Meeting my DEADLINE

On patience and suffering, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to God and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him”.

I have said this many times and I say it again: God’s plan is definite. It may take years, it may take months or even weeks but if the request of the believer is for his benefit then God will provide.

It was the 15th Ramadaan in 2003 when I prayed that I get my manuscript published. I asked my Creator to help me realize this dream. I asked many times thereafter and the day came when I forgot about it. Life carried on.

I lost the biggest part of my heart a few years ago and the dull pain filled me for a long time. But in HIM I continued to believe. You never question God’s plan for He is the best of planners.

Imagine the joy that churned through me when I received the copies of my first novel a week ago. I couldn’t believe it. I whispered a prayer of gratitude to my Creator before ripping the package.

I gave my first signed copy to a woman who believed in me. I poured my excitement on my social site accounts and the rest was history.

Today I realize it took me almost 13 years to get DEADLINE published. My prayers were not answered at first because my copy was raw. My Creator knew the time was not right.

Who knows how the book will be received? My intention to tell a story was done purely out of my love for writing. If DEADLINE can make a difference in one person’s life then my job is done.