Deuces Irene

Al-hamdulillah, Hurricane Irene is over! I haven’t had power for more than 24 hours now but hamdulillah my family and I are safe.

It’s amazing to see the whole process of this whole storm. It was nice to see how people listened to what was happening and honestly I do have to say everything was pretty organized. The panic that took over the people was expected and not that bad. The supermarkets were pretty chaotic; shelves were bare, no water left and the trucks kept on dropping off more and more cases of water and people kept on grabbing everything in sight. During the storm, everyone was in du’a-prayers. No matter what faith you are or don’t claim to be a part of, everyone was preparing for the worse and praying/hoping for the best. I think we were all united in that night and hoping for the best. Al hamdulillah it passed and wasn’t as bad as we all thought it was going to be. The morning after, trees and debris were all over the place, seriously all over the place, my car looked like a giant bush with all the twigs and leaves etc… all over it.

All of it was actually during an amazing time, the last nights of Ramadhaan, the nights that we are supposed to be in constant remembrance of Allah, time that we should be asking Allah for help, guidance, etc… In a way it shows us how Allah always opens up the doors for us, its humbling how Allah puts us in a position in which we are inclined to go to him, in a position in which we are forced to ask, make du’a and be in constant dhikr.

May Allah accept our ibadah for the month, may Allah help us keep whatever good habits we have formed in the month and continue with throughout the year. May Allah accept the du’as we have made and fulfill all the good that we desire in our hearts. May Allah increase all that is good for us and always surround us in good company. May Allah always and forever be present in our lives, help us in making the right decisions and act as a reminder that we are never alone;  he is the one that will always be there for us no matter what the situation may be! May Allah grant us all the highest ranks of jannah, reward our parents for all that they do for us. And may Allah help all those who are going through hardships throughout the world, reward them for all the suffering and oppression in places like Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria-anywhere in the world wherever that person may be, may Allah make it easy on him/her.

Please continue to keep me and my family in your du’as inshaAllah.

Take care, speak up and be safe.

☮radf