In The Light of Experiences

This experience made me feel as though I was witnessing divine assistance with my own eyes. For me, it became a tangible demonstration of the belief: “Ask, and it shall be given to you; knock, and it shall be opened for you.” At the time, I was about 15 years old, an age when experiences leave a profound and lasting impression. Consequently, this experience became a permanent part of my consciousness, deeply embedded in my personality and never to be separated from me. Such experiences are unique to the environment of religious seminaries. A madrasa not only serves as a place for acquiring knowledge but also as a means of spiritual training. In the madrasa environment, a person repeatedly receives nourishment in the form of trust in God and awareness of the Hereafter. The result is that individuals moulded in the madrasa environment become a blend of knowledge and spirituality, unlike the one-dimensional individuals often produced by secular educational institutions. The training I received at the madrasa remained my greatest asset in the later phase of my life. No great task can be undertaken without trust in God—and this was the very treasure I gained from the madrasa. In terms of my life’s purpose, I had to rely more on God than on material resources. Remaining firm on such a difficult decision was, for the most part, made possible by this madrasa training. The revival of the prophetic mission that I adopted in my life meant, in the language of Hadith, standing for