انّا للہ و انّا الیہ راجعون

(Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un)

Surely we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return...

Imam Benjamin Perez returned to his Creator the evening of December 8, 2009 at 8:22 PM. He was in his home, surrounded with family and a brother in faith. He passed peacefully in his sleep.

May Allah bless him, reward him immensely for all his good, forgive him his mistakes, make his return easy for him, and place him in the highest abode in the afterlife.

* The janazah (funeral services) will be held at 10:00am on Friday, December 11th, at Five Pillars Cemetery in Livermore, CA. (Directions here) *

Please pray for his family, make sincere du'a for him, recite Qur'an for him, and commit righteous acts and charity on his behalf.

(It is related that the gifts of alms, prayers, and Qur'anic recitation sent by the living to the dead reach them carried by the angels on plates of light, and adorned with silk handkerchiefs, and they say to them: 'This is a gift from so-and-so', and in this way they find joy and delight. ref.)

Imam Benjamin led a vibrant and beautiful life and touched many people along the way.  He will be very deeply missed.