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In Pursuit of a Better Tomorrow



The Three-Day Discover Yourself Workshop was conducted in Pietermeritzburg at Gift of the Givers, South Africa on 19, 20 & 21st July 2007.


Here, some participants share their experiences after the Workshop.

HAMIDA: My life before the workshop was very rushed, anxious and confused. The workshop has and is still teaching me to slow down. I am stuck in the past and as a result I have blocked my own growth and stagnated. This workshop has brought to realization that there is a way out and I have just to go and play. May Allah reward you for awakening this wisdom in me and in others.


XXXXX: All praise be to Allah Tala for creating, guiding and assisting Khan to do this lofty work. I am writing these few words to thank you for a life- altering experience, for the insight into understanding myself, for giving me the keys to unlock my own joy happiness and confidence. I was “STUCK” for 20 years of my life! I have enjoyed this workshop 1000 per cent. I felt all the time that you were addressing me. I intended to continue to make all the inner changes Inshah Allah, Jazakallah-u-khairan. May Allah Tala bless you with good health, a long life and guidance to continue this lofty work. You are doing it excellently. Shukran.


SADIA: I have been stuck in an unhappy marriage for the past 15 years, living in a grey area-always thinking – deciding praying and waiting for something or someone to change my life. Blaming my husband for the misery, blaming myself for staying and thus making my children and myself suffer. Making Istakaarah every few months to get an answer for what must I do? What does Allah want me to do? I want to keep and make Allah happy. This workshop made me realize that “Allah wants me to be happy too”. I have learnt that I have a choice to be happy. I must stop blaming my husband for my unhappiness. I am now responsible. I have grown up and strong enough to make a choice and then leave it in Allah’s hand. These three days have made me grow up more than 40 years of life. The keys of this workshop shows us, how to be humane? Terrific workshop! Everyone on the planet Earth must attend this workshop.


HANIFA: It has allowed me the opportunity to step back from myself; and to view myself, my life and my choices with clarity. It made me realize my life was not in tune because I was not in tune. I was not connected with what is true and authentic. In raging against the world I was raging against myself. The zikr was for me the most profound experience. May Allah grant you strength.


MOHSINA: I have been able to recognize and identify areas in my past that seem to be affecting my present state. I am now able to be more responsible for my choices and hence change my outlook. My husband has also attended, and we found that there is a greater understanding and openness that we are experiencing in our marriage. Being able to forgive, has released my frustrations, fears. Etc.


SAMI: I have been beating myself up for a very long time and it is time for forgiving myself. I have alienated myself from the loved ones because of the ego. I was critical, judgmental and put expectations on people. Finally accepting people as they are and change myself. Most importantly Allah has the control over people and not me.


IMRAN: I have got rid of my fears and believe that my Lord has brought me here. It was like something I have never experienced before, very exciting and have found new hope of becoming a better Muslim. I have become more positive and have learnt a lot and my mind has become alive. My life was full of misery and darkness, anxiety, not knowing what was happening to me. I felt as though I was losing my Iman, I was hopeless before the workshop. After this workshop I feel as though I am a new person, I have something to look forward to, I am full of positive feelings. I want to move on with my life.


KATIJA: I feel I have benefited and also has my family. At this young age I have learnt a lot, I enjoyed the workshop. My life before was bit stressful with school, I take my anger out, a lot on my family and instigate my brothers a lot. I use to think negative about myself. I use to let my mum take over me. I could not make my choices on my own. I have learnt a lot and it’s helping me now and its going to help me in the future.


ISMAIL: I thought people who run these motivational workshops are living in a world of fantasy. How wrong I was. You have opened my mind, eyes and have given a whole new meaning to the deen of Islam in my life. The zikr part of the workshop was excellent, it gave me true peace.


NAZIA: I learnt that much of what I was experiencing was my negative thinking and that I could make life blissful by changing it to positive. I have learnt the techniques that are needed to make my life blissful. I now need to practice and master them. Over two nights, I have found that these techniques can bring about harmony and contentment in me, which was automatically manifested in my kids, husband and so in my work. Inshahallah I will work of achieving this throughout my life.


AZIZA: This workshop has taught me to respect myself and what I desire, stick to a decision, be true to myself and not to judge others. I am very thankful and lucky to have the opportunity to attend this workshop. It has been my 1st and hopefully will attend more workshops like this. This workshop has empowered me to believe in myself and everything and anything can be possible if we do not think negative.



Towards Being a Better Human Being


The Three-Day Discover Yourself Workshop was conducted in Chennai on 22, 23 & 24th June 2007. Here, some participants share their experiences after the Workshop.


MOINA: I really cannot express. I went home crying because I realized I was too bad with my in-laws. When I cried, begged my forgiveness they were too shocked. They thought I was not well. Then I really forced them to forgive me for all my misunderstandings, rude behavior, and worst attitude. They all including my husband forgave me. I am so happy. Thanks to Allah who brought me to you and you are reason for me to correct myself. I hope and shall be a good person and a good human being. I love myself. Thank you Allah and please make me walk on the straight path with Isteqamath and shower Rahmah and mercy on sir. My request, please go to Mumbai my family is waiting.


IFATH: I feel very easy, light hearted, pleasant, happy, enjoyable and cheerful. I shared this with my in-laws. My father in-law said he found changes in me and expressed that every one should attend the workshop. When I had too much work, I would shout at every one near by, but now I have changed completely. I want to bring my children in a good way and make them successful. I cannot express my feelings in this paper.


TAJ: I had already participated in this workshop in 2003. That time my life was in full of problems, but after I followed the keys shown in the workshop, my life changed and I was a happy person. Slowly as life goes on, we create more and more problems; again I went back to the past. Allah has given me the opportunity to attend this workshop again, I got another chance to recap and change myself. On the first day itself I found peace and felt very light. I was happy and made my family happy. I request you to have the workshop for men, as it will be best if both husband and wife attend this workshop. It will make life easy for both. May Allah give long and happy life to sir?


KHAMAR: Before this workshop, I was short tempered and used to answer back my dad when he says to study, I saw him as strict. Now I have realized, my parents and me are at peace. I also realized if we give love we get back love. I learnt to share things and came to know my weak points. I am grateful to Allah for giving me this opportunity to attend this workshop.


HAWWA: After attending the workshop, I am very clear about my future, all the confusions and doubts have been cleared. I was always in dilemma, when ever I thought of my future but now I realized my future is totally depended on my present life. It is very useful to know our present life.


AYESHA: Things have really changed. Thanks to the workshop. My family relationships became stronger and I started understanding everyone. Things are very good now. Be happy and give love to everyone. I am sure God will give back what we give.


NAFEESA: I was self-centered and was also rude sometimes. The only main draw back was that I felt, I was the only right person. But after attending this workshop, it made quite a lot of difference in me and I cannot express it in words. Thank you Allah and thank you sir.


NAVEEDA: I am feeling very happy and satisfied after attending the workshop. Alhamdulillah, it has changed me a lot. I used to be very sensitive and cry for silly things before coming to this workshop. But, just after attending two days, I have changed thoroughly; I had even become more courageous after this, it has a brought me a great benefit. May God bless this workshop and the people contributing it? A wonderful job, done by sir.


NAHID: Before attending this workshop, a gang of friends from my class and myself fought each other. I felt very bad for not only fighting but also fighting last year. I am a sensitive, short-tempered, possessive and a moody girl. In my school, most of the time, I used to be joking and laughing. But I use to feel sad for fighting. But after attending the workshop I have realized and now Alhamdulillah we are all back as friends. This workshop is really very helpful.


RAFIA: I thank almighty Allah for making me to attend this workshop, which I was looking forward for a long time. Really it had helped me to remove some of the black spots in me. At this age of 60, I am attending the workshop, with the techniques and the keys shown by his excellent presentation, hope to achieve peace and happiness in my life. The workshop also helped me to change some of my attitudes. Really it has given me an inspiration to share all the benefits of the workshop to the Muslims of my area.


ARIFA: Life before the workshop was terrible. I do not want to put it on the paper. On the second day I was touched and moved by the exercises done and when I shared my experience at home it made my mother shed tears. Do hold such workshop often.



3- Day Workshop
“Discover Yourself”


INTENTION OF THE WORKSHOP
“Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (13:11)


IN BHIWANDI - OCTOBER 2007

Dates: 19, 20,& 21st Oct 2007
Venue: G.M. Momin Women’s College
Rais High School Campus, Thana Road,
Bhiwandi - 421302. Dist., Thane.
Ph.: (952522) 225957 / 225437. Telefax: (952522) 225957
For Details Contact Principal on the above Address


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