By Sadia, Journey to the Heart of Islam.
Shared below is an excerpt of a post from a fascinating personal blog. The writer discusses personal experiences through her Muslim faith and values and interest in philosophy and history, all with a generous approach of sharing to the newcomer to these areas.
The Guest House
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
The story of how I met my husband, AlHamduliLlah.
It is the evening of 6th July, and at 6 PM, I have checked in to my evening job: a couple of months ago now, I'd come across an ad on a neighbourhood app I have an account on. Previously on this app, I'd found a couple of long-term tutoring jobs for myself; once, I have managed to track down and find, from somebody's post on the app about him, my next-door-neighbours' missing cat, Chase; I have also sourced some free things from neighbours here and there through it, including a sewing machine a neighbour had been giving away, one time. And this particular ad was by the owner of a nearby guest house in Cambridge, where I was then living, and working, and studying: she was seeking an evening receptionist for her business.
Renumeration for this work, the owner of the guest house explained in her post, would not be monetary. This arrangement would involve doing some work between the hours of 6 PM and 9 PM daily, in exchange, specifically, for a room of one's own in the back of the house. She'd added that this arrangement was likely best suited for a student.
I eagerly responded to the ad. The opportunity seemed quite perfect for me: at the time, I was a full-time student in Cambridge [at a theological college there], and had been living in a shared rental house alongside three fellow women. One of these fellow residents, a bright, fun, intelligent girl who humorously and famously wore dinosaur-decorated Crocs around the house: a Psychology student by the name of Serena[1], would go on to become a great and hopefully lifelong friend of mine.
Read the full piece, The Guest House, by Sadia, on the writer's blog, Journey to the Heart of Islam here.
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