ACCEPTING THE CALL....

Today, on this beautiful Friday, (Fridays are always beautiful!!) I witnessed a girl take her shahadah at my local mosque, just before the Friday prayer. As she accepted Islam, my eyes, and the eyes of the sisters sitting with us filled with tears. Such a beautiful moment took away the problems that the ummah are facing at present, from the inside of the Muslim community and from the outside. It took away the problems that some of us may have been going through, and that constant fight with the whispers of shaytan that we combat daily. Because for that one moment, we witnessed someone become pure, and invite the truth into her heart. And with all that it took away, it gave us so much more. It gave us a reminder that only Allah, the Almighty, has the power to guide whoever He pleases. It gave us the satisfaction that Islam can never be defeated. And it gave us a new sister- a woman who, despite the negative hype about Islam, had accepted this wonderful way of life. May Allah bless her, and all of us, with taqwa, and may He grant us with good in the akhirah- AMEEN!