Because I believe in God I therefore believe in Miracles and in His blessings. Because I believe in Him, I do believe in his eternal bounty and in His Mercy. Because I believe in Him, I trust His words and His promises. There comes moments in our lives when certain events "hit" us and keep us in great wonder ... and you ask yourself; what just happened? Is this real? Then you realize that Yes it is real because you put your trust between the hands of The AL Mighty the Creator of All things and He who knows and sees and hears All things. Today, I can humbly say that God sent me a sign. And I will tell you more about it later tonight because I'd like for you and me to strongly believe that acts of kindness are always rewarded , sooner or later ... and sometimes it happens right away; SubhanAllah.
True story:
Those who
know me well and know my passions and my struggles will know that I have no reason
to `` beautify `` a reality. In other words, they will and I pray that you too
will, believe me.
There are
days when everything seems to be as dark as the deepest sea and every time I try
to think of a way out, it just looks ``impossible`` or I don`t understand why
certain things are happening and why do I have to deal with certain battles in
my life. (just like all of us). And then, ``out of the blue`` something
happens, a new door opens, a stranger comes into your life and helps you out,
an angel perhaps? Or maybe this is the result of a good action that we did in
the past or not too long ago? Or perhaps it`s thanks to the duaa (prayers and
supplications) of our parents, grandparents and our loves ones? Regardless of
all this, it`s all with the blessings and plans which God has chosen for us.
In the pas
days, weeks and up to yesterday, every time I faced a hardship, I was greeted
but with a smile and a solution popped out of nowhere. Just to name a FEW
examples:
Like in the
weekend when I forgot my phone and metro card at home. Once inside the bus, I
realized that I didn`t even have coins to pay. I look at the driver and say: ``
Good morning sir, i`m sorry I forgot my phone and tickets and card at home, my
mom (who`s with me) will pay for both of us.`` He smiles, he blocked the
machine with his hand and didn`t let us pay. He said: ``Please Madame, because
you`ve been honest with me and told the truth, I really want to pay for you
this time. I kindly refused and said: ``We have the money right here we can
pay, thank you``. He insisted, we thanked him for his act of kindness and that
made our day.
Or like the
day I went to a coffee shop and after I placed my order, the cashier said: ``
That`s OK madame, someone already paid for you.`` and I kept searching trying
to find WHO did it so I can thank him or her.
Or In the
middle of an important battle with all the stress and pain that comes with it, I
had no other solution but to give up to my ``fate`` and simply get ready and be
prepared to ``fight`` and to be mentally prepared to lose and to survive. Winning
this battle in particular seemed impossible. And again, out of the blue, I
don`t know what happened exactly until this day, but everything stopped and
therefore, the battle too stopped.
Yesterday
evening, I was talking with my family about the conditions and procedures of
paying my Zakat (Zakat Al Maal) which is (alms-giving) that I must pay for this
year. I wanted my mom`s opinion on where should my zakat go this year? We both
agreed that I should send it back home for a specific young lady and her
family. Converting the money from Canadian Dollar to Egyptian pound, it`s quite
an important amount, and I was so happy AlHamdolellah (All praise to God) that
this could really change the life of an entire family (InshaAllah – with the
Will of God). So after we agreed on everything and I said `` Tawakal 3ala
Allah`` ( I put my trust and reliance in Allah), I heard many beeps on my
phone, one after the other. (notifications that i`m receiving e-mails).
I ran to my
laptop saying to myself, there must be a mistake. Who`s sending me alllllll
these emails??? I just had received 12 new emails from work! I thought to
myself: This IS a VIRUS. This has never happened ever since I worked with this
agency. So I call the secretary and ask him: what`s going on? Is this real or
it`s a virus? He laughs and says: No no Nermine this is not a virus, you`ve
been chosen the best interpreter of the year (giggles). Then he explains that I
have indeed received TWELVE new demands (twelve individual contracts) for
Interpretation!!! He explained that I
will be receiving 5 more!
I was in
awe!
Do you know
what`s even more beautiful and surprising? When I added up all the new
Interpretation demands I just received, I swear by He who created the Moon and the
Sun and that was very much equal to the Zakat that I was discussing with my
family less than 5 minutes ago!!! So the amount that i just gave up for the sake of God to help another, came back to me less than 5 minutes later. SubhanAllah.
I share this long introduction and story
(among many others) with you, because I want you too, to put ALL your TRUST (Tawakul)
in God. Trust Him with everything, anywhere and at all times. Acts of kindness,
helping the other and believing in His
words and promises will always pay back.
Give Zakat
no matter what is your situation. Don`t you ever think that you will get poorer
by giving. Don’t think of tomorrow which
is not here yet.
I pray for
you and me, that we always find refuge in Him. That we always find someone
around us to lift us up and to serve as a ``Reminder`` that the Mercy of God is
GREAT and ETERNAL.
Walk in
Peace,
Nermine.
