22/10/2025
WHY?
by JayR
One quiet afternoon in the island of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, the sun was beginning to rest over the calm sea. I walked with my two students, Ailyn and Silyn, along the boulevard. The waves whispered softly beside us, and the sky began to turn golden.
Ailyn was a shy student quiet but full of curiosity. As we walked, she looked up at me and asked, “Sir, why did you come here to Sitangkai?”
I smiled and said, “Because Allah (SWT) sent me here.” She tilted her head and asked again, “Why, Sir?”
I looked at the sea stretching endlessly before us and replied, “Because He wants to help you. He wants to show how great His love is for all of us.” Still curious, she asked once more, “Why, Sir?”
This time, I just smiled, pointed toward the horizon, and said, “Look at the sea, the land, the fish, and the people over there. Did Allah (SWT) love them?”
They looked at the view — the beauty of Sitangkai, the calm water, and the lives around them — and smiled brightly. “Yes, Sir!” they said.
I nodded and replied, “That’s why Allah (SWT) sent me here — because
He loves you, and He wants you to know it.
Indeed, when you find your ‘why’, you’ll understand why God put you where you are.
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