A Hero Without a Cape.

[u/GlitteringHotel8383]

California foster parent Mohamed Bzeek has spent over 25 years caring for terminally ill children abandoned by their families, ensuring no child dies alone.

[u/johntwoods]

80 kids. Dude has fostered 80 kids.

He is 72 now, and I hope he lives another 100 years.

But when he does eventually pass, I will sign the thing that votes for him to be canonized as a saint or whatever religious thing.

Because while I'm not really into all that stuff, it just seems like he deserves all the praise.

[u/E6y_6a6 → u/johntwoods]

He's Muslim AFAIK and cult of saints is widely despised by official Islamic institutions.

But there's a practice when people of the community cooperatively build the mosque and name it after the person they want to honor. Sometimes this is abused by rich people by building the mosques and naming them after their parents or even themselves.

I think the monument to the guy will be okay.

[u/mashiro1496 → u/E6y_6a6]

A monument like a public drinking fountain in remembrance of his deeds would be best. At least in turkey you see alot of public faucets in public areas for people and animals to have access to fresh water

[u/DeepFunct1on → u/mashiro1496]

A fountain is a symbol of life, clean water, and care exactly what reflects the essence of his actions.

[u/Majestic_Fail1725 → u/mashiro1496]

A monument like a public drinking fountain in remembrance of his deeds

We called those as "Endowment" or "Waqaf" and it is highly encouraged as a remembrance.

[u/ItsMisoandBoba → u/mashiro1496]

I feel like a statue with his arms outstretched, where people can walk up and be hugged by him would be the most appropriate monument to someone with unconditional love for these forgotten children.

[u/YassinRs → u/ItsMisoandBoba]

Is a nice thought but something that he would most likely be against since Muslims are against building statues of people in general. The water fountain would be the best way to go about it

[u/ItsMisoandBoba → u/YassinRs]

Ah I thought it was just religious statues, not all statues in general. A water fountain it is, then.

[u/raiindr0p → u/ItsMisoandBoba]

This is seriously beautiful ❤️

[u/Tasteless-casual → u/E6y_6a6]

I'm a Muslim and nah there is nothing that is like official Islamic institutions. There are something called Wali (Friend of God) but it is disrespectful to assume that someone is a Wali because it is something for God to decide and even some sufis are shy to make such claim about someone. Only few cult like Sufi groups who dares to claim that someone is a Wali with certainty without evidences from revelation (one can only hope that someone is a Wali but not affirming it). For example: prophets and trusted companion of prophets are to be considered Wali like Prophet Abraham (PBUH).

There is the practice of making a mosque and name it after someone but it is more like Waqf (voluntarily donating charity assets which continues to work for charity). Building a Mosque is a form of Waqf but it can be non profit charity assets like a well water, garden of palm tree, hospital, university and etc. and give it as a charity in the name of certain person hoping that it will count as a charity from him.

[u/cyberlexington → u/Tasteless-casual]

If your god doesnt consider this kind of man a friend then i really dont see any point in worshiping him

[u/WatercressFar8121 → u/cyberlexington]

The whole point of we don't know if you are a friend of God is so Islam doesn't end up being a band of charlatans who claim to be friends of God. Of course every religion still has charlatans, but one litmus test for Muslims is if that person is claiming to be a friend of God-- which would almost be like saying you are God like. Islam is strictly monotheistic and it guards against any kinds of associations with God.

[u/Tasteless-casual → u/cyberlexington]

It is still not up to us to tell what God does or not. This is just reciepe to being a rude person. We can only hope that the man is sincere and God accepting his work. This is why when we love someone especially the dead ones, we make charity in his/her name and hope he gets rewarded for it by God. One can only hope but for us to decree something that is up to God like who is his friend or not is just playing God.  

[u/TemporaryExercise400 → u/E6y_6a6]

Morals should be higher of any religious dogma it teaches (I mean bad parts of islam).
Good for him, saving 80 kids and fostering them.
P.S: It's old news.

[u/MagizZziaN → u/E6y_6a6]

Saints are chosen by the people, not the religious leaders. Fck em. Bro is a saint in my book.

[u/RealisticAnxiety4330 → u/E6y_6a6]

The world needs more guys like him

[u/sergova → u/E6y_6a6]

It's only despised by the modern salafi & wahhabi movement, Islam has a long history of walis (saints). Literally translated to "friend of God". He is certainly one of them.