All in all, I would not exchange my experience and time in China for anything else. The memories are too precious and to me, this trip was such a big blessing from Allah…Thank you Ms Mah for your endless energy in organising this trip… I really really respect you! May Allah bless you for all your efforts and great intentions… Ameen ameen. It would certainly have been impossible without you, Ms Mah. So thank you! No doubt, it'll be a dream to go on this trip again, with God's will.
I encourage others to join this trip because I am certain that you will go home with lot s and lots of wonderful memories and insyaAllah, it will open up doors of reflection for us, and be better servants of Allah… indeed, this is a trip with a great great cause… Do join! You won't regret it, ever. (:
Regards,
Samsiah Kushen
The significance of the work of Sister Mariah cannot be given justice to in just a few pages. Her endless effort and contribution towards the plight of the Chinese Muslims cannot be expressed in words. However, I endeavour to give you a glimpse of her contributions by giving an account of the brief time I spent with her.
I was fortunate enough to have the liberty of travelling alongside Mariah on her Qurban tour to visit Kunming, Zhaotong, Lijiang and Shangrila. After the tour we spent the next eleven days travelling to Lanzhou, Linxia and Ningxia. We began by our visit to the poor villages in Kunming and then in Zhaotong. In each case, the entire village that came out to welcome us greeted us. Lined up in the cold weather each face bore evidence of poverty and need.
But the excitement and emotion driven by the joy of being visited by international friends overtook them. They expressed this by informing us that our visit was welcomed above the need for donations. They were humble and hospitable beyond recognition.
Walaikumasalaam,
Tasnim Ali (Graduate Science teacher), London UK
tasnim30@hotmail.co.uk
Salaam Mariah,
How are you? We had a most wonderful vacation (12day China Muslim tour 18-29April 2008)with you as our tour coordinator.
You made our trip very special, and I highly recommend you to any one who is even slightly interested in visiting China.
Thank you for the pictures of the train, really appreciate it
With much love,
Nargis
Nargis Dada
Santa Monica, California, USA
nargisadaya@yahoo.com
Salams my dear sister Mariah
I just spoke to Zak who's just returned from China himself. I told him how
wonderful my trip was and how pleased I was to have met you and I mean that
truly… you are a rare gem of a person! May our friendship grow and prosper
inshallah.
I have only met Aysha once since our return which goes to show just how busy
we've all been. I will sit down and write you a proper letter of approval of my trip that
you may wish to keep as a reference in case anyone was to query the
organisation of the tour. I have nothing but praise!
Take good care of yourself and be happy. Best wishes.
Roshan
ms.r.patel@hotmail.co.uk
Dear Mariah, Salam. Hope you are in good health and as busy as ever. Our Niswa group (from Los Angeles California) thoroughly enjoyed our travels in China and meeting our Muslim brothers & sisters.
Our group is all enthused to go on a trip again. Inshallah when we are ready we will contact you again. Russia is the next destination. Please send us some info on this whenever you can.
Please thank the Muslim families who hosted our dinners. We all loved the food. If you see Hasan, Saleema & Fatima please say our thanks to them. Thank you for the great time we had.
Shamim
niswainc@yahoo.com
