I am in many different types of groups and communities. My favorite community that I am in is the Mosque. At the Mosque I pray, help out, and take religious classes. My favorite thing to do at the Mosque is to pray. When I pray I take my time to pray at least five times a day, solely for the purpose of loving Allah, or god. My second favorite thing to do at the Mosque is play basketball. Although playing basketball isn’t the reason I go to the Mosque, I still love playing with my friends and family. At the Mosque we really do a whole lot of community service. We donate foods to charities, and help the elders at the Mosque, but we don’t go planting, or pull peoples weeds.
At Islamic school we learn how to read, speak, and write Arabic, we learn and memorize the Quran, and we learn about our different prophets. We have Islamic school every Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sometimes when we are at Islamic school we go to different place to help people like at a senior center, but we don’t often go anywhere other than the Mosque. Islamic school is amazing and I have a lot of opportunities to help others.
My second favorite community that I’m in is a basketball group that I’m in. Although I am on the school’s basketball team, I am also in a basketball group in my community. We go by nearby basketball courts and play 4 vs. 4, unless there are other people, which then we play a big game of basketball. We play often on days we are off, such as breaks, Friday nights, and Sundays. Hopefully our group gets bigger, so we can start organizing teams.
Being in a community is important and serious, but can be fun. Being in a community helps you meet new people. Being in a community helps everyone reach their goals. When I grow up I want to be in a bunch of different communities, including being in the NFL. If I’m a player, or even a coach, I will be happy.