assalamualaikum guys and welcome to
another episode of a smile a - Jenna
alright guys so some of you guys have
sent me this bit of news about rosy
Gabrielle a Canadian solo motorcyclist
traveler who's been travelling across
these countries and she's accepted Islam
naturally I didn't just want to bang it
out and just cover it very briefly I
wanted to go through her stuff and see
what she's actually gone through and
sift through her material and
alhamdulillah I feel I'm at a good
position now to make this video
rosie has traveled many countries from
the likes of Canada the US South Africa
Vietnam Cambodia and so on but it was
her travels in the Middle East and the
East Aurora Pakistan comes BA I guess in
the East that really affected her rosy
lived in Oman for nine years and she
enjoyed her experience there she was
also aware of the negative media
portrayal of the Middle Eastern people
and the Muslims so rather than being
those people that just sits and moans
and complains she decided to do
something proactive and on a public
platform that would actually reach
people traveling and why I'm doing this
is just to show the world and inspired
even open people's minds and show them
look what's out there and look how
friendly these people living in Amman
for nine years was all well and good but
it was only when she got on her
motorcycle and started traveling and
meeting the Forgotten people as it were
as when she started to see the real
Amman and experience of the experience
she noticed how selfless the people
actually were and how genuinely kind and
peaceful
my garage Susanna
something Minh here was the father from
the local village that I had visited
yesterday he was very intrigued to see
me alone on the side of the mountain
camping by myself and riding this giant
motorbike he then proceeded to offer his
help to pack away all of my things
what an amazing amazing fellow again
just reassuring my faith in humanity and
people and these people they don't want
anything you don't want money they don't
want me they just genuinely want to help
because naturally people put off by
saying you know your solo woman this can
happen and that can happen like there's
this whole stigma on thing about Muslim
countries and they're so dangerous and
okay I'm sure there are parts of some
countries that are dangerous yes I'm not
denying that but the vast majority of
these places are just full of beautiful
beautiful people despite our travels
she's saying none of that happened these
experiences really touched her it is so
beautiful
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what again ten people said why do you do
it aren't you scared
why do you mind he did put myself out
there so I can have these human
experiences myself you can have all the
things in the world all the material
things oh yeah
well I guess it is true when they said
it's not necessarily what you say but
it's how you make somebody feel when you
say it and after all Mon she visited
Pakistan and she noticed more things
like how you know respectful the men
were with regards to her chastity and
again that the selfless nature of the
people there no matter where I go I'm
always around men all the time and
there's not one moment where I feel
threatened where I feel scared where I
feel disrespected and indeed we can say
Pakistan is secular and this country
secular but ultimately it was the people
that were following and practicing Islam
that won her heart and that's why I say
the best form of Dawa propagation is
that which is done through your actions
it doesn't necessarily have to be your
long speeches and your long debates and
discussions it could just be practicing
an element of this beautiful faith and
that's exactly why she said this most
generous she got this from sitting with
the Bedouins to sitting with the poor
people forgotten people of these
countries who lived their lives very
simplistically following basic teachings
and she got to see this and let's face
it the media is not gonna report this
and it was the accumulation of my
experiences that was enough to make her
change the entire direction of her life
is true that travel broadens the mind
and let's face it a lot of us do like to
go on holidays but we just go to the
resorts catch away on the Sun and then
come back we don't get to meet the
actual people of the country and
experience the country and the culture
and when we leave these resorts to
actually do so it will increase our
faith because we get to see the beauty
that our last
on this planet and I want to end with
this if Rosie or somebody else who has
accepted Islam is watching this video I
just wanted to say welcome to the family
welcome to Islam may Allah bless you
keep you steadfast and drawn to the
highest ranks of paradise is not easy
to change one's life and naturally
you've been doing something for years
and years take one step at a time and
the star of any journey is difficult
don't be put off and you guys watching
don't forget to message her and show her
your support insha'Allah and make her
feel welcome I'm going to leave it there
guys
until next time assalamu alaikum
you