Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - NAK Sydney Tour

Asalam alaikum sisters :D


Alhamdulilah Story Night with Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan took place last Friday in Sydney. Muslims turned up in record numbers and it was said to be the largest ticketed Islamic event held in Sydney.


The amount of sincerity with which Ustadh exercises his effort in order to illuminate the world to the miracles of the Quran was demonstrated last weekend. He took time out to visit Rooty Hill masjid, Lakemba masjid for Jumuah, Sydney Olympic Park on Friday night and met with community leaders on Saturday morning.


His work brought many different people of the community together last weekend. Muslims from different cultures, ethic backgrounds and associations turned up as one.


I was grateful for meeting many of the sisters at the event too. One sister during our ritual hijab fixing bathroom session gushed over how "amazing Ustadh is", her reply was promptly met with a response by a very young sister with a smile- "he's not amazing. It is the Quran that is amazing". The commenters face lit up as if to a new revelation. So did the rest of ours as we continued to wrap, fasten and pin. We affixed this point in our own minds.


I first took ustadh seriously through my husband who watched his eulogy for Dr. Israr Ahmed on Youtube. Dr. Israr had passed away and we were awash with sadness and had an empty slot for a guide in our hearts. Ustadh Nouman filled that void. He truly picked us up and out of depression.


Because we are from an Indian/Pakistani background like Ustadh, we are deeply appreciative of his advice on how to deal with difficult family members and other members of the community. Some of our people can be very defiant and hateful of rulings in Islam to point of hating Allah and his Messenger and doubting their validity.


What Ustadh has presented is genius. Proving the miracles in the Quran brings forward immediate physical evidence of the truth. Once the Quran is proved as a real miracle, everything in it follows suit. Bringing people to the Arabic language means they can understand the miracle and follow the beautiful hidaya that comes with it.


It was a simple idea but it changed the world. It definitely changed ours. From our relationship as husband and wife, as parents and as children to our role in the community as madrassa teachers - Ustadh has influenced everything. In the most beautiful of ways. If everyone could implement his teachings the ummah would be brought so forward.


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I have video footage of three events that i'll edit and post here soon inshallah :)


May Allah reward Ustadh for visiting us. It was a pleasure and a humbling experience to be able to host him.


Ps: His wife wears niqab and has 6 six children and she still sent him here from America. What an inspirational lady - even more than her husband! :)


Umm Musk :)

5 reasons - Why I wear Niqab

Asalam alaikum sisters :D


I love niqab :) I love to discuss it with sisters who are curious about it. I believe it is a beautiful solution to so many issues the secular modern world suffers from. Here are 5 very simple reasons as to why I wear niqab. 

Please note that these are worldly reasons for my wearing niqab. I do not like to go into the fiqh explanation because once the rulings become clear to a sister (and yes the rulings surprisingly are very clear from Quran and Sunnah) then it may put the sister into stress and trouble. Inshallah if you are really interested in wearing niqab I would suggest you discuss the matter with a qualified and trustworthy sheikh - one is who is not afraid of the feminist backlash would be your best bet lol :) 

1.  I  enjoy expressing my love and obedience for Allah azza wa jal and for the Prophet peace be upon him. I love the way the niqab is the modern solution to the advice of Allah to the sahaba and sahabiyat in Surah Ahzab. Verse 33:53 (translation)

2. I dislike being "checked out" by "guys" - it happens unfortunately - even after marriage. Alhamdulilah for my niqab :) 

3. I dislike to upset my friends/sisters/wives of sheikhs during islamic discussions I have with their husbands. My niqab assures them that their marriage is not threatened in any way. It is comforting knowing they can feel at ease. It makes the conversation comfortable for everyone knowing there is no issue of lustful feelings in the way. From a sociological perspective, the niqab is brilliant in facilitating smooth relations between men and women so that we have a safe, clean, healthy environment in which to discuss pressing issues about Islam. If every masjid adopted this practice - even if just during discussion time or during lessons, as an ummah we really could progress extensively inshallah. 

4. Fabric and bodies have always been used together in art to convey expression and feelings. I use my face and my veil to deliver the message of Islam as well as projecting the emotions I feel about my modesty. My niqab is creative, symbolic expression of who I am.

5. The niqab reminds me that I am a muslim woman. Which then reminds me of my duties as a slave of God and servant of humanity. Every time I look in the mirror and see my religious outfit, it inspires me to do good deeds. 


Inshallah I will write these points up one in more detail in future. Talking about niqab is not quite high priority at the moment. I guess it is one of those things where either Allah guides you to it or he doesn't give you guidance of it. And only he knows whether the knowledge of the rulings of niqab are good for your personal situation. 


Umm Musk :)