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Workshop Diary

A Workshop with a Difference
Bangalore
The workshop held in January 2005 in Bangalore, opened the doors to peace and contentment to scores of participants . Here the women share their experiences and feelings about how this path-breaking workshop worked wonders in their lives!


Having participated in different counselling and personality development deliberations
this workshop struck me as different and it is really making a difference in the lives of
many Muslim families - Nasira Begum.


NAYEEMA: I came to the workshop on the first day as a cursing wife, blaming daughter, cruel mother, discontent human being, revengeful person, irritated, finding difficulty as a single mother to bring up four children, full of complaints, confusions, errors, hatred, ungrateful and blaming Allah for my fate. But when I am returning home after the third day of the workshop, I am like a new born baby, clean, pure and innocent. To start fresh again from the beginning with all positive values, a complete revolution in me. I changed my view of upbringing my children as an IBADAH’ for love of Allah. I thank first Almighty Allah and then Sadathulla sir and my sisters for forcing me to attend the workshop. May Allah bless them all.


LUBNA: The workshop is excellent, it has given me a new meaning to my life and I have come to know the purpose of life. I feel light and free, and have nothing to worry as Allah is there for me. Life now is simple and easy, as anything and every thing is possible. I really thank Allah for giving me an opportunity to participate in this workshop.


NAVEEDA: Firstly, I feel I am lucky that I could attend this workshop and Allah has chosen this for me. Before the workshop I had certain personal doubts and doubts of other people, this kept hitting me and causing frustration in all aspects. I had the problem of holding on to the past and causing self-pity on myself. I have now learnt to make my life simple and make my marriage easy and worth, Inshah Allah I will be a contributor rather than a consumer. Now Al-hamdulillah I do not judge any one. Please conduct this workshop for men because a home is made of mother and father / husband and wife.


RUMANA: In this workshop I got lot of mental peace and correct view of life. This workshop gave me lot of answers to my life for which I was in search off from a very long time. I had lots of problem in my personal life. A week before attending the workshop I had planned to get a divorce as I was not content in continuing to live with him but after the workshop I have forgiven him for everything for Allah’s sake and would accept life the way it comes.


MUNAWARI BEGUM: The benefits I got from this workshop are that I sleep well now, and have no tensions in my mind. I am not irritable now and I can live a happy life with my husband and my children. My family members are closer to me now. The life was boring for me before the workshop and now I am enjoying the life and sharing my experiences with others. This workshop is beneficial to all. Let God bless him.


JAMEELA: This workshop has totally changed my life. Before coming to the workshop I was short tempered, upset about my children. I had no peace of mind, in one way or the other I will be thinking of the past and also worried about the future. I had so many questions in my mind for which I had no proper or correct answers from anyone (sincerely). In the workshop I almost got all the answers for all my questions. I first thank Allah and then Sir. Now I feel free of all thoughts and peaceful. I am able to concentrate in my namaz. When I shared my experiences with my husband, children and parents, everyone was surprised to see the changes in me. I really feel light and free, cool, happy and satisfied. For those who have attended the workshop, it is a powerful turning point to lead a peaceful life.


FIRDOSE: Masha-Allah this workshop was excellent, because the coach was super and we cannot forget the way he explained to us. I knew about Islam but what I was not knowing was how to deal the challenges in life and how to treat my parents, relatives, how to move about in life and to reach God? This workshop has taught me a lot of things for which I was blind. The main thing I learnt in the workshop was Love. This workshop has brought up the qualities, which were hiding within myself.


TANZEEM: I will first thank my brother Sadathullah to train me to live like a human being and behave like a human being. He brought me out of the past. My family got a good behaving wife, mother, daughter and a sister. The atmosphere in the home has been cool and peaceful now. Before the workshop my behaviour was not good. I got to know how to bring my 14 year daughter in the Islamic spirit. I thank Allah and pray for brother Sadathullah and his family.


SAMREEN: To attend this workshop I was waiting since one year. I really liked it and helped me change my view of life. I had a tremendous break through with my children and I have forgiven my sister. I thank Allah for letting me participate in this workshop. May Allah bless Sir and his family and give him a healthy, long life, so that he can make a difference in millions of other people and make them true Khalifa’s of Allah.


ANEESA: I was in a state of my own, thinking that I have been working from morning till evening at my school, home, kitchen for the family having no acknowledgement or sympathy and appreciation. But after the workshop I feel very light, enlightened, rich, pure, confident, responsible, calm, worth living, worth having children, husband, house, running a school and reaching to a higher level. Thank you Sir for your workshop, which is so well organized in every aspect.