A valentine day message

Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 1:37 am

My friend forwarded me an email which I could not resist to keep to myself. See below:

 It was the wish of this young man to meet sheik Nabeel Al-Awdi. So Ibrahim’s father spoke the sheik on the phone in order to arrange a visit to Ibrahim.

This is sheikh Nabeel at the airport. 

Ibrahim was very happy to see sheik Nabeel open the door to his room. We can only see his happiness from his expression as he is unable to speak 

The moment sheik Nabeel entered Ibrahim’s room 


And this is Ibrahim’s expression on meeting sheik Nabeel
Notice the breathing instrument around Ibrahim’s neck.. he is unable to even breath normally. 

And a kiss on the for head for Ibrahim 

Ibrahim with his father, uncle and sheik Nabeel

Thus sheik Nabeel and Ibrahim started talking about da’wa on the internet and the striving it requires.
They also exchanged some stories
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And during their conversation sheik Nabeel asked Ibrahim a question. A question that made Ibrahim weep… and tears rolled down Ibrahim’s cheek.

Ibrahim couldn’t help but weep when he remembered some painful memories 

Do you know what question it was that made Ibrahim weep?

The sheikh asked: Oh Ibrahim.. if Allah had given you health.. what would you have done?

And thus Ibrahim wept bitterly and he made the sheik, his father, his uncle and everyone in the room weep.. even the camera man wept
And his answer was: By Allah i would have performed my salaa (prayer) in the masjid (mosque) with joy.. i would have used the favor of health in everything that would please Allah Subhanehu we Ta’ala 

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I could not resist myself and my eyes got waet fter reading this. Some intellectual idiot might call these images or every thing a fraud but the point which has been highlited is the response given by Ibrahim. Allah(SWT) says in Quran:

And when harm toucheth you upon the sea, all unto whom ye cry (for succour) fail save Him (alone), but when He bringeth you safe to land, ye turn away, for man was ever thankless. (17:67).

Hardly we care about the things given to us free of cost by Allah(SWT) and we happily use them without thanking the one who gave them to us. Don’t we say thanks to those who give us gifts? then why do all decency and good manners blow away when it’s the matter of Allah. We should actually think who is actually ill. This guy or us?

Though there’s no concept of V-day in Islam neither it has any “positive” history associated with it but still, if V-day is all about spreading love  and expressing love with loved ones then there is no one other than Allah who should be loved. You can never find a friend who is more closer than Allah. You might get a negative response from the one you feel you love and it might ruin your moments but Allah will never disappoint you. Allah has never disappointed me despite of I am not a good practising Muslim, trust me. If you can’t trust me then trust in words of Allah(SWT) when He says:

And you cannot escape from Allah (i.e. His Punishment) in the earth, and besides Allah you have neither any Wali (guardian or a protector) nor any helper.(42:31)

When He did not disappoint a person like me then I believe you’re way better than me. May Allah guide us and keep us away from crap like V-day or som XYZ day. Ameen

Image source: Unknown

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4 Comments on “A valentine day message”

  1. read the truth about valentine’s day here http://www.islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need/1146-valentines-day-of-love-or-lust/#story

  2. Very touching story. JazakAllah for sharing. May Allah Enable us and Give us Taufeeq to spend our times, energies, resources, limbs etc in doing the right thing and never ever forgetting what we are here for. Ameen.

  3. Dear Adnan,

    As salam o alaikum,

    May Allah SWT bless you for this … its like an eye-opener … while reading this i thought of this situation on myself and … couldnt find the answer … may be cause i have health and its blessings … but my heart is full of worldly love and its affairs …. May Allah SWT help me change my dead heart … (yahi dua hai kay ilahi yeah hirs mai douba dil badal dae)

  4. Very touching story :(

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