“It’s not every day you meet a real life hero,” tweeted Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie as she recognized Adam Attalla’s heroism.
18-Year-old Attalla has been honored by the city of Mississauga for springing into action to save 3 young people from a home fire last month.
“Proud to join @derynrizzi, @MississaugaFES & Council to honor Adam Attalla for springing into action to save 3 young neighbors from their blazing home. Adam, you have shown #Mississauga what true heroism looks like. Thank you.”
It’s not every day you meet a real life hero.
Proud to join @derynrizzi, @MississaugaFES & Council to honour Adam Attalla for springing into action to save 3 young neighbours from their blazing home. Adam, you have shown #Mississauga what true heroism looks like. Thank you.👏 pic.twitter.com/69uCLd4rw8
— Bonnie Crombie 🇨🇦 (@BonnieCrombie) February 2, 2022
Heroic Action
Last month, Attalla leapt into action to save his neighbor’s three girls after he saw his house on fire.
“There was a lot of smoke. So, the two girls came down, and the little girl was still stuck. I told people. Nobody did anything. So, I tried climbing up the wall first. It did not go out well.
“So, a neighbor led me into her house, and I jumped from her roof to the second roof, and I opened the window and got the little girl out,” he added.
Allah tells us that “If anyone saved a life it would be as if he saved the life of the whole humanity.” Quran 5:32
What Attalla did falls in line with similar heroic acts done by some other Muslims.
In September 2021, a Muslim man in North Leigh, Oxfordshire, was praised for successfully saving his neighbors when fire started in their house.
Azz Mahmoud, a 37-year-old Muslim youth worker in Oldham, performed CPR for the first time ever to save a man’s life.