Amr Khaled's story of Sarah

[hassana elkoussi]

The Story of Sarah​

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This is a story that started with an email to the Da'iya Amr Khaled. The email was from a girl named Sarah, living in Australia and she said: ' I am a girl living in Australia, my father is a Muslim while my mother is a Christian. They are originally from Lebanon. We lived in Lebanon for the first 10 years of my life, but then my parents immigrated to Australia. With this immigration my relation with religion was terminated, all what I know is that I am supposed to be a Muslim, I don't even know what the Quran looks like, I don't know how to pray and religion had no weight or importance in my life. My father and mother got divorced and they both left Australia. They left me alone to study in the university. I have no family, no brothers and I know nothing about my grandparents in Lebanon.
I lived alone and I had to work to spend on myself. So I used to study in the morning and work in a bar at night. I have a boy friend with all the western implications of this word. I left nothing from the haram except that I did it, with no shame or pain. I went for a beauty contest in New Zealand and I won the title. I became a model for many fashion magazines.

While I am involved in all this, I went to visit a family from Lebanese origin. They had a satellite dish and I watched a program about modesty and women in Islam. I was deeply affected and I was in a state of a breakdown. I felt that this program is talking directly to me. I took the email and the web site from this program and I am writing to you to ask, can Allah still accept me? Can I return to Allah?' So the sheikh replied to her informing her that Allah's love is very special for those who turn back and repent. He guided her to the conditions of a sincere repentance. After two days, she said, 'I made repentance and left my boy friend and will never see him again'. Then after two days she asked, 'I want learn how to pray' then a day later she said, 'I want to get Quran tapes' So the sheikh sent her tapes of the entire Quran using DHL.

She sent back saying, 'I gave up the beauty contest and title I had'. After 4 days she said, ' I am now wearing Hijab', but the story didn't finish yet!

Two days after she decided to wear the Hijab, she felt a severe pain in the head. When she went to the doctor he informed her that she has a serious brain tumor and that her days are numbered! Sarah was then scheduled for an operation with a success rate of 20%. This was what the doctor said.

As for her, she sent to the sheikh an email saying, 'I am so happy to meet Allah. I am extremely happy that I repented before knowing that I was sick. I don't know if my parents will know what happened to me or not. They rarely call me. I repented to Allah 3 weeks ago and disobeyed him for 22 years! I ask Allah to write me down from the people of Jannah, and If I live I want to work for Islam through your website, which is my window to the Islam and Muslims'


Sarah died on Friday September 19th ,2003. The last email from her was: ' I lived 22 years away from Allah but I repented 3 weeks ago, I want you to witness that I repented to Allah, left my boyfriend, my job, my beauty contest and title. I wore the Hijab and prayed regularly, I want you to witness that I did this only for Allah. I know no Muslims other than you and your web site. Please I ask you to make du'a asking Allah to forgive me and shower me with his mercy. Please ask Allah to guide my parents who know nothing about me.
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:tti_sister:May Allah forgive us all and shower us with his bountiful mercy. :tti_sister: Ameen

 

[cmelbouzaidi]

:salam2: very moving and inspirational story. Jazak Allahu Khair for sharing and it is a good reminder of how we all need to be focused on strengthening our iman to prepare foe the Hereafter. I wonder if her parents ever found out about her turnaround in faith before she died......

 

[autumn]

sad but beautiful story, may Allah acept us all. Ameen

 

[ahmed3711]

Hope everyone to see this story to know the importance of how to raise their children and not to leave them to face life.

for sarah we are all proud of what you did and we wish you to be in the highest level of paradise inshalla

may allah forgive and accept us all.ameen

 

[Mahzala]

Assalamualaikum



Subhanallah! It brought tears to my eyes.

There is a saying in my language, which is translated as: A fish is fresh whenever you pull it out of water. Which simply means that its never too late to do whatever we desire to do. Life is so short. We cant just sit there and say I will repent when I make Hajj, or when I get married, or when I get older. What if we never make it to Hajj, or we die before we get married, or we never get as old as we think we will, to repent? They say that Ibaadah in youth has a Prophetic Maqaam. Everybody does it when they get older, or close to death. The real, if I can say, Slaves are those who practice when they are young, in a world of temptation, desire fulfilling environment. Its tough, and thus has immense reward.

May Allah reward Sarah and Bless her soul with Peace. May Allah enlighten her grave, and make it spacious. May Allah admit her into the Blissful Gardens under which Rivers flow. Aameen.

May Allah save us all from the dirt, glamour and temptation of this temporary world. May all of our actions be for the sole purpose of seeking His Pleasure, the Almighty. May Allah put barakah in all our actions, success in our lives, happiness in our homes and peace in our hearts. Aameen.

Dear Hassana, May you be rewarded for your efforts in sharing this heart trembling story with us, Aameen.

Assalamualaikum

 

[Mahzala]

Another lesson to learn from this tragic but wonderful story is to never condemn anybody for only God knows what's really in the hearts of His creation. Too many people call too many people Kaafir, even fellow Muslims. Only God knows that and we have no authority whatsoever to judge others.

Assalamualaikum



Exactly Right Brother Ayman!

I read a hadith the other day, which I obvioulsy cannot recall word for word. But it went along the lines that we shouldnt say to any fellow Muslim, dont do such and such, Allah will never forgive you. That is a very statement to be making, a very weighty one also. The man who said this to the other, despite the fact that he spent day and night in Ibadah, in fact went to Hell, where as the one who was told by the man that he shouldnt do such and such, went to Jannah.

The main point is that we should never underestimate Allah's Mercy. He is the Most Merciful. Whatever we do, He is aware of, It has all been written down. Allah is The Most Merciful and Oft Forgiving. We may spend, or devote our entire lives to Islam and our Creator, but on the Day without Allah's Mercy, we are nothing.

Assalamualaikum

 

[stiks]

The Story of Sarah​

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This is a story that started with an email to the Da'iya Amr Khaled. The email was from a girl named Sarah, living in Australia and she said: ' I am a girl living in Australia, my father is a Muslim while my mother is a Christian. They are originally from Lebanon. We lived in Lebanon for the first 10 years of my life, but then my parents immigrated to Australia. With this immigration my relation with religion was terminated, all what I know is that I am supposed to be a Muslim, I don't even know what the Quran looks like, I don't know how to pray and religion had no weight or importance in my life. My father and mother got divorced and they both left Australia. They left me alone to study in the university. I have no family, no brothers and I know nothing about my grandparents in Lebanon.
I lived alone and I had to work to spend on myself. So I used to study in the morning and work in a bar at night. I have a boy friend with all the western implications of this word. I left nothing from the haram except that I did it, with no shame or pain. I went for a beauty contest in New Zealand and I won the title. I became a model for many fashion magazines.

While I am involved in all this, I went to visit a family from Lebanese origin. They had a satellite dish and I watched a program about modesty and women in Islam. I was deeply affected and I was in a state of a breakdown. I felt that this program is talking directly to me. I took the email and the web site from this program and I am writing to you to ask, can Allah still accept me? Can I return to Allah?' So the sheikh replied to her informing her that Allah's love is very special for those who turn back and repent. He guided her to the conditions of a sincere repentance. After two days, she said, 'I made repentance and left my boy friend and will never see him again'. Then after two days she asked, 'I want learn how to pray' then a day later she said, 'I want to get Quran tapes' So the sheikh sent her tapes of the entire Quran using DHL.

She sent back saying, 'I gave up the beauty contest and title I had'. After 4 days she said, ' I am now wearing Hijab', but the story didn't finish yet!

Two days after she decided to wear the Hijab, she felt a severe pain in the head. When she went to the doctor he informed her that she has a serious brain tumor and that her days are numbered! Sarah was then scheduled for an operation with a success rate of 20%. This was what the doctor said.

As for her, she sent to the sheikh an email saying, 'I am so happy to meet Allah. I am extremely happy that I repented before knowing that I was sick. I don't know if my parents will know what happened to me or not. They rarely call me. I repented to Allah 3 weeks ago and disobeyed him for 22 years! I ask Allah to write me down from the people of Jannah, and If I live I want to work for Islam through your website, which is my window to the Islam and Muslims'


Sarah died on Friday September 19th ,2003. The last email from her was: ' I lived 22 years away from Allah but I repented 3 weeks ago, I want you to witness that I repented to Allah, left my boyfriend, my job, my beauty contest and title. I wore the Hijab and prayed regularly, I want you to witness that I did this only for Allah. I know no Muslims other than you and your web site. Please I ask you to make du'a asking Allah to forgive me and shower me with his mercy. Please ask Allah to guide my parents who know nothing about me.
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:tti_sister:May Allah forgive us all and shower us with his bountiful mercy. :tti_sister: Ameen

:salam2:

I read this story when it was first posted but somehow it had no great impact on me, it was just another sad story among many. But i went for a tazkiya course last week and the instructor amongst many others talked about this story and WHAM! it realy hit me you know, Subhanallah we never know the ni'mah of Allah untill we havnt got it any more, May Allah Ta'alah shower her with HIS mercy and us. ameen

 

[marhaba_imaan]

:salam2:
may allah grant her paradise and may He make all of us from the dwellers of heaven.inshaallah.truely inspiring story!!:tti_sister:

 

[Islam_is_true]

Salam

Masha'Allah that was very beautiful

 

[ahmed_indian]

may Allah accept her repentence and keep her under His mercy.

Ameen