Self-Confidence: The Key to Success

How is everyone doing? I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy. I wish for everyone to always stay healthy and happy.

Today, I want to share a story that has given me a lot of inspiration. It's a bit difficult to describe, but I will try my best to convey it to you. This story is one I heard from my older brother, and I will tell it in his words.

My brother says:

Fifteen years ago, I went to Sweden. There, in the city of Malmö, I met a fifteen-year-old disabled boy at a mosque.

The boy was severely disabled—he couldn't move his hands or legs, and he couldn't speak. But despite his condition, he invited people to Islam, and through him, many people embraced Islam.

I saw him with my own eyes, and to be honest, he was an extraordinary and inspiring person, someone who was spreading the message of Islam.

Now, the question is, who is this disabled boy? How is it possible for such a disabled person—who can't move his hands or legs, and can't speak—to invite people to Islam?

The story goes like this:

While I was in Sweden, one of my Swedish friends told me, "Today, we will take you to visit a mosque in Malmö. I hope you will like it."

At that time, there was only one mosque in Malmö—perhaps now the number has increased. The mosque was surrounded by lush green gardens, which was a beautiful sight. When we entered the mosque, it was not time for prayer. Inside, I saw a young man sitting there. He was a Swedish citizen of Somali descent.

This young man was disabled—his hands and legs didn't move, and he had no control over them. His hands shook constantly, and his legs were immobile. His hands were tied to the arms of the chair, and his legs were also tied to the chair’s base. He was also mute.

I went up to him, placed my hand on his shoulder, and kissed his forehead. Then I asked him, "How are you?" After that, I spoke to him about the virtues of patience in illness and gave him some comfort.

Meanwhile, the Swedish Social Welfare Ministry had arranged for two people to come in the morning and two in the afternoon to care for him, assist him, and fulfill his needs.

One day, while I was with him, he gestured with his head to one of the attendants, and soon a man came and stood next to him, bringing something with him.

It was a box containing several small banners. Each banner had a different phrase written on it, such as: "I need water now," "I need to go to the toilet," "I want to meet my mother," "I want to meet my friend." These were the boy’s requests.

Whenever he needed something, he would gesture with his head, and the attendants would fulfill his needs.

At this point, I learned from my friends, "Sheikh, the boy you just met and showed affection to, through him, many people have embraced Islam." I was astonished and asked, "How is that possible? A boy who cannot speak, who cannot answer questions, who cannot argue, or present any evidence—how could such a boy make people embrace Islam?"

My friends explained, "Sheikh, when the attendants come to take care of him in the morning, he gestures to one of them and says, 'I want to meet my friend.' The attendant then brings his friend. Then he gestures to the other person and says, 'You should ask my friend about Islam, and then let me hear his explanation.'"

Then he gestures to the attendant, "You explain to me the difference between Islam and Christianity." The attendant would then explain the differences between the two religions. You won’t believe it—I saw this happen with my own eyes.

Once their discussion is over, the boy gestures to the board near him, and asks them to give a book about Islam from the shelf as a gift.

In this way, this disabled boy was inviting people to Islam through his attendants.

It was an extraordinary event. How could a boy, who cannot speak, cannot move his hands or legs, and whose whole body is immobile, invite so many people to Islam?

I personally witnessed this incident.

SubhanAllah.

I want to share something with you all:

This story is not just about inviting people to Islam. Its real purpose is to show how a person’s self-confidence can take them a long way.

No matter what situation we are in, no matter what our circumstances may be, if we have full confidence in ourselves, we can overcome any obstacle.

Our self-confidence will help us reach new heights.

InshaAllah,

Despite his condition, this disabled boy was able to change people's lives.

His life teaches us that no physical, mental, or financial limitation can ever limit the strength of the heart or one’s purpose.

SubhanAllah.