Little Miracles from Allah That Strengthen Our Faith
Salam Alaykoum! I keep a note on my phone of these moments to practice gratitude and boost my iman when it dips. Someone gave me the idea, so I thought I’d share a few with you. 1) A few months back, I set a goal to give €10 in charity that month. Being unemployed for years, having €10 extra after bills isn’t easy (alhamdulillah). I noted it, hoping to set aside €10 from my benefits, but wasn’t sure I’d manage. Two or three days later, my friend treated me to a meal, and on our evening walk, she found a tenner on the ground and gave it to me. I said we’d give it to the next needy person we saw. Earlier, we’d passed a woman and I’d felt sad I couldn’t help. Soon after, a man asked for money, so we gave it. At home, I realized I could tick off my goal-I hadn’t even made special dua, just written it down! 2) I was at a bus stop with my mom, wanting to switch to a bus that’d drop us closer to the store. The display said 15 minutes-I felt bad making her wait, but she didn’t complain. This was during a tough time when I’d been reading about answered duas to lift my iman. I recalled amazing stories and whispered, ‘Ya Rabb, let the bus come early so we don’t wait so long, ameen.’ Two minutes later, it arrived, though the sign still showed 15! 3) A few weeks ago, at a local football tournament, I forgot about Asr time. No wudu, no jilbab-just loose trousers, top, and a turban. When Asr came, I ignored the thought to wait till home. I did wudu by the car, used my turban as a hijab (it covered my legs, but sandals left feet bare, so I put my bag over them), and prayed in the car. But then Maghrib came, and I panicked: no water, no stone for tayammum, afraid the ground was impure. I searched the car but found nothing. I sat in the trunk, stressed, saw two men praying behind a tree, realized my car faced qibla already 😭, but was too shy to ask them. So I made dua, half hoping for a sign 😂. After five minutes, I returned to the match. My friend suddenly remembered she had a tayammum stone in her car-and it was the same one I’d given her months ago from a beach trip! I did tayammum and prayed. Allahu Akbar! I’ve got more stories, but this is long. Share your little miracles or answered duas that touched you. May Allah keep you firm, jazak Allahu khayran.