“I’ve been muslim for about 12 years now. I grew up in a home where my parents where heavily involved in substance abuse and were constantly intoxicated, I pretty much learnt independence from an early age. Things often times felt lonely but Alhumdulillah Allah protected me from ever embracing that lifestyle, and he’d soon bless me with one of my biggest blessings after Islam. Throughout my beginning years as a new Muslim, as I learnt more about the deen, I grew to understand the power of dua prayer. There was this one specific thing I constantly made dua for. I prayed for it all the time and there was even a time where a group from my masjid were leaving for Umrah, and a few of the members were asking if we had any dua requests that they could pray for while at the Ka'bah. I only had that one dua I requested from each of them. About 3 years after that, Allah made my dua come true. I prayed for Allah to bless me with a Beautiful, practicing wife who would support me through this journey of life. From that dua alone, not only did I gain my best friend and love of my life, but Allah guided my father to Islam just 3 weeks before his passing away, and He blessed me with 3 beautiful daughters, which that in itself is one of a believers greatest gifts. Alhumdulillah. Although my dua was answered years after I started praying for it, I received it and it happened exactly when it was meant to happen for me. It’s easy for us to give up on our duas when we don’t see it right away, and a lot of times we lose hope, thinking our prayers won’t be answered. Sabr. Sometimes you get even better than what you prayed for.
I wanted remind myself first and to share this with you guys as encouragement for you to keep hope in Allah and to know that everything happens at the perfect time. Please know, I’m a very flawed human being, and I’m far from being considered a good Muslim, but I use this to remind myself how Merciful Allah is and how Generous He is. May Allah allow us to be grateful for all that we’ve been blessed with, and may He continue to guide us and bless us with the best of this life and the next!”