Peace, one and all…
Back in the mists of time (early June to be exact), my good lady wife blessed me with a beautiful (and totally unexpected) surprise. From her hard-earned wages, she bought me an air ticket to attend the Threshold Society Amsterdam Retreat in October 2008.
Al hamdu lillah! I’ve just received the good news that my place has been reserved. I am really looking forward to attending the retreat and meeting with Shaykh Kabir. Last year’s gathering in London, though all too brief, was both beautiful and profound. So, it is with a glad heart that I look forward to travelling to Holland, insha Allah.
Thank you Allah for this blessing. Thank you Allah for my generous wife, without whom life would have been much less beautiful. May Hu bestow mercy upon my wife, now and evermore. Amin.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
September 21, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Thanks be to God for giving you such a good wife and family! May your happiness, understanding and love only grow over the years
September 22, 2008 at 10:40 am
Salaams Barbara,
Thanks be to God indeed!
Amin to your prayer
October 3, 2008 at 8:01 am
I hope you realise you’re not going to be in Amsterdam but in Naarden. Once in Schiphol you’ll have to take the train there. It’s a 40 minute ride and the station is called Naarden-Bussum. (unless they pick you up in a car of course…)
Naarden is a nice place, a small old town whose fortifications are still intact.
October 3, 2008 at 10:08 am
Peace Shirhashirim,
Thanks for the tip. I’ve never been to Naarden, so I’m really looking forward to it. I understand there’s a train ride there – which will add to the adventure!
Hopefully there’ll be time to look round the town
Abdur Rahman