Page 9 The Islamic Bulletin Volume XXX No. 30 I then went to tend to my patient. I was feeding him and as I looked in his eyes I just realized that he was brought to me for a reason and the only thing stopping me from accepting was fear…. not fear in the sense of something bad, but fear of accepting something good, and thinking that I was not worthy like this man. That afternoon I went to the mosque and asked the Imam if I could say my declaration of faith, the Shahadah. He helped me through it and guided me through what I would need to do next. I cannot explain the feeling I felt when I said it. It was like someone woke me up from sleep and sees everything more clearly. The feeling was overwhelming joy, clarity and most of all…. peace. The first person I told was not my brother but my patient. I went to him, and before I even opened my mouth he cried and smiled at me. I broke down in front of him, I owed him so much. I came home, logged on to Paltalk and repeated the shahadah for the room. They all helped me so much and even though I had never seen a single one of them, they felt closer to me than my own brother. I did eventually call my brother to tell him and although he wasn’t happy, he supported me and said he would be there; I couldn’t ask for any more. After my first week as a Muslim my patient passed away in his sleep while I was caring for him. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi Rajioon. He died a peaceful death and I was the only person with him. He was like the father I never had and he was my doorway to Islam. From the day of my Shahadah to this very day and for every day for as long as I live, I will pray that Allah shows mercy on him and grant him every good deed I perform in the tenfold. I loved him for the sake of Allah and I pray each night to become an atoms weight of the Muslim he was. Islam is a religion with an open door; it is there for those who want to enter it…. Verily Allah is the Most Merciful, Most Kind. *Sister Cassie passed away after giving da’wa to her brother. Allhamdulilah, he accepted Islam. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi Rajioon. We ask Allah (SWT) to have Mercy on her, forgive her sins, and grant her the highest level in Paradise, Jannat Al Firdous. Ameen Listen to her story in audio by clicking here: http://www.islamicbulletin.org/videos/Nurse_Cassie_and_her_Muslim_Patient.mp4 Dua Before Sleep Dua when Waking Up Morning & Evening Dua Dua after Prayers 12 Sunnah Rawatib: 2 before Fajir; 4 before Dhuhr; 2 after Dhuhr; 2 after Magrib; 2 after Isha; Salatul Duha Night Prayer after Taraweeh in Last Third of Night Make Dua in Last Hour of Friday before Magrib Train Tongue to do Dhikr/Forgive others & Refrain from Profanity Read Quran Make Dhikr Perform Extra Prayers Sponsor a Widow & Orphan Develop Habit of Making Regular Dua Set a Goal to Memorize Surahs Intention to Fast 6 Fasts of Shawwal Straight after Ramadan Microsoft Word Want to save your changes to Ramadan Save Don’t Save Cancel
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