Rain

Last night, around 9 pm, the most wonderful thing ever happened to me.

Standing in the vast yard of masjed "Al Sahaby" in heliopolis, staring at the green-lit minarate ... a part of my mind was listening to the voice of the young preacher comming out form the microphones wired allover the place, and the other part occupied with nostalgetic thoughts ... it's been like ages since i last been to a masjed, since i last attended a lesson .. in general, and for the worst part, since i last felt close to God.

Suddenly, the sky was pouring over my head ...And .. dark as the night was, gloomy as my day was ... a smile shined with warmth into my soul as i watched young men hurrying inside, leaving the wet rugs where they've been sitting on the left side of the yard.

I stood alone in the middle of the yard ... and as i raised my face up to the open sky, closing my eyes and lifting my hands straight opened to the sides ... I visualized everone, every single sound, every existance around me ... and every thought, every memory, every past experience within me ... just fading away ... I was alone in the universe ... I was the only living creature ... and i was as close as i ever felt to my creator.

I was simply Floating ... every droplet that gently hit my face and rolled down my cheek ... every droplet that swept across my eyelashes ... every droplet that sank into the small pool that formed on my palm ... every single one of them was a gift from Allah ... just for me ... he was washing me ... I prayed "Oh Allah, may you wash me from the inside just like you've washed me from the outside!"

It was a few moments that lasted for hours ... It was the ultimate serenity i ever reached ... I was totally disconnected from this world ... and into yet another one in which i was merely a floating "existance" ... one that was in perfect harmony with nature ... and in complete submission to a superior beauty ... Allah.

اللهم يا واصل المنقطعين ... صلنا إليك