By Sakeena Habib
Letting go of 2023 with a renewed aim to be a better and a kinder human filled compassion, love and hope. To survive together and to learn together and persevere in the many beginnings that we are yet to expect to see. We pray that the coming new year will mark the birth of an all-powerful conscious era for us InshaAllah.
This year was filled with a mix of emotions, a roller-coaster of happiness and grief. Yet, with every fleeting moment, we remembered Allah swt and said Alhamdulillah.
The year 2023 is one that will never be forgotten. Not only will it stay etched in the memories of the ones who lost and lived through it, but for all future generations as the year that reminded us that humanity comes first.
This year brought us to a standstill! It spared no one, no matter their age, status or designation, all at once. Yet, here we are, standing firm and tall with the power and weapon of Duas, supplication and prayers seeking the divine light from Allah swt and the Ahlulbayt to be our real compass and guide to lead us through the path of truth.
The end of this year might seem bittersweet, but it’s a new start that brings clarity. With a renewed hope, we pray for the hastening of the reappearance of our awaited Saviour, Imam Mehdi ATFS.
Keep in mind, with the end of this year, new possibilities will open up that never existed. Indeed, the ending of this year is like closing a window. Even though it is shut, fresh light will still shine through. That light is the light of guidance by our Aimmah AS and our mother, the Lady of Light Sayeda Fatima Zahra SA, who will await us on the day of Judgement to warmly welcome us and embrace us in her graceful arms.
Take a moment to reflect and look back, but only for an instant, because new possibilities are just over the horizon. The horizons that will open up the beautifully exquisite doors of Jannah (Heaven) for us, for our patience, our firm faith, our tawakkul and our level of Taqwa in the Hereafter InshaAllah.
We had a beautiful year with each one of you. From our Sister Halaqas, to Salaat Makeover & Transforming Workshops, to Shahr Ramadan Noor Podcasts, to Muharram Spirituality Podcasts, to our Tawakkul Journey Series, to Diving into Nahjul Balagha Series, to Decoding Surah Al-Fateha in our MasterclasWorkshops early after our Fajr Prayers.
Not only that, we had global community keenly listening to and attending our Mental Health Well-Being programs that awakened and tapped into our faith mentoring aspects.
We would like to thank you all for journeying with us under the banner-hood of powerful, inspiring and successful soul sisters.
We wish to continue with this enthusiasm and we wish to open more opportunities for each one of us to embark further more on this soulfully healing journey with Lantern of Light.
Please do continue to shower us with your abundant prayers and your moral, financial support is much needed to carry out all the phenomenal projects in bringing hope and reflecting God’s light. Together we can do it!
Wishing you all a blessed break and we hope that we begin our journey and bring on 2024 by setting our intentions and Tawakkul in Allah swt.
With our fervent du’a,
In service of the awaited saviour Imam Mahdi ajfs Yours humbly,
Comments