Today at ADAMS Center, the first salah had the distinct honor of having Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi as the guest khatib. For anybody that doesn't know who he is, Dr. Siddiqi holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion from Harvard University. Those who are members of the Islamic Society of Orange County are blessed to have him as their Imam. I always felt somewhat of a personal connection with him just because he is the uncle of a friend that I grew up with in Virginia. Having Dr. Siddiqi as the guest Khatib got me thinking about my first Jummah prayer that I went to when I lived in California. The first year that I lived in Orange County, I did not have a car. It was not an issue for many months because I would spend much of my free time in Newport Beach which was just a short bike ride away. I had a circle of friends who would come to my apartment every day so if I ever needed to go somewhere far away, I would go with them. I think the first 8-9 months that I was there, I did