*When The Book was Turned Open...*

The heart was heavily burdened and the eyes were all tearful. Everything was a blur. The 'way,' a blur. The 'destination', a blur. The heart unexpressed, bursting with pain, screaming out loud wishing to explode, but muffled up by the seemingly outer calmer demeanour - the facade. Only He, The All Knower Knows, the heart knew. Wanting to Seek Refuge and hoping for comfort in Him and His Words, His Book was turned open ( The Holy Quran with translation in English ). Turned open to the page where the bookmark had been placed quite some days ago - where exactly, at which chapter exactly, at which verses exactly, unremembered.
And Lo and behold! SUBHAN ALLAH! (Glory be to Allah!) Stunned was the moment ! Stunned was the heart ! Awe-struck at what the eyes saw ! For it was 'un-believable', and yet By His Will the heart Believed !

 A Miracle – A Sign -  had just been witnessed By His Will! (Alhamdulillah! Mashaa Allah!). For Only He Knew of the exact moment, of when The Book would be re-opened. For Only He Knew of why the bookmarker was made to be placed in the'exact place'the previous time. For Only He Knew, that when the Book would be Turned Open this time around, in what state the heart would be. For Only He Knew, at what time precisely the heart would be needing Those Words; His Words; His Inspiration!

 Only He Knew, of 'that exact pre-destined moment ', for When The Book was Turned Open, to the 'that exact pre-destined page', these were His Words written across 'that' page, in His Book – Words that were no short of A Miracle, A Sign, but instead, much more :

Surah 94. Ash-Sharh (The Opening Forth)- 

In The Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

1. Have we not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))?

2.  And removed you from you your burden.

3. Which weighed down your back?

4. And have We not raised high your fame?

5. Verily, along with every hardship is relief,

6. Verily, along with every hardship is relief .
(i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs { according to the grammar of Arabic used here, the 'difficulty' mentioned here, indicates the one and the same difficulty both the times, whereas the 'ease/relief' mentioned here indicates two different 'eases/reliefs', one different each time})

7. So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allah’s worship.

8. And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions and hopes.

In that moment > > >
The burden from the heart, taken off. The tears metamorphosed – into overwhelmed, stunned, awe - struck, touched, heartfelt, comforted drops. The pain stilled; a soothing medicine applied. The scream stopped. The beats of the heart changed ! – In that moment. ‘IN THAT MOMENT’.  

In that moment, the heart was Reminded of what it had forgotten. In that moment, Those Words had said everything the heart needed to hear. In that moment, Words Of Comfort had been Told and the heart had reached a state of calm. In that moment, the heart was in the Most Safest Place it could ever be, it could ever imagine! Safe, calm, tranquil, solaced, comforted. In that moment, the heart was with Him; with Allah – to Whom it belonged, With Him Who Owned it. With The Most Perfect. Not because the heart was worth it, not because the heart was perfect (which is far from the truth), but because He Is Perfect, because He is The Most-Merciful.

In that moment, the heart was with its Owner, Who Could Only Be The - Most - Perfect - Safe - Keeper! Yes, in that moment, the heart was in 'The Most  Safest Place' it could ever be. In that moment, the heart was with Him! And wishfully whispered the heart, 'where 'it' hoped to Forevermore be!'

(O Allah! Please Make it likewise! Make it for us all likewise! Ameen!)

P.S. Miracles happen!  Share, Spread, Inspire!
(Inshaa Allah!)

-Nida Arshi Naqeeb

(His slave, your sis)