Muslim Boy Scouts – Your Time Has Come !

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Some Stats…

• Boy Scouts – Worldwide Movement – 150 Nations members of WOSM
• Baden Powell – Africa - British empire
• 1/3 Scouts Worldwide are Muslim
• BSA – in 2000 =50 Muslim Scouting Units (Troops/Packs/Venturing crews)
• BSA – in 2008 = 150 Muslim Scouting Units
• Mormons = 36,000 Scouting Units

Scouting Missed Opportunity �Special Extra-curricular Activity

What sets you apart ???

• Everyone can make “the team”
• A time tested – world-wide program
• Muslim origins – Islamic teachings friendly
• Common Ground – Common Memories
• Unique Life Enhancing Experiences
• Hands-on Leadership Training
• Healthy/Natural Lifestyle

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From Quran

• Fitrah – “Feet of Clay” – Turab and Adam

• Khalifa – Earthbound/Earth Conscious

• Amanah – A Sacred Trust

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• Fa’seeru Visit those who came before you…

In the footsteps of the Prophets….

• Adam (AS) > Muhammed (AS) – “Voice in the wilderness”…
• Unwritten Characteristic of Prophethood
• A Shepard of men…

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Its Sunnah…

• Prophet (AS) Childhood – In the Desert…
• Hiking to the Mountain of Light…
• Camping at Cave of Hira…
• Signs (Ayaat) in the stars…
• Forgotten Amr -Swimming, Riding, Archery…
• Fiqh in practice – Taharah, Hayah, Salah, …
• Re-living the Days and Nights of the Prophet(AS) and his Sahabah(RA)…

Learning Enhancement

• Computers are not the answer… 44 hours a week over 6 hours a day with electronic media many academic measurers DECLINE
• Alphabet Soup of Learning Challenges/ Disorders…
• NDD – Shared by All Students of all levels
• Muslim Scholars first – agree…
• A word from Author Richard Louv – Last Child in the Woods Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder

Scouting part of the cure…

• BSA Scouting program provides sound balance between supervised and self(boy)-directed outdoor activities that incorporate practical knowledge, learned life skills and inter-personal dynamics.
• ¾ Scouting is outing
• Merit Badge Training – The Ultimate Career Day experience

Scouting firsts�The First Time …

• I swam in a lake… I canoed …. I capsized…
• I was away from my parents home over night
• I slept somewhere without a roof and walls
• I opened a can with a can opener
• I slept in a sleeping bag in a tent in the rain and got soaked…
• I shared a tent with other Muslims my age…
• I set-up and started an open pit fire and cooked on it
• I prayed in the snow at night under the stars using a compass to determine the Qiblah …
• I went to the bathroom without a bathroom
• I chopped fire wood with an axe whittled a marshmallow stick with my pocket knife
• I ate Iftar I prepared with my fellow Muslim scouts under the sky
• I visited a Masjid away from my Masjid and spent the night in Itikaf
• I was lost in the woods with no way to get back to campsite except with the help of my compass, map, and buddy..
• I cut myself badly and knew how apply proper first aid to stop the bleeding.

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Nuts and Bolts�How to establish a Boy Scout Troop

• Core team – Parents with Boys of Scouting Age
• Leader(s) – some outdoors camping exper.. +
• Sponsoring Organization - COR
• Willingness to adopt general BSA Program
• Meet with Local Council (Franchise)
• Basic Training – Youth Protection, NLE, FastStart
• Program/Activity Calendar
• Consistency – Weekly Meetings and Outings Plus Resident Summer Camp

Weekly Meeting Agenda

• Set-up – Room and Flags – SPL Council Meets
• Opening Ceremony – Fatiha>Salawat/Darood>Pledge of Allegiance>Scout Oath>Scout Law
• SPL – Tonight’s Agenda
• Weekly Skill Instruction/MB/Other
• Group Activity
• Announcements
• SM Minute
• Dua/Salat

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