My Answered Dua

The love for the book of Allah is one that is taught by parents, after going through the grief of losing my mother my companion became the book of Allah as it was hers and I pray it is with her in grave and that every knowledge she travelled and sacrifices for me to learn weighs heavy on her scale.

Our dream was for me to seek knowledge always and I started to revive that dream by taking my steps to learn the language of the Quran. The Arabic language was my key to open all the doors.

Ramadan 2022, I had already made the intention to learn the Arabic language and had applied to different institute but i didn’t know where was the right place for me.

I prayed a lot of isrikhara on it.

During the last 10 nights I made constant dua to be guided to the best place and be surrounded by those that bring me closer to Allah (swt) and for Allah to keep me in places that remind me of him constantly. To grant me beneficial knowledge and put love in my heart for his deen.

A month after Ramadan I am reunited with a long lost friend who invites me to a sisters gathering at Croydon ICT. ( May Allah bless her). I meet a lot of amazing sisters and join a group chat with them. I start listening to some of the classes held during the week and I fill my time with lectures.

One day, one of the sisters posts about Madinah College and I didn’t know anything about it at the time so I do my research and find it is the best choice for me so I apply and leave all the other options. I knew Allah has answered my dua and I start going to the conferences held before even starting my course. The environment quickly felt like home, like I belonged.  I have the scholars to learn from and I had a drive to learn soo much from seeing and hearing the stories of our teachers.

I have a Riyadh Salhin book in my room that was my mother and I remember coming back from a conference and telling myself that inshaalah I am going to open it and understand it one day.

I started to look in my house for books and came across Bulugh Maram and start to read it and subhanalah, the next day a class starts on it.

Now Ustadh teaches me and he doesn’t even know how Allah guided me to his masjid to now be in his class learning Arabic and hadith from him and others lessons. May Allah reward our teachers and increase them in knowledge and make us those who continue the chain and are keen students always taking from them as much as we can whilst they are with us.

By relaying this story I want everyone to know that seeking begins with the sincerity of your heart. Your heart has to be ready to receive and it has to yearn for it and want it enough. Because when it gets hard it is your desire that will push you, your determination that with drive you and ultimately the duas you make that will facilitate your path.

The Messenger of Allah said, “When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of Deen.”