas 4a"aat President uhail +ausar ahib said5 +The idea of organizing Cricket matches like this event has been received with much enthusiasm by all our Jamaat members alike. It was a source of good outing with children in a picnic- like mood and atmosphere. It was an excellent experience where everybody not only socialized but had a good time with nice surroundings of sports playing activities for children and above all we were able to raise funds for our mos!ue. This also encourages and motivates our young kinds to participate in sports activities which results in developing not only a healthy physi!ue but also promotes social and brotherly relationships between our members. I would therefore strongly recommend the promotion of similar events at all locations wherever they can be arranged. Jazak"llah for your passions to organize the event so successfully.#

Dallas !ice President 'unawar 'alik ahib said $The effects on the community were very positive and people got a chance to socialize with each other including %a&na "nsar 'hudam (asirat and "tfal. They all had good time. This kind of events may also help the parents find match for their children who are looking for )ishta. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank all the players who traveled from all over the country to participate in this event and also they did a good &ob to clean the mos!ue before they left.* &egional President .a)na- outh &egion said* ++a&lis-e-,ehat is guiding us in making healthy choices in our lives promoting love of sports and en&oying a leisure time with our family and community members.This event was also coupled with a very worthy cause of fundraising for the -allas +os!ue. "s "hmadiyya cricket team played against other teams that included non-"hmadi players this tournament also served as a big source of Tabligh. .e %a&na Ima/illah members can demonstrate the grandeur of a noble life style by keeping in the Jama/at directions through this avenue Insha"llah. *aib adr 'a)lise ehat (ashir ha"s ahib said $0ollowing the blessed directive from 1azrat 'halifatul +asih 2aba +alise ,ehat has established the goal of promoting love of sports for healthy life choices among the "hmadi families in the 3,". 4ur ob&ective is to win the hearts of people by developing our players as role models for our future generations. -allas 5vent was a pilot pro&ect where we invited families from the whole region to come out and en&oy a family outing day at the Cricket field where they could prepare 667 watch our "hmadi players compete against each other and against local non-"hmadi teams. .e are grateful to -allas Jamat and the whole )egion for their cooperation and outstanding hospitality to make this event a blessed one for all to en&oy. +ay "llah ta8ala reward all those who worked hard to make all this possible. ,pecial prayers are re!uested for )espected ,uhail 'auser sahib ,adr -allas Jamat )espected +unawar +alik sahib (aib ,adr -allas Jamat )espected 1usna +a!bool sahiba )egional ,adr %a&na ,outh )egion 0araz "hmad sahib 7aid +'" -allas and their teams. +a&lise ,ehat is greatly indebted to them for their personal efforts along with outstanding passion to help encourage community involvement. +asha "llah about 9: players from all over the 3," participated in the tournament and over ;<< people showed up for the ,unday event. -allas Jamat raised about =><<< for their +os!ue ?ro&ect by selling delicious and sizzling 667 lunch. Cricketers6 Feedback:') a"aragedon5 #orte? Cricketer said) +At "as fun to play "ith MCC) They are $ery nice group of guys)/ 'CC A$%aal Ah"ad said* +A enjoyed the strengthening of 5rotherhood "ith cricket)/ *orte7 Captain said* +>e look for"ard to such e$ents and e?pect to strengthen friendships "ith more future e$ents and in$itations from MCC) Footnote: All the success achie$ed "as due to Almighty Allah,s 5lessings) May Allah ena5le the Majlise Sehat inculcate lo$e of Allah and lo$e of 5rotherhood among the players) AmeenF Majlis-e-Sehat USA has 5een created upon .azur-eAn"ara5a,s e?plicit desire and command) KKK