Salaams All

Salaams All,

The reunion is a good idea ( lets hope we can get it together ). It will be really nice to catch up with everyone. I think that I havent seen many of you guys in ages! Any date is good for me as long as it is not between the 17 of Apr & 14 May as I wont be able to make it. Gonna tour Europe for amonth and I dont want to miss out on all the fun.

love to all
Zahedah

Salaams

Glad to hear that Ashraf is well despite the heavy work/study schedule. Still waiting for your cell number there... so I can sms you! Australia'simmigration office seems to be very strict, even for a holiday there.

Being a daddy is going well, but tiring! Will post more pics soon... my camera is in Durban! Feeilng for a braai this weekend... will have a chopfor you Ashraf...

Qasim

Oz postponed...

Salaams,

We have postponed, not cancelled Ashraf, our trip to Australia because of the flights and kids. We are looking at the end of the year. Let Ashraf get more settled and Issa a bit bigger.

We are of to Mauritius instead. Just need a break. Remember Mauritius, Ashraf...

Otherwise all well. Sumayya, any news on the reunion?

Salaams
Asad, Sumaiya, Ibrahim and Issa

Date IS a problem!

need we say more? It's a pity we won't be there but I'm sure somebody will think of us when the steak is sizzling on the braai stand!

Glad to hear that Shakera is in Dubai. Hope she also starts posting messages soon....not in French though! Qasim and Aslam, are the cameras broken like mine? Post some updated pics of the babies. Life is pretty hectic for me at the moment, attend classes at the tech thrice a week from 6 to 9. Otherwise, things are pretty much the same around here. Naseem, what's the latest in Stanger?

Ashraf.

Contact Details!

Salaams to all,

Nice to hear from Nazeer, how is your studies going? Hope all are well, spoke to your father the other day. This reunion is definitely overdue... so Sumayya, get cracking.

Ashraf, post us your e-mail address and contact numbers there, including the Austrailian code... That is why there has been no calls yet! Hope you are doing well, are you in your new home yet? Miss you guys here, but making dua that you are well and coping. The speed limits there are crazy!! You might as well get a bicycle and ride it to work! You may be faster...

As'ad told me about the food there, you should start a chicken tikka place and a butcher there.... sounds like it will do well.

Please dont forget the contact numbers...

Qasim

date might be a problem....

Salaams all

Nice to see that more and more cousins are logging on, Nazeer tell Shakera about it, so she can update us about life in Dubai from time to time. What is she doing in Dubai anyway? On the reunion issue - the 27th of March might be a problem - it is the easter weekend so the roads are far too busy to drive down to Dbn and the airlines are either fully booked already or VERY expensive because its the easter weekend. How about 1 May? Its a Sunday and the Monday is a public holiday - things shouldn't be too hectic over that long weekend? Just a suggestion - any other thoughts? Lets get some feedback about what suits most people who are out of town and take it from there.

Zaynab

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Salaams

Salaams

This is Nazeer, Ismail Mamajees son. All the cousins are talking about bhorat.net. I think its a brilliant way to communicate with family all over the world. We've got pics from them days, so as soon as i scan them, I'll send it. For those of you that don't know, Shakera's working in Dubai. She left a week ago. Soon we're gonna have family on all continents!

I will post soon inshallah

Salaams to all
Nazeer

acceptance of nomination

Assalamu-alaikum to all you wonderful people out there...wherever you are...

congratulations to aslam and saaleha on the birth of their masha Allah baby boy...may Allah guide him always, Ameen and hope to see him soon.

No problem, I accept the nomination to co-ordinate the get together... doesn't sound like too much trouble. Maybe we should get consensus on the venue and the date. Venue seems to be O.K. for "most" and I am sure not a problem for those around here. As for the date i suggest sunday, March 27...please check your diaries and lets get some feedback. Zainab, your suggestions regarding a bring and braai sounds good, i suppose what is left is to inform the families...will definitely chat with Jeebs and other family around Stanger and Durbs. i will also contact the family in Middleburg and Ladysmith... not sure who that leaves...but suggest that all that read this email chat to those of the family you meet...let's pass the message and hope that eveeryone is keen and willing...

Sumayya

It's decided...

Salaams all

Seems that there is definitely strong support for the reunion. I definitely think that Tinley Manor will be perfect, it will bring back a lot of memories. Shall we aim for the last week of April or the first week in May? This will allow us to work around the public holidays to make it easier for those travelling to KZN from far away. Let's commit to a date and elect someone to push and drive the whole thing.

I nominate Sumayya, now that she is back in Stanger, she must be pretty bored and dying for something to do!!!!! Do I hear a second for that nomination - thanks Qasim, noted. Any objections to the nomination? None - great its a unanimous decision - Sumayya and her sprained ankle can run with it, I'll help however I can. The mission will be to spread the word and put pressure on everyone to be there, maybe Sumayya can start with a list of all the family that needs to be contacted and we can take it from there. And definitely contact Jeebs to get his ideas as well.

It will be great if we can pull it off! And I really think it should be a bring and braai - it will be much easier to arrange and coordinate if each family brings its own meat and drinks. Whoever has braai stands can bring it together with the coal that is needed and we can split up the tea stuff, rolls and salads amongst the rest of the family. There you go Sumayya, you already have a draft plan.....

Zaynab

Another picture of Baby Muhammad

Baby Muhammad

Alhumdulillah Saaleha and I have been blessed by the arrival of a beautiful baby boy. Please remember him in your duas and ask Allah Ta'ala to grant him piety, happiness, taqwa, imaan and long life.

Aslam

Reunion...

Sounds great, we need someone to take the bull by the horns and co-ordinate this get together.. Sumayya with your ankle you may wish NOT to volunteer! Seriously we a need a concerted effort. Alhamdulillah baby Yusuf is doing well however I had to leave them in Durban and return to Jhb.... tough. Missing him already!

Looks like Ashraf is going to be studying again... hope it goes well with work as well. Maybe As'ad and family will be visiting you guys there soon... Even Naseem and Farhana were planning a trip there.

Yunus should be returning from Hajj, hope he had a safe and accepted Hajj.

Qasim

Sunset in Western Australia

Picture from Suleman...

Recognize any of this lot...

Picture from Suleman...they look like a bunch of Aussies to me..

Salaams from WA

The new arrivals really look mashallah. May allah grow them up to be pious obedient muslims who will serve his deen. Ameen. Good idea Zaynab (about the reunion). u can start dispatching the invitations now and have the reunion at the end of this year so no one can have any excuse for not attending (even those overseas, inshallah). Some excellent pictures from the past keep them rolling. I have some somewhere on my hard drive...will try and get them out. Skype is an excellent idea. I used it with Ashraf when he was in SA and it worked great. My username is smbhorat.

Salaams to all from Suleman and Family and Ashraf and Family.

Suleman

Forget Us Not !

Congrats to Qasim and Sameera on the arrival of their gorgeous son Yusuf. With regard to the family reunion we think it's a great idea but WE WON"T BE THERE!!!!! so therefore may we suggest that you guys have a "prelim" now just to see who pitches up and how things roll out. Please contact Yunus Jeebhai as he will be genuinely interested in rounding up the family. He has been speaking about this for some time now. This will be a good trial reunion so that the one (the BIG important one) we have in Dec this year will be perfect. Are we pushing our luck here? If all goes well insha allah, we plan to visit SA later this year. As'ad, thanks for the call (others..hint ...hint), we are all well on this end of the world. We found a house to rent but Ebrahim and Hajara are living in it now untill their house is ready so we are still with Suleman. We should move into our place by the end of Feburary...insha allah. Work is ok so far, not as great as MTN but it pays the rent. I will be starting at the Technikon next week to convert my South African electrical licence into the Australian one. Will a doctor please explain how on earth a patient can sprain an ankle whilst surfing the net....or what were you doing Sumy?? Today is a public holiday...Australia Day. Fireworks will be set off from a platform on the river Swan and apparantly it's worth while to see. Does anybody know what Ebrahim Sader's son's name is? The last time we spoke to Fathima Kala (baby was a few hours old), the baby had not been named. She mentioned that Shuaib's son (Yousha Sader) is doing well. Naeem, please post some pics of the new arrivals. We will post some pics soon.

Khatija & Ashraf

A doctor in the town?

Just sounds like Stanger Hospital must be very quiet and Naseem has no work to do....thats must be the only reason why he can just rush off to check on a sprained foot. At least he was around. Aunty Zarina keeps on telling us that they need another doctor like my father in Stanger...does this mean Naseem is going to settle down in Stanger? Maybe we should talk to the manager...

The reunion sounds like a very good idea...and Tinley Manor sounds like a good place to have it...any ideas on the date?

It is nice to have pictures on the net so soon after Yusuf's arrival for others to see. I did have a choice of about 120 that Qasim had taken in the first day! Please email pictures to me at pics@bhorat.net for resizing and posting.

Salaams,
Aslam

Salaams to ALL on the net...

thanx for the pictures of baby yusuf...it's great to be able to access them so soon...Zaynab your idea of a reunion is a great one...suggest some dates that will be convenient for you guys in jburg... the pictures are great...thought it was Azhar for a moment...(fats suggests TINLEY MANOR, FOR OLD TIMES SAKE)

I am extremely grateful to have a Doc in Stanger again...i had a fall (the details of which are unimportant for the purposes of this mail) and i called Naseem and within 15 minutes: he arrived home, my foot was inSpected, Sprayed and Strapped, i don't know what the docs have to say about that, but from a patients point of view it was fantastic service...and can only happen in Stanger...and i didn't have to pay although Naseem's "manager" was trying to negotiate a fee of R500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's good to be back...

Sumayya Bhorat, Stanger

The best picture of the lot...

Hows that for a yawn?