A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR THE YOUTH

Saira Ahmed,
China,

February 28, 2003

Assalam Alaikum,

        I just wanted to let you know that you are doing a great job in reaching out to people and broadening their horizons about Islam. I love listening to your lectures. They are addicting. I took up taking the scarf last August. It was then that I felt that people consider a person covering her hair as religious and expect that person to possess more knowledge in the field than the average person. Thus began my journey of finding out what Islam was about. I am listening to the tafseer of the Quran by you and the English version by Aminah Elahi. Both are extremely good. My objective is not to spend hours upon hours slumped on the chair listening to the lectures. I want to observe and practice what I listen to and during the process I have got my family and friends to listen to these lectures too!!

        Can you imagine a 14 year old discussing the philosophy of fate in the light of Islam with her friends. No wonder every body calls me "Dai Jaan". Right now the small Pakistani community here in China has arranged for a dars which takes place every week in which ladies listen to the tafseer of the Quran by you .So I think you have succeeded in reaching out to many people.

        I just wanted to let you know that you serve as a beacon of light for the youth of today as you put across the message of Islam in an appropriate manner. You sure deserve a huge round of applause and I am sure you get a lot of it too........so this mail joins the hundreds of others sitting in your inbox in attempts to boost your morale and keep you going in the right direction.

Wassalaam,

Saira Ahmed

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