Alhamdulillah, it is a superb occasion in the Miracle Media Group Inc.’s history as it has completed two decades (20 years)-a long journey that began on Feb 23rd, 2001.
I want to thank the supporters and great well-wishers of ‘The Miracle’ for providing continuous support through advertisements of their businesses, sharing their thoughts in writing with our readers, especially Mr. Nusrat Hussain, Mr. Shams Jilani, Mr. Aslam Hayat, Maulana Abdul Latif Nomani, Mrs. Shamim Karim, Mrs. Alam Ara, Mrs. Shabnam Khan, Ms. Asma Shums, Mrs. Nafisa Siddiqi, Ms. Khadija Nadeem, Ms. Gulshan Aalani, Mr. Zafar Alam, and many others.
In the past twelve months, everyone has had life experiences that were never known to them.
The Miracle family experienced immense losses during this time as our Senior Editorial board member Br. Azhar Syed, passed away on August 13 followed by the death of our first Chief Urdu editor Br. Mohammad Rafiq on Jan 9, 2021. Both men were pioneers in British Columbia and pillars of their communities. The Miracle family prays to Almighty Allah(SWT) for His mercy upon them and grant them forgiveness, reward them with the best place in paradise, and give patience to the families (Ameen).
In this special 20th Anniversary edition we are acknowledging the services of our Muslim community members in various fields including religious scholars, political participants in Civic, Provincial and Federal elections, advertisers, prominent community members of past and present, and various media groups.
The Miracle newspaper aims to provide a broad overview of the world through articles and images.
Over the years, we have covered around 5300 events from all communities in an effort to keep up with our slogan, “Bringing Harmony to all the Communities”.
We are also proud that for those who are not Muslims, our Newspaper serves as a gateway to learn more about Islam as well as the local and international Muslim community. The Miracle cares and respects all community members irrespective of ethnicity and faith.
Our journey over the past 20 years has been quite an experience.
On Feb 23, 2001, Mr. Hussain launched the first Muslim Newspaper on a biweekly basis and his family’s and his day and night struggle gave a voice to the community. While I joined as Managing Editor in June 2002, I was handed over the responsibility to run this show alone from Jan 2007. How successful my entire team and I have been in achieving these tasks? Well, the Miracle’s readers are the best judges.
The Miracle became synonymous with events for much of its publication life. We conducted many successful Election Forums on Civic, Provincial, and Federal Elections debates. In the 2015 Federal Elections, Miracle Media did a vital role to conduct Surrey Candidates’ grand debate under the banner of BC Muslim Print Media.
In the 2016 BC Provincial election, the Miracle media covered the candidates’ nomination meetings, election campaigns, press conferences, community forums of many candidates and their profiles.
We held Qirat and Hamad o Naat competitions, awards for Miracle Youth, Advertisers, Sponsors, and Writers. Miracle Media also conducted three 6 hours long exciting Musical Competition programs for tributes the legendry Pakistani Singers Mehdi
Hassan, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Mixed Pakistani songs, these programs engaged children, youth, adults, and seniors of all communities.
In 2019 Miracle Media was the partner of the “ I AM PAKISTAN “ Worldwide Movement for Diamer Basha & Mohmand Dams Fundraising Dinner on March 24, 2019. We also became a Member of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC). The Miracle Media has been part of the Canadian Muslim Media Club (CMMC) and as part of CMMC, has been arranging social and political gatherings both in person and virtually.
While we continued publishing our paper in print till Nov 20, 2020, the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to halt the printing. However, we have kept going in our digital format and the readers are still enjoying the newspaper on their screens on the Miracle Website, Facebook and Twitter.
Like other businesses, this year has hurt Miracle deeply as our advertisers are struggling but we aim to carry-on with our limited resources and stay with our readers, writers, and advertisers during this difficult time.
Feel free to comments on this issue about Miracle’s Historical 20 years journey, as your concerns and suggestions are highly appreciated for improving our quality in the future.
In the end, I will not be honest if I do not appreciate the efforts of my Miracle family Ms. Khadija, Ms. Misbah, and Sabeeh. Keep up the good work not only for the Miracle but for all the Community.
I thank everyone who took the time and sent their messages at Miracle’s 20th Anniversary, including PM Justin Trudeau, BC Premier John Horgan, BC Caucus, Speaker, Hon. High Commissioner of Pakistan, Politicians, Consul General of Pakistan advertisers, Organizations, and well-wishing individuals from the community.
May Allah (SWT) accept your prayers for our success and may He help us in serving the community.
Jazaakumu Allahu Khairan. (Ameen)
Mohammad Naseer Pirzada
(Editor-in-Chief) Miracle
