Forty Years at the Mosque

Brother Farrukh was part of this mosque before I arrived, and I have been coming here for twenty-two years. He was not on any committee, never sought any title. He would arrive early and leave late. He fixed things when they were broken. He quietly settled disputes between younger men who did not know yet how to back down with dignity. That is a skill that cannot be taught — only earned. We did not know until after his death how much he had given. That is very much his character.