My parents moved to England and worked really hard for us. 💪
My dad worked in Wembley and then moved to Bolton. 🚗
Then he moved to Blackburn. 🏙️
He had many retail stores. My parents had one in Netto too if people remember that. 🏪
Then, one in the Blackburn town centre which burned alongside all the other shops in the fire. 🔥
Following that he worked for Safestyle UK for nearly 15 years. Working sales and driving over 300 miles a week across the country. 🚪
He can tell you where the nearest masjid is no matter where you are on the map. 🕌
He ensured we focused on school and worked just as hard in madrassa. If we missed a salaah in masjid we wouldn’t hear the end of it. Even if I do now I won’t hear the end of it. 📚
That was my father's main thing. No matter what we are doing in life. Pray your salaah in the masjid as much as you can. 🙏
Now at 62, he is still working extremely hard. 💼
He left Safestyle nearly 10 years ago. He wanted to have a business with his own timings so he opened Sidat Bargains. 🛍️
Now 10 years later, we rebranded to Bramsy. He is not very tech-savvy and does not have anyone working in marketing or anything it is a one-man show. Despite this, business is booming Alhamdulillah. 🚀
He mainly gets his customers from Meta, and eBay. 💻
Allah has wrttien our rozi. Our job is to make sure we earn it in the halal way. 💼
We think to make money we have to have crazy marketing and yes if you want to go big time probably yes. 💰
However, through word of mouth and good products, he has been putting food on our table our whole lives. 🍽️
So to answer the question at the beginning. No, I do not regret moving. The same reason my parents moved is the same reason I have. For a better life. For myself and my family. One where the sun shines, I can hear the athaan 5x a day and I can do wudhu no matter where I am. Little things which compound into a better life.
I would be doing an injustice if after all his sacrifices I did not pursue a better life.
His hard work also rubbed off on us so now myself and my brother have our own side hustles to help others.
🙏🏼 Please visit the shop in Accrington if you get a chance.
My father's business - https://g.co/kgs/74ZnKgT
My brother's business - https://siyaco.co.uk/
Myself - www.SidandHawa.com and www.Sidxt.co.uk 🛒
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