Peace be upon you and the mercy of God, dear brothers. These images are from a joyous event that took place last Friday. What is the story behind this event? I will tell you now, for the story contains beautiful meanings and good news that raises the spirit.
The story begins a few months ago when some brothers finished translating the "Series of the Woman" into the Kurdish language. The series consists of 18 episodes so far, aiming to address questions, comfort the heart of the Muslim woman, and soothe her chest with the Sharia of her Lord, glorified and exalted be He, and to bring her out of a state of confusion, contradiction, and disturbance.
It had a great impact, thanks to God the Almighty. The "Asitana Association" in the Kurdistan region announced a competition for the sisters in Kurdistan titled: "Competition of Our Mother Aisha, may God be pleased with her".
The competition included episodes of the series, in addition to lectures by a group of distinguished brothers among the Kurdish Muslims, including:
These brothers combined religious sciences, preaching, and natural sciences, particularly medical ones, which is a beautiful thing we encourage our brothers everywhere to do.
The competition began, and more than 20,000 sisters in Kurdistan registered for it; among them were young girls, and among them were married mothers with children. There was great interest, effort in studying, and following the clips.
Many sisters dealt with the clips academically, like those studying at university; they wrote summaries, made mind maps, and shared them among themselves. A special "Telegram" channel was created for the competition, which had a great interaction. The sisters expressed their great influence by the materials of the competition and its reflection on their lives and psychological stability.
Then the competition was held, and about 3,600 entries were submitted, and 1,100 sisters succeeded. The top ten winners each received a prize of a pilgrimage, and the next ten winners each received a "tablet".
This joyous event was held last Friday to honor these sisters in the presence of their families. The brothers in the Asitana Association had asked me to record a clip in which I mention the names of the top winners and encourage them, so I did, and the clip was translated into Kurdish and presented at the event.
Glory be to God, dear ones, this event is full of what delights the heart:
First: No Place for Despair or Frustration But rather a call, work, and support for the truth and suppression of falsehood until we meet our Prophet ﷺ at the Pond by the permission of God the Almighty. So hurry, dear ones, remembering the saying of God the Almighty: {Have you not seen how Allah has set forth a parable? A goodly word is like a goodly tree, whose root is firm and whose branches are in the sky. It brings forth its fruit at all times by the permission of its Lord. And Allah sets forth parables for mankind that they may remember}.
Many competitions have been held from the series of the woman so far, and we have heard of its impact that melts the chest by God, and the words of the other brothers had a good effect. May God show us witness after witness that we must work and not stop our hands, lamenting, afraid of the conspiracy of the enemies of religion, {And Allah is dominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know}.
Millions are spent and agreements are made to destroy the Muslim family and corrupt the Muslim woman, then if God wills, He nullifies that with a course, a lecture, and a good word. He said: {But We throw the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and behold, it is vanished}. The hidden power of truth makes a simple effort shake falsehood. So race for good deeds, seize opportunities, and do not waste time, and know that God does not waste the reward of the good-doers.
Second: The High Spirit of the Translation Team Greetings to our brothers and sisters in the Kurdish translation team, who worked seeking the face of God in what we consider them, and without any material reward.
Third: Transboundary Islamic Brotherhood These brothers who transcended the barriers of language, geography, and the manufactured borders between the lands of the Muslims. Our brothers who organized the competition and our sisters who participated in it did not look at the nationality of the speakers; Arab or Kurdish is not important, the important thing is that the reference is the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Prophet ﷺ. This is a great example of the saying of God the Almighty: {The believers are but brothers}.
Fourth: The High Spirit of the Kurdish Lecturers Owners of different specialties, and their spirit in calling to God the Almighty and making His Sharia beloved to the daughters of the Muslims, and integrating natural sciences with the Sharia vision.
Fifth: The Generosity of the Brothers in the Asitana Association And their spending of money for the sake of God with good hearts in what we consider them, and their implementation of the saying of God the Almighty: {The believers, men and women, are protectors of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, establish prayer, give zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise}.
Sixth: The Spirit of Our Kurdish Sisters Participating Who dealt with the beneficial materials seriously, acting upon the saying of their Prophet ﷺ: "Seek what benefits you, and seek help from Allah and do not be helpless."
Seventh: The Interaction of the Noble Muslim People in Kurdistan With this competition and the beautiful encouraging comments on social media, reflecting the vitality of the nation and its adherence to its religion.
Eighth: The Significance of the Noble Name of the Competition "Our Mother Aisha, may God be pleased with her"; an expression of the mothers of the believers, the wives of the trustworthy Prophet ﷺ, for they are the righteous and pure role models for all Muslim women.
And I would like to mention the names of the winning sisters with pride and honor, asking God the Almighty to make them beacons of light and guidance, not only for the Muslim women of Kurdistan but for all Muslim women. The sisters are:
As we mentioned, there are also 10 sisters whose prize was a "tablet".
Greetings from me and from Muslims everywhere to our brothers and sisters in Kurdistan, and we ask God to gather us on His obedience and the support of His religion, then in His Paradise, the abode of His honor. He said: {Indeed, this, your ummah, is one ummah, and I am your Lord, so worship Me}.
And we await more of these models, more competitions, and more translations into languages, and they have all our support and encouragement by the permission of God the Almighty. {And say, "Do [your deed], and Allah will see your deed and [so will] His Messenger and the believers. And you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, then He will inform you of what you used to do}.
Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings.