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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:51 PM Nov 2015

Boy Donates Savings to Mosque, Muslim Community Responds with a Surprise [View all]

http://ilmfeed.com/boy-donates-savings-to-mosque-muslim-community-responds-with-a-surprise/

When 7 year old Jack Swanson heard that the Islamic Center of Pflugerville in Texas had been vandalised, he decided to donate all of his savings – $20 dollars – to the mosque....

Faisal Na’eem a member of the Mosque’s management told ABC News that members of the Mosque were delighted by Jack’s generosity and that it had brought him hope,...

But the story doesn’t end there. When the local Muslim community learned of Jack’s generosity, they decided to surprise him with a gift....

They sent him an Apple iPad which he had been saving up for and sent a message with it saying,
“Dear Jack,
You had saved $20 in your piggybank for an Apple iPad. But then a local Islamic mosque was vandalized. So you donated your $20 to this local Texas mosque instead. Because of your amazing generosity & kind heart…Please enjoy this Apple iPad with our sincere thanks

Love
The American Muslim Community




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Wow, that is a great story! Spazito Nov 2015 #1
Somehow I doubt he'll grow up to be an anti-Muslim bigot. KamaAina Nov 2015 #2
Hear, hear. forest444 Nov 2015 #14
he's a glorious soul roguevalley Nov 2015 #25
All of them, Great Americans. tecelote Nov 2015 #49
If U.S. Muslims really loved America, Jack would have received a Samsumg AllTooEasy Nov 2015 #53
I challenge all DUers to post this story on their Facebook/Twitter pages AllTooEasy Nov 2015 #54
Excellent suggestion! n/t Spazito Nov 2015 #55
sweeeet spanone Nov 2015 #3
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Nov 2015 #4
OMGOSH.......out of the hands of babes.......eom a kennedy Nov 2015 #5
What a sweet story! smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #6
Fox News Headline: Muslims attempting to convert children with $20 iPads. n/t eggplant Nov 2015 #7
Wait for it in 3.... 2..... 1..... COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #10
They'll bring in an explosions "expert" toddwv Nov 2015 #56
Ahem... ejbr Nov 2015 #8
Just like those devious damn Muslins COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #9
I bet we'll hear something from Donald Dump along the lines of "I just heard that a bunch of Muslims 4lbs Nov 2015 #11
Lovely malaise Nov 2015 #12
". . .and a little child shall lead them. . ." DinahMoeHum Nov 2015 #13
Bingo! longship Nov 2015 #15
+1 TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #31
All of a sudden there is something in my eye shenmue Nov 2015 #16
+1 demigoddess Nov 2015 #39
I got something in my eye too Botany Nov 2015 #51
Oftentimes humanity shines through. longship Nov 2015 #17
knr Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #18
A great Christmas story Depaysement Nov 2015 #19
Is there a Muslim equivalent of Christmas? KamaAina Nov 2015 #20
Not really Pacifist Patriot Nov 2015 #59
"Islam is pretty darned non-materialistic in tenet and action." KamaAina Nov 2015 #60
The prohibition against interest is taken very seriously in Islam. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2015 #64
I am quite interested in Islamic banking. KamaAina Nov 2015 #65
LOL! Pacifist Patriot Nov 2015 #66
Beyond a Christmas story.. a truly great story. Stuart G Nov 2015 #48
What a special and precious young man! A shining example to us all. nt ladyVet Nov 2015 #21
Will this make the evening news? Stinky The Clown Nov 2015 #22
+1 Enthusiast Nov 2015 #24
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #23
FOX "News" will claim the Nook app has the Koran on it. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #26
Good parenting underpants Nov 2015 #27
Recruiting!!! tazkcmo Nov 2015 #28
Wow! what a wonderful kid..... paleotn Nov 2015 #29
Texas Muslims are better Christians than most Christians are.... baldguy Nov 2015 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Nov 2015 #32
They're recruiting him for ISIS LiberalElite Nov 2015 #33
Freaking Muslims spreading pain all the time. Half-Century Man Nov 2015 #34
Boom! Snow Leopard Nov 2015 #35
Someone give that kid a mic so he can drop it! Initech Nov 2015 #45
Who is chopping onions?? KT2000 Nov 2015 #36
Fantastic! loyalsister Nov 2015 #37
See Republicans? You give and you get. This is how society works. Initech Nov 2015 #38
I'd say "give without expectation" Thav Nov 2015 #63
The kid is a lot wiser than many adults in this country. And, far more decent. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #40
damn the dust in here! niyad Nov 2015 #41
Huge K & R !!! Thespian2 Nov 2015 #42
Heads explode everywhere klook Nov 2015 #43
Jack Denis 11 Nov 2015 #44
K&R! napkinz Nov 2015 #46
Wonderful Story. Stuart G Nov 2015 #47
This is about being a true American. SoapBox Nov 2015 #50
Hooray for good people BeyondGeography Nov 2015 #52
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2015 #57
Tweeted yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #58
K & R Scurrilous Nov 2015 #61
Tick tock...tick...tock kentuck Nov 2015 #62
The local "patriots" won't like that left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 #67
What a great young man npk Nov 2015 #68
Awesome! treestar Nov 2015 #69
K&R liberalnarb Nov 2015 #70
K&R passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #71
This is what it is all about. Rex Nov 2015 #72
Awww. That is so sweet. Chemisse Nov 2015 #73
That's the way life should work, 24/7 Miles Archer Nov 2015 #74
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