Spending whole days and nights with this girl the past three days in our three days ‘pilgrimage’ to IIUM and ISTAC has made me extremely jealous of her special relationship with the Qur’an. Without fail, I would see the Qur’an in her hands, more open than closed, or when she’s silent, I see her lips move silently reciting verses from memory. Without her realizing, I would sneak up close to her as she flipped page after page and as tears wet her cheeks… Just listening to her recite makes it feel like I am eavesdropping her conversation with Allah; enough to send me crying afterwhich. InsyaAllah may we one day fall head over heels in love with the Qur’an as much as she has…  “Fadhilah, I’m sure you have heard this before. If you are unable to cry, cry because you are unable to cry…”

Spending whole days and nights with this girl the past three days in our three days ‘pilgrimage’ to IIUM and ISTAC has made me extremely jealous of her special relationship with the Qur’an.

Without fail, I would see the Qur’an in her hands, more open than closed, or when she’s silent, I see her lips move silently reciting verses from memory. Without her realizing, I would sneak up close to her as she flipped page after page and as tears wet her cheeks…

Just listening to her recite makes it feel like I am eavesdropping her conversation with Allah; enough to send me crying afterwhich.

InsyaAllah may we one day fall head over heels in love with the Qur’an as much as she has… 

“Fadhilah, I’m sure you have heard this before. If you are unable to cry, cry because you are unable to cry…”