Fasih, a special needs person has represented Pakistan in Special Olympics and bagged many medals for the country but sporting career at Special Olympics Pakistan is short lived because they want to give everybody a chance. So once Fasih was done with his time with Special Olympics Pakistan ,his family felt the need to get him busy and financially independent. When asked, what it is that he would
like to do he said he wanted to open a shop of Islamic books but his elder brother strongly advised against it saying..
“Sadly in a city like Karachi,where people are so polarized and often intolerant about any group or affiliaiton other than their own, which “group” will you advocate? Whose books will you keep, aik ki hartaal hogi tou woh aakay dukaan bund karwa dein g*y, doosray ka ihtejaaj hoga tou woh aakay dukaan jala dein g*y…” *sigh*
After much thought, it was finally concluded that the “Islam” of children is the most simple and uncomplicated form of religion! They decided to work on getting kids to love praying Salah, loving Allah, following the ways of Rasoolullah (SAW) and being proud muslims.. that way they will not be stepping on any toes.. and thus Little Ummati was born
Led by Fasih, the Team Little Ummati comprises of :
a very creative and loving sister (my friend) – who does the product and web design (she had already been working on fun ways to engage her own children and is a Super mom, so this came naturally to her..) A talented and supportive brother – who is a professional photographer from Indus Valley School, and takes care of the photography of the products. Another affectionate and thoughtful brother -who is studying at IBA and is volunteering his time to take care of marketing and social media. A caring and talented sister in law – who is also a Software developer from FAST, and has developed the Little Ummati app for Ramzan. And last but definitely not the least ,a strong and nurturing mother- who runs around helping Fasih manage the orders and production of the products. Salute to her..for raising such amazing children, MashaAllah!. By: https://diaryofapmpmom.com/2016/06/21/nurturing-the-love-for-islam-in-kids-little-ummati/