On the Road
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Today I got onto a Greyhound bus to take a four hour trip to Toronto. It was time for Asr and I had no option other than to pray at the back of the bus. I had no idea what to do and seeing as there was barely any room on the bus, I started my struggle with the Shaytan. Excuses and reasons for my not being able to pray just kept coming to mind.
Mainly, I wondered what everyone would think as a stranger stood up on a moving bus to finish her prayer. It was finally a single thought, or object that helped me stand up and perform my prayer: my hijab.
I realized that I was brave enough to wear my hijab every day and so, could be brave enough to stand up and pray on that bus. In a loud enough voice so that those around could hear, I turned to the girl sitting next to me and let her know I was going to complete my prayer.
I hope this story will help you find your strength as my hijab helped me find mine.
Walhamdullilah.
Very inspiring!!
SubhanAllah, I’ve realized the Hijab gives us even more reason to do good; we *are representing this beautiful religion.
May Allah (sw) give us the ability to do it justice.
Jazaki Alalhu khayran, Ola. May Allah make us of those who love the prayer and establish it.
MashAllah! JazakiAllah khair for sharing…
I do that on airplanes on purpose…I know you can pray in your seat and everything, but just to make the flight attendants wonder I go to the back and say “Excuse me, I need a place to pray.” And I pray back in the cabin while all the flight attendants ‘whisper’: She said she had to pray….
Assalam-o-Alakum,
When i travel in train or by plane it’s usually 16 hrs journey or 5 hrs …so even for me when the time for salaah approaches many excuses come in my mind and then my hijab makes me concious that i am a muslim and the prayer is obligatory upon me…people just stare at me as I pray they are like what am i doing and later on they ask me about it.Alhamdulillah Thru this way we are able to practice and propagate our deen,……….
JazakAllahu