One day, I had come home at night from university, and decided i would go straight to bed. I realized that for some reason I could hear the traffic in my room. To my horror, someone had opened my bedroom window. I was shocked because the window had been locked tight. The first thing I thought was “Hasby Allah wa ni’m Al-Wakeel!” and put my trust in Allah, and prayed for Him to protect me. Was there someone in the apartment? I was completely alone with no one- if something were to happen, no one would know. I tried to call some friends but no one would answer. I couldn’t call my parents because they were a million miles away and I didn’t want to worry them. Finally one of my friends called back, who lived almost an hour away but she stayed on the phone with me until I got all my stuff and I went to her house to stay. The next day, we both returned to the apartment to check if anything was missing, and alhamdillah nothing was.

A couple of weeks later, the building porter informed us that there was a homeless man sleeping on the scaffolding right outside our floor. SubhanAllah; indeed Allah is the Protector. These things just make you realize and give thanks.