Comments on: Advice for writers/bloggers

By: Sr. Aysha Khanom

Sr. Aysha Khanom — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:44:52 +0000

Asalaamu alaykum,

Ameen to the dua’s

Br. Saqib Saab, please write yours on this too..

By: Haq

Haq — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:13:26 +0000

excellent reminder

By: Ameen

Ameen — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:08:02 +0000

May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala keep you sincere and give you tawfeeq in your efforts.

I used to take Qur’an with this amazing sister in the masjid. She held a halaqah for free for any sisters who wanted to join her, and came earlier for sisters who wanted to memorize. subhanAllah she dedicated this day for those who wanted the Qur’an.

After a few classes I tried to bring her a gift, and she did accept it, but was not happy about it and told me not to bring anything again. But some months later I had to leave class because my semester was starting, so I really wanted to bring her something nice as a thank you gift for all of these months of Qur’an Alhamdullilah.

I brought the gift and she simply would not accept it. She took the Qur’an CD I burned for her, but wouldn’t accept anything else. She told me something like:

“I’m so expensive. I only want the reward from Allah” and indeed, ALLAH ‘Azza wa Jal gives the greatest reward.

Sometimes when my intentions start swaying, I think about that. Why would I settle for someone who doesn’t even know the reality of my deed or intentions, praising what they THINK they see? psh, what kind of non-compensation is that?? That’s like settling for less than $1.00 when you could be given Paradise whose width is the heavens and the earth!

Why not instead seek the reward of Al Kareem, the One Who owns the Heavens and the Earth and all inbetween?

By: SaqibSaab

SaqibSaab — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:29:43 +0000

I so wanted to write on this, too! Good show, sister. JazakAllah khair.

By: River

River — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:54:40 +0000

Salam wrt. Akhi, The “Story Teller Sister” does not write for your blog anymore, I feel that since the insulting comment I posted about two months ago may have hurt her feelings. I was in a daze when I wrote that and didnt mean it. Can u please send her my apology and say that River was hoping she would continue writing. I really believe she may have taken offense also to the comment bieng published.

Thank you

By: Nadia

Nadia — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:45:20 +0000

Beautiful reminder. Jazakillah khayr sister. This is especially timely for me since I’m in the midst of writing a few articles as well as starting a blog. May Allah reward your efforts and help us all to keep our intentions sincere for Him alone.