Passion

Tonight, Boona Muhammed was here in my university. I've been listening to his spoken word performances since some time last year. The first time I heard him speak, I was instantly inspired.

I was inspired by the fact that this regular dude he claims himself to be, is doing something he is passionate about, something he is good at and something that is meaningful to him to inspire the world and benefit people. The best part of all is, he is doing it for the sake of Islam. He uses his creativity to introduce and spread the message of Islam to people. How cool is that? You see, Boona, at the age of 24, is doing something amazing. The generation of our parents would never think that this would make money nor would it give the person who does it a bright future. But what they (and even most of us) don’t realise is, when a person does something for the sake of Allah, He will make it easy for you. Allah says in the Quran,

"And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion." (65:3)

"If you set apart for Allah a goodly portion, He will multiply it for you and forgive you. And Allah is Most Appreciative and Forbearing." (64:17)

So don't be afraid to invest for the sake of Allah. Remember Asma's favourite quote?

SAYA PERCAYA!

Besides all that, the best part of all is the fact that Boona gets to ask people to pray for him. For those of you who were there tonight, remember how he asked for all of us to pray for him? He asked nothing but for du’as. Imagine if whenever and wherever he performs, all he asks from his audience is a piece of du’a. Priceless gift, don't you think?

So let us try to ask ourselves some questions now. Have you identified what your passion truly is? Your strengths and weaknesses? What do YOU enjoy doing the most? What is it that you find meaningful? Once you've identified all that, try to connect and link them to each other, to form an idea on how can you contribute to the Ummah.

I'll end with a link of this video from TEDx. The speaker is Amal from Canada. Check out how she once tried to build an orphanage but failed, and how that lesson taught her that she could use her passion for speaking, poems and peace to make the world a better place. She's only 17.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5JOzIlGv08