Alhamdulillah, here is another
episode for my Muslimah Today section, where I interview our muslim sisters around the
world to share their stories, knowledge, and wisdom to inspire us to increase
our Iman.
This week I decided to interview the person behind ‘The Khalifah Diaries’ she’s a friend, a dear one to me. From how I know her, she has the pure heart to please Allah and to help young sisters navigate life in this world. May Allah keep her well and right; I pray that you also benefit from this interview and visit her site where you will find lots of gems.
Here are what you should know about her:
"My name
is Aimi Afeeqah. I'm a proud new stay-at-home mum to baby Maryam Firdaus. I
love to inspire and uplift others to be the best version of themselves. That is
why I created my blog -The Khalifah Diaries My dream is to see it grow into a
credible source of knowledge for Muslimahs around the world insha’Allah.
When I
was in my early teenage years. I would be my mother's most trusted confidante.
Whenever she needed a shoulder to cry on or someone to vent to, she would
confide to me and I would always lend her my attentive ears.
I didn't think much at the time. But I realized that as I grew older, I started to rebel against my father. After hearing all of my mum's cries and heartaches, I would naturally be inclined to protect her.
And so, as time passed, I resented how my father treated my mother. But he wasn't abusive or anything, it was just that they had too many miscommunications and unresolved misunderstandings that led to them resenting each other.
As an immature teenage girl, I couldn't understand the whole picture and so my view of their relationship was skewed towards my mother and I only saw my father's flaws.
On the outside, it looked as if we were a happy family - throwing hugs, making jokes and just going about our normal days. But the truth is many hearts have been hurt and sometimes resolving it requires much time, mawaddah and rahmah.
Fast forward to today, of course, I understand the dynamics of a healthy marriage better now but my past pushed me to find my own happiness in my marriage. Alhamdulillah, Allah blessed me with a very kind and understanding soul as a husband. I couldn't wish for anything better. SubhanAllah.
There are many lessons you can extract from my story. But the biggest lesson I hold on to to this day is that I have to help my fellow sisters to find their happiness in their own marriage too.
Not because marriage is the ultimate source of happiness, but because marriage is the pillar institution of a society. If we can build a strong ummah through one strong marriage at a time, insha’Allah more families will be able to uphold this deen and renounce our responsibility as abid and Khalifah.
These questions always linger in the back of our minds but few have found the answers to them. My goal is to have our fellow Muslims rediscover their purpose in life and reconnect our hearts to our Creator - Allah SWT.
As we understand our true purpose, insha’Allah we would be able to thrive as an ummah and rebuild the legacy of our beloved Rasulullah s.a.w in restoring Islam.
I was never a writer, honestly. But I like the idea of being able to stay at home with my kids, learn my religion, and be able to share whatever I've learned while juggling all my daily responsibilities.
After having baby Maryam for the past few months, it has proved to be quite challenging, to be honest. On the outside, it feels as though you have all the time in the world to write, gather your thoughts, and get all the work done. But no. To my surprise, I feel like taking care of one baby is harder than taking care of 10 kids in a class back when I was a teacher.
But Alhamdulillah. With any challenge, there are so many lessons to learn to help you grow into a better human being. So, let's see where this journey is taking me and how far we can go insha'Allah. :)
Although
I was born Muslim, and raised in a relatively practicing Muslim household, I
always felt a sense of void in my heart. My Muslim identity was entirely based
on what the culture says, what my mum taught me, or what the Islamic teacher
taught me.
Although they built my Muslim identity today, none of us have put our hearts and souls into the actual words of Allah - the Quran.
Allah swt said...
I did
not create jinn and humans except to worship Me. (Adh-Dhariyat 51:56)
Our purpose is none other than to worship Him, The Al-Mighty. But the way we worship our Lord remains a question. This is why we need to delve deeper into the words of Allah through the Quran and Sunnah insha’Allah.
My goal is to establish The Khalifah Diaries as an authority site in the Islamic education space and build it with lots of credible information to benefit Muslimahs around the world. Insha’Allah, I want to invite more Muslimahs to share their voice so that we can better support each other through tough times and build a stronger ummah.
On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah the Almighty said:
O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive
you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins
to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I
would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as
great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I
would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.
Allah swt is the All Merciful. Allah says His mercy supersedes His wrath. Whenever you feel like giving up, like you are the worst person on this planet and there is no way you can ever get to Jannah with this mountain of bad deeds, just remember that Allah is All-Merciful. Just run back to Him with repentance and keep doing your best to please Him every day. Insha’Allah, when you meet Him in Jannatul Firdaus, you will be able to say ' Ya Allah, I've done my best for You.'
FYI,
the hadith above is my favorite. :)
All the
best, love."
And there you have it, I hope that you are also inspired to try your best to be the best version of yourself to please Allah like our sister Aimi. Because what is this life for without pleasing Allah? I believe that a person who is not preparing to meet their Lord is already dead and has forgotten the essence of his purpose. Therefore, my sisters tap that heart of yours, it's never too late to come back to Allah.
Very inspiring masha Allah. May Allah keep you steadfast on his path, ameen
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