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Dear Brothers,
Assalamu-ailaikum Warahmatullah!
Alhamdulilah , brothers offered Fajr Salat; pondered over the Holy Qu’ran and it’s translation; learned about the natural moral and spiritual states of man in a short 10 minute presentation by Murrabhi Sahib Farhan Iqbal Sahib; ate breakfast, played intense regular season games that went down to the wire.
By the Grace of Allah, we have started the regular season games for AOBL on Sunday, 29 October. Alhamdolillah, we had 2 intense first season games to start of this year.
The next AOBL game will be held this Sunday, November 5, 2017 in the morning after Fajr Namaz at 5:45. Make sure to turn your clocks back an hour because of daylight savings
Please visit the following link for detailed updates:
www.leaguelineup.com/AOBL
To see individual statistics, go to "Standings" on the left hand side and then select "Statistics Leaders" beside "Category" (located above the wins/losses)
Game 1 - Rafaqat vs Shujaat
Rafaqat with the first win of the season!
The match between Rafaqat and Shujaat was very exciting! Rafaqat started off well with an early lead made by some quick points through Qudoos Chaudhruy who finishedt the game great 16 points and 12 rebounds. But slowly team Shujaat started to pick up the pace as team captain Raheel Ahmed and Farzan Chaudhry put up 12 and 17 points respectively. Shujaat went into half time with the lead as Farzaan was playing exceptionally well also finishing the game with 13 rebounds and a Double double! He was also amzing on the defensive side finishing with 4 steals (Leads League). Brother Zamad finished with a respectful 8 points and 7 rebounds also recording 2 blocks (Leads League)! Brother Bilal Ahmed came off the bench with some hustle and gave team Shujaat agreat steal. But the second half was where team Rafaqat came out with a bang. As the the game clock was running down, Brother Valeed Malik and Muneer Khan who was filling in as an extra player for the team started of a great run for team Rafaqat as they finished with 11 points and 12 points respectively. The game was tight all around but the great efforts put in by Team Rafaqat eventually won them the game 39-37!
Game 1 - Sadaqat vs Amanat
Sadaqat steal a win in the clutch!
The match between Sadqat and Amanat was of great scale! Sadaqat started out strong with an early lead as Shahjehan Ahmed and Captain Shayaan Ahmed started of strong. Brother Shahjehan was very effective to start as he finished with 100% shooting. Brother Shayaan started of strong as well as he finished the game with a great 16 points. But slowly Team Amanat started to come back as captain Hammad Butter put up some great shots ending the game with an amazing 24 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals! Brother Musaver (Team Amanat) and Brother Saib (Team Sadaqat) had a great rivalry down in the post as brother Musaver finished with 16 points, 6 assists (Leads League), 13 rebounds, and 3 steals! Brother Saib finished with 8 points and 14 rebounds! (Leads league). Team Amanat went in to half time with a small lead as brother Noor Ahmad put up 7 points and 2 steals off the bench. Emad Ryan finished with 6 points and 7 rebounds and Brother Muneer put in work as he grabbed 6 rebounds along with a steal. The second half proved to be just as intense as the first. Both team went back and forth. Brother Taha dropped an astonishing 26 points (Leads League) off the Bench! The game went back and forth and brother Shayaan also put up 6 assists (Leads League) and 6 rebounds along with 3 steals! Brother Bilal also had effective momentum off the bench as he filled in as an extra player for team Sadaqat. The game came down to the wire as Team Amanat were only down 1. They got the ball with only 1 second left on the clock as Brother Musaver controlled the rebound and heaved a shot and in the process got a shooting foul. With the game clock expired and Team Amanat down 1, he had to hit 1 free throw to force Overtime and hit both to win the game. Unfortunately for Team Amanat he missed both and Team Sadaqat steal a win in a high scoring game, 56-55!
May Allah continue to shower His blessings on this league and allow for brotherhood, friendship, and true peaceful comadarie to spread among our fellow brothers - Ameen!
Wassalam,
Shayaan Ahmed,
