Ugandan gas station worker in Qatar delivers Friday sermon; globally praised

Doha: A Ugandan gas station worker in Qatar, delivering a Friday sermon  at a mosque when the imam arrived late, was widely honored and praised on social media sites, after a video of him circulated.

The circulating clip showed worker Abdul Rahman Abdul Rashid, in a mosque pulpit, dressed as a gas station worker, delivering an eloquent and sonorous sermon in Arabic.

تأخر خطيب الجمعه،وطلب المؤذن ان يتقدم احد للخطبه ولم يتقدم أحد،فتقدم عامل أوغندي يعمل في محطة وقود ليخطب في المصلين لصلاة الجمعة .. فكانت خطبه مميزه ورائعه وبدون ورقه.
فلا نغتربأنفسناولا نحتقراحدا.
كم من مشهور في الارض مجهول في السماء. وكم من مجهول في الارض مشهور في السماء. pic.twitter.com/taiZLXdNDa

— مسفربن عبدالله بن طينان الزهراني. (@8VLRNekBreIYqLb) September 22, 2022

He improvised without looking at anything written and was widely praised for his eloquence and his memorization of verses from the Holy Qur’an.

According to media reports, the young Ugandan arrived to guide worshipers at a small



mosque, located in the vicinity of a gas station near Hamad International Airport, after the imam stayed behind and no one came to pray. .

The Ajyal Educational Center, a Qatari institution concerned with youth, honored Ugandan youth. The center received him with a hall of honor, amid applause from the center’s children, who threw flowers at him and a standing ovation.

The center released a video recording of the young Ugandan during his tribute and said in a statement that this season’s “Wathiq” program aims to address the phenomenon of bullying and highlight the intrinsic value of human beings and does not improve their appearance. . .

قادته الصدفة لإلقاء خطبة الجمعة بسبب تأخر الإمام.. عامل أوغندي يحظى باحتفاء واسع في #قطر بسبب فصاحة خطبته في المصلين بأحد المساجد pic.twitter.com/wSzWANMboU

— قناة الجزيرة (@AJArabic) September 26, 2022

The center added that “in the context of promoting correct behavior and tolerant Islamic values, participants in the program honored the Ugandan gas station worker.”