God's Way...

[Iffah]

God's Way

 

Allah (SWT) has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the

right time....

 

I was walking down a dimly lit street late one evening when I heard

muffled screams coming from behind a clump of bushes. Alarmed, I

slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was

hearing were the unmistakable sounds of a struggle: heavy grunting,

frantic scuffling and tearing of fabric.

 

Only yards from where stood, a woman was being attacked. Should I get

involved? I was frightened for my own safety and cursed myself for

having suddenly decided to take a new route home that night. What if I

became another statistic? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and

call the police? Although it seemed an eternity, the deliberations in

my head had taken only seconds, but already the cries were growing

weaker.

 

I knew I had to act fast. How could I walk away from this? No, I finally

resolved, I could not turn my back on the fate of this unknown woman,

even if it meant risking my own life. I am not a brave man, nor am I

athletic. I don't know where I found the moral courage and physical

strength-but once I had finally resolved to help the girl.

 

I became strangely transformed. I ran behind the bushes and pulled the

assailant off the woman. Grappling, we fell to the ground where we

wrestled for a few minutes until the attacker jumped up and escaped.

 

Panting hard, I scrambled upright and approached the girl, who was

crouched behind a tree, sobbing. In the darkness, I could barely see

her outline, but I could certainly sense her trembling shock.

 

Not wanting to frighten her further, I at first spoke to her froma

distance. It's OK," I said soothingly. "The man ran away. You're safe

now."

 

There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered in wonder, in

amazement.

 

"Dad, is that you?"

 

And then, from behind the tree, stepped my youngest daughter, Maliha.

 

Do all the good you can,

In all the ways you can,

In all the places you can,

At all times you can,

To all the people you can

 

 

-Anon

[Valenteenah.]

He was put there to save his daughter. Allahu Akbar!