I Had A Vision
// February 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // Hijrah, Islam
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So if you follow my tweets, you may remember me mentioning something about a vision, or a dream. It is difficult to explain. It was not a prophet vision or anything like that. It was more like an Aha moment.
For the past year I have wanted to make Hijrah, for the sake of Allah, to a Muslim country. Hoping that inshallah, it will bring benefit to my family and I. There are many blessings, that the Prophet ( pbuh) has mentioned for those that make Hijrah for the sake of God. Not eduction, not employment, etc.
Last year, I asked one of my teachers about his travels and studies over seas. Yemen was one on the list. I began to do some research about Yemen, and feel deeply in love with its history, culture, and possibilities as to what it has to offer spiritually.
I say Spiritual, but i mean more so religious. I am a spiritual person, meaning i feel a connect with God, a personal relationship that just he and I share. I believe in a higher power. A Creator. But I also believe in laws, and justice, religious traditions, based on faith, and knowledge.
My life, for the past 8 years, has all been based on Islam. Quran and Sunnah. I find it a struggle to practice Islam in the way I would like living here in the US. Everything is so fast pace, go go. money, money. Its a big distraction. I seek a more relaxed life style of simplicity. Just me , my tea, and a good book. Studying and learning about Allah(swt) and what he wants from us as people, and developing myself. My soul.
So in between being sleep and awake. I saw myself walking down a dirt, yemeni road.People were not looking at me as if I were from another planet because I wore a veil over my head and face. I could hear the call to prayer, and I awoke in tears.
Ah, ha ! That is it. I will go to Yemen for the summer. If I don’t like it I can just come back home. I think its that easy. There is nothing to it, but to do it. I have wanted to move for a while. But I am not alone, I have a family, and they are not as excited about Yemen as I am. In fact, they think I am a bit off my rocker ( lol). But I want to do it, none the less.
I am back to the drawing board, creating a plan; and inshallah you will find me blogging from Yemen this summer. Inshallah. Ameen.
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