Wednesday, March 14, 2007


A glimpse of Paradise.

Today, I witnessed my first shahadah.

Sister Saraa, who I was surprised to see when she came to Frank Tate during lunch hour, announced after the Zohor jema'ah that we were going to gain a new sister, and I instinctively knew it was the girl I had met during O-Week. I had noticed her in the musolla many times, but I had never had the time to stop and say hello.

As it turns out, Saraa was here to help Isabella declare her faith in Allah.

Right after the jema'ah crowd had settled down, she called us all to sit down and witness the process. I made a mad dash for my glasses (which I had misplaced, as usual), before settling myself next to Banoffee Cake. Linking my arm with hers, we let quiet settle among us as Saraa gave a short briefing about the ceremony to Isabella.

When Saraa mentioned the Five Pillars of Islam one by one to Isabella, I apologized to Banoffee for my sweaty palms.

When Saraa ticked off the Pillars of Faith as Isabella affirmed her belief in them, Banoffee tugged at my hand.

And when Isabella recited the shahadah after Saraa, three times in succession, Banoffee and I started to cry.

'I believe that there is no God worthy of submission but Allah (God)
And I bear witness that Muhammad is his Messenger.'

What better gift do I need for the day? This, upon my brother's fantastic SPM results and my new phone arrangements?

Praise be to Allah, the Most High, the Great.

As my parting words, I would like to quote sister Saraa:

"Now, I would like to remind everyone to make it easy for our sister. She does not need rules; she needs love and compassion."

Wassalamu'alaikum.

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