I Am Revived!

Assalaamu Alaikum :D

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil-alameen

I attended the Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference this past weekend and I must say, it really did it's job by reviving my spirit. Subhana'Allah ... I feel we are so blessed to have events like this right at home. And it felt even more great to see the amount of people who were present, for the same purpose as I was, to feel good about being a Muslim. Alhamdulillah! I wasn't able to go on Friday because I was invited to a friend's wedding. Masha'Allah it was beautiful, may Allah Swt shower their marriage with many many blessings, ameen. I heard that day was amazing and that Ms Shabazz was definitely not to be missed. But I was able to attend the lectures that I was looking forward to (except one) so it's completely alright. I'm quite happy.

Dr. Zakir Naik is one of my favourits. I get so giddy when I listen to his lectures haha I was quite impressed with the way he handled the questions that were being asked of him during the Q&A session. I really wish I could regurgitate everything he said because it was definitely remarkable. One of the young men asked a question concerning the divisions in Islam, mentioning the feuds with Shia and Sunni. And all Dr. Zakir Naik had to say was there is no such division in the Qur'an. And he further went to ask, "what was our Prophet (peace be upon him)?" It saddens me to see such things happening within our Ummah. And my du'as are that we really do understand what needs to be focused on here. Believe in Allah Swt, believe in Allah's Word, the Holy Qur'an and believe in the last Prophet and Messenger, Muhammad (pbuh) and hadith. Subhana'Allah, our community can do wonders if we just put aside the differences. May Allah Swt grant us all hidayah ....

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir were also brilliant! These speakers, they have such a gift of getting the message across to the listeners. And I thank them from the bottom of my heart to spend time in inspiring ourselves to become better and to make a difference. I also enjoy listening to Shaykh Sulaiman Mulla because he really keeps you captivated with the message he is trying to convey. It was the first time I heard Shaykh Riyadh Ul Haq speak and I found it to be quite interesting! His topic on being selfless was masha'Allah well done. He spoke of Ibrahim (alaihe salam) and that his whole life was sacrifing in the name of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala. I love lectures that really make you think! On the 3rd day of the conference, last part was hosted by a man named Moez Masoud. I really wish he was given some time to lecture on a topic because he was just incredible. I think it was the amount of love and passion he put into his words when speaking of Allah Swt and the Qur'anic verses that really moved me. Wow. Apparently, he is from Cairo and has his own show. I wish I could see what it's all about it! hehe

Anyways, all in all, it was just great this year and I am so thankful that I was able to make it. I really miss it :( Insha'Allah those who were not able to attend RIS 2005 ... will be given the opportunity next year! I met with a lot of wonderful people, can't forget to mention that teehehe Such lovely sister's whom I do hope to see again in the near future insha'Allah. It was great to be with people who were just as interested in learning more about the Deen.

Definitely a memorable weekend :) And now I can focus on my goals for the holidays! I'm back into my Qur'an readings alhamdulillah and will keep up with that and studying hadiths. I want to work on my tajweed so I hope my aunt has some time for me hehe May Allah Swt bless my efforts, ameen.

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