Maryam Amir – Pray for others instead of judging them

I wasn't sure if Islam is the truth.

I doubted whether or not I wanted to

be Muslim,

and I questioned

God.

But Allah blessed me with going to Mecca,

reading the translation of the Quran, and falling

in love with Islam. And then all I

wanted to do was learn about who he

is and how I can get to know

him.

I was so honored to memorize the Quran

and have a degree through Al Azhar University

in Islamic studies and spent the last 17

years researching Islam and publishing articles

on contemporary

and working with scholars and teaching Islam.

So many people used to judge me and

say things about me, and I'm so humbled

and grateful

that those same people now come to me,

and they ask me questions

about Islam.

It's an honor,

but I wanted to share this with you

because I've seen a lot of people, especially

on TikTok, making comments to other people's videos,

like, oh, you might as well just take

off your hijab, or you're gonna go to

*.

Come on. Instead of investing so much time

pushing people

who are struggling,

or maybe they're in a part of their

journey.

And Allah sees that,

and he appreciates their effort despite their situation.

Instead of putting so much effort in making

them feel like they're not worthy

of God,

invest.

Invest that time and that energy

in praying for them. Say that Allah makes

them

one day

your teacher.

And maybe one day because of your du'a,

that person might be the believer you go

to,

to ask questions

about how to get closer to God.