The mosque of Tokyo (Tokyo Camii)

It is like the wind, we can not see it but

we can feel it and we can think about it. What am I talking about? It is faith. As we know and J. Samuel Bois said in his book “The Art of Awareness”: “ We are the self-reflexive element -in the whole universe”. Above all the creatures in this Earth, we have the power of thinking, judging and meditating. Furthermore, humans' brain has from 10 to 100 billion neurons sending signals at a speed of 1.2 to 250 miles/hour. When you think about it, you can't even image how wonderful and powerful our brain is!

For those who are interested (and not interested) in learning more about the scientific miracles in the Quran (Coran), you can check these links:

• http://www.miraclesofthequran.com

• http://www.harunyahya.com

Whatever is your belief in this life, just have the patience and passion to discover new ideas and thoughts and to think deeply about them because you have the awareness and the power to figure out discrete dimensions and to unveil the hidden truth. In fact, truth may be “hidden” because we don't want to see it. :)

Now, allow me to offer you the opportunity to discover through this article the Mosque of Tokyo and the Turkish center (Tokyo Camii) which is located in 1-19, Ohyama-Cho, Shibuya-Ku. I visited it with my two Japanese friends in the afternoon of the same day when I visited the Buddhist temple. So I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart because they were adorable and they actually offered to me this nice opportunity that I am sharing with you. :)

There, I've prayed "Al Asr". But I was quiet surprised to discover the emptiness of the Mosque. Only -maybe- 15 people were praying. In fact, they are not many Muslims in Japan. And in the library of the Mosque, you can't find books written in Japanese about Islam (I just have seen only one).

I've been in many Mosques in my country and in the Mosque of Paris, but this visit was really special because it taught me how nice we could be to each other without having the same believes and visions in this life. In fact, my both friends weren't Muslims but they tried to understand what I believe in and to know more about it. What happened this afternoon reminds me with the wonderful speech that Moez Masood delivered about “the true meaning of Islam”. So please share it with me through this link (it will take only 5mn:20sc of your time):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDJVUnX0rwQ&feature=related

The Mosque is so nice but our hearts and respect to everyone's thoughts and feelings should be nicer.;)

I hoped you shared with me this wonderful feeling of the human harmony and communication. And finally I can say that the brain's billions of neurons are connected with one another in complex networks as we are to every human being in this universe.

I pray Allah (God) for my friends and all human mankind all over the world to show them the right way and to enlighten their minds and hearts to discover the most beautiful and immutable truth in this Universe: the existence and the love of Allah (God).

Hey! Never forget to fulfill your day with faith, love, beauty and justice because maybe the time that you have now, you won't have tomorrow.

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"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other (not that you may despise each other)." (The Qur'an, Al Hujurat, 49: 13)

My visit to Asakusa

Salam/Hi/御早う everybody,

Michael Frayn, the author of “The Human Touch” wrote in his book:

“ You could see the universe as one single, complex, infinitely interconnected potential event. Waiting only for you and me to touch it here and there in passing”. The universe is waiting for us to decorate it with our fingerprints, our believes, our steps and our memories. We are here to gaze at its wonder, mystery and contrast.

Last Saturday (17^th May), I've been Asakusa (浅草 ) which is known for its Buddhist temples. Fortunately, it was the third Saturday in May. So many people go to the temple of Senso-Ji (金龍山浅草寺 ) which is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon to celebrate the Sanja Matsuri (三社祭 ) festival.

“According to legend, a statue of the Kannon was found in the Sumida River in 628 by two fishermen, the brothers Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari. The chief of their village, Hajino Nakamoto, recognized the sanctity of the statue and enshrined it by remodeling his own house into a small temple in Asakusa, so that the villagers could worship the Kannon. The blessings of the Kannon gradually received a high reputation throughout Japan, and people near and far flocked to Asakusa to venerate the statue. During World War II, the temple was bombed and for the most part destroyed. It was rebuilt later and is a symbol of rebirth and peace to the Japanese people. In the courtyard there is a tree that was hit by a bomb in the air raids, it had regrown in the husk of the old tree and is a similar symbol to the temple itself.» -Wikipedia-

This festival lasts the entire weekend and it is dedicated to the kami (spirits) of these three men. For this reason, three groups of Buddhists people were bearing on their shoulders three mikoshi (神輿) that represent vehicles for the three divine spirits of the two fishermen and their chief to bring them inside the temple. They were also waving them from side to side. The place were overcrowded. I was walking slowly and trying to get closer to the mikoshi to figure out what is going on. I was walking and thinking about the memories and the believes that the persons around me were carrying on during their lifetime. Therefore, Frayn said “our personality, our self, is the virtual reality that is stored in our physical body”. I can really approve that vision which describes the interconnection between the body and the word“persona” which means “mask”. So if we shed this mask we can really feel that as human being we have something to share, even more than “something”.

Perhaps, we don't have the same ideas and memories and not even the same vision of life but if we try to see beneath the mask we can figure out which is common between us: its our humanity.

I respect everyone's belief and faith in this life but I do pray (as a Muslim) for all human mankind that Allah (God) may show them the right way and lighten their life with faith, love, beauty and justice. I know that I am different from others as they are different from me. I can see that when I walk, speak or behave in this universe. But I know that you have a body and soul like me. You can see me as I can see you. You can't perhaps understand what I do or I believe in but you can know that I am like you as you are like me: a human being.

This was a resume about what I've seen and felt in this special place. I hope you enjoyed reading this article. Don't be shy, just post your comments. ;)

And never forget to fulfill your day with lights because maybe there is no tomorrow.

また ね,

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"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other (not that you may despise each other)." (The Qur'an, Al Hujurat, 49: 13)

My name is Islem

Salam/Hi/御早う everybody,

My name is Islem. I am Tunisian and I am studying engineering in Computer Science in Paris (ESIEE University). I came to Japan in 09/05/2008 for an internship in Kogakuin University in Tokyo. I am staying here for 3 months.

All over the world, human being have to share something.
I am here in Japan to share many things and to share with you my special experience.
So I hope that you will enjoy it with me. ;)

I'll post new articles as soon as possible.
So dont' forget to fulfill your day with faith, love and beauty because perhaps there is no tomorrow (कल हो ना हो).


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"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other (not that you may despise each other)." (The Qur'an, Al Hujurat, 49: 13)