When
Hidayah Calls
Translated by
Shazwani Mohd Ismail (PI-Gen’s translator)
From an
article entitled “Saat Hidayah Menyapa Hatiku”
Originally
written by Nawwar Nabila Mohd. Aris, Majalah JOM! Editor (Bachelors of
Engineering, Moscow Aeronautic Institute, Russia)
Source : Majalah JOM! : Issue No.11, (February 2013), page 17~19.
Listening to the story itself makes me feel
touched. The ummah today should take an example out of the sincerity and
perseverance in search of Allah's hidayah and upholding the aqidah, even though
it is very challenging.
She is known
as Ash, the eldest child of two siblings. Becoming a Muslim has made her
family, her parents especially, could not accept the fact. Let’s read her
story!
"When I was in Standard Three, dad wants me to be in the
first class. The teacher said that it is not possible, because only third and
fourth class has the 'Moral' subject. But my dad still insisted that I must be
in the first class. So he said, I had to learn Agama Islam."
That
was the first time Ash learnt about Islam. Ash and her classmates always
studied together and had study groups of their own at a surau nearby their
residence. One day, as soon as her Muslim friends entered the surau, they took
of their hijab. Ash had dared herself to ask them, why would they be wearing
hijabs when they do not feel comfortable?















