The girl

She was outstanding to me among the many students that were under detention by the school's discipline teachers. She was nursing her bruises that was still red, exposing her inner skin. I sat down beside her and asked her how did she got the wound. She fell down from a motorbike that was driven by her friend. I asked her if she perform her daily prayer. As expected she said no. She strike me as a girl who colored her hair and wear a veil to school to cover her hair from the discipline unit. School kids are not allowed to color their hair.

Slowly I said to her how much Allah loves her. Have it ever crossed her mind that she fell down from motorbike as a reminder from Allah for her to change? She said her parents had said the same thing to her.

I asked her how much bruises did she have and where? She showed me a few parts which showed that she was badly hurt. When asked why she didn't stay at home she said she had previously signed an agreement with the discipline unit not to skip school anymore since she had problem with her school attendance. I told her the more bruises she have shows the more Allah loves her because the bruises is a reminder for her to chance to a better person. She was very lucky to have such reminder I said. She agreed with what I said and convey her determination to change to a better person. Before leaving, I asked her not to skip her daily prayer and to always ask Allah for guidance.

I hope I have planted a seed inside her. Hopefully the seed will grow in the future if not today. Youngsters will go away from us if we are negative about them. I don't want to judge her. It's not my job. It's Allah's prerogative. My duty is to spread the words of Allah. May Allah bless my efforts.

May Allah bless us all.

prerogative - the right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class : owning anautomobile wasstill the prerogative of the rich.