HOPE BEHIND BARS

By: Mohammad Naeem
Central Jail
Karachi, Pakistan.

Dear Sister Farhat,

        I am writing you this letter from Phansee (Execution) Ward No. 1 Central Jail, Karachi, to congratulate you on your Quranic translation and tafseer. May God Bless you and give you a long life and strength to continue your mission (Aamin).
        After enjoying 55 years of a very luxurious life, everything was taken away from me, my home on 2000 sq yds. with a swimming pool, my cars, children, wife, friends and fame. I was left with only 6 pairs of Shalwar Kameez, a Quran, an ordinary tape recorder and a set of your cassettes.
        I am thankful that ALMIGHTY ALLAH SWT did not take me away from this world after 55 years, but instead sent me to the Central Jail, so that I can pray for my forgiveness. By His Grace alone, for the last 3 months I've been praying 6 times a day including my tahajjud prayer, fasting every alternate day and keeping all my 30 fasts in Ramadan. So far, I have listened twice to your cassettes. There were so many questions in my mind which your cassettes answered. They are really very helpful.

        Since I am here, I feel so good. I don't miss the outside world. I never cried when I was outside neither did I fast, pray or believe in the Akhirat. But now thanks to ALLAH Almighty for bringing me here, the same person's eyes fill effortlessly with tears while praying.

        My daughter did one-year course from Al-Huda and now she is in USA. Many other relatives of mine visit your Dars, including my wife and mother-in- law.

        Once again I wish you good luck. Please pray for my forgiveness and pray that me and my wife both go to Jannat, Aamin. Please pray for my guidance.

ALLAH HAFIZ.