Assalamu’alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Alhamdulillah. We thank Allah Azza Wa Jall for everything that we are given and blessed with.
Many of you might have notice my absence for the past week (and to those who have messaged me and I have not responded yet, please forgive me). This is only because I went to travel to a beautiful city in Philippines called Marawi to conduct my Arabic Calligraphy workshop.
Not all of you may know but I do teach Arabic Calligraphy to sisters who are interested to learn the basics of it. This time, I taught it to a wonderful and humble akhwaat (sisters) in Philippines.
The experience was so overwhelming that I ended up giving out tears during the two consecutive workshops, I loved seeing such sisters with such beautiful values and determined hearts to learn such a sacred art. Alhamdulillah.
One of the most amazing experiences was the travel from my hometown to the city itself, imagine, I did masajid counting with my niece, and we counted 165 masajid along the way. Ma sha Allah, it was very amazing. Along with the beautiful nature, all the time we were all, subhan’Allah. subhan’Allah. How great is Al Bari.
The place was such a cold place, it’s like the only thing missing was snowflakes. During my stay, it was raining profusely, so that added to the coldness, so if you notice all of the participants were also using blazer and jackets.
This city I went to was known as the only Islamic city in the Philippines, and ma sha Allah, you would see niqaabis and hijabis everywhere (so you would definitely feel at home), and the men are all in thobes, you barely see those who are in casual wear, and most of these people you see are either heading to the masajid or madrasah. Allahu’akbar.
But the most touching part of this travel was when the akhwaat gave me a beautiful handmade box with little notes inside it, it was one of the most heart warming gifts I have ever received. Alhamdulillah.
In sha Allah you can read my full experience on this.
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