I am presenting this story as a personal account of the benefit of the Blessed System of Al Wasiyyat. This is in no way a testimony of my righteousness, simply a story to show even a lowly servant with minimal achievements, spiritual or otherwise, was able to benefit from such a blessed gift as Al-Wasiyyat.

Two years ago my wife and I received the good news of the coming of our first child. My wife and I had been married for just under 5 yrs and up to that point were unsuccessful in conceiving a child. You can imagine the excitement and anticipation that was created around our new found role in life. At the time my wife and I were working full time and we had agreed before hand that if we where to get pregnant she would stop working and I would have the responsibility of being the sole provider for the family. Most people would say that it’s a natural decision and I would be expected to take on that responsibility. However, I was never college educated or wealthy by any means and at the time, my wife had a degree and made significantly more money than I did. We had just purchased a house 2yrs before and after reviewing our finances found that there was no way I would be able to support our family on my salary alone. I remembered the Quranic verse that said
“And slay not your children for fear of poverty. It is We Who provide for them and for you”. 17:32
We of course had never entertained the idea of abortion but we felt the deeper meaning of this verse was not to sacrifice the healthy upbringing of your child for worldly achievements.  And our idea of a healthy upbringing was a loving mother who is always accessible to her child and a strong father who is willing to use every fiber of his being to protect and provide for his family. We felt anything less would be to our child’s detriment and a show of faithlessness in Allah the Sustainer’s ability to provide for his servants. So for us baby sitters and day care were not ideal options.

At the time these decisions were being made, Hazoor (aba) had been calling for Jamaat members to join the Divine Scheme of Al Wasiyyat. Workshops were being held and stories were being circulated relating the effects of Wasiyyat on the lives of members around the world. So naturally when this episode unfolded in our lives our first instinct was to also apply for Wasiyyat as a way of safeguarding our family. My wife and I discussed it and determined that we should both become moosi and turn our childs conception into a dual blessing for our family, 1st the good news of a new child, 2nd the new child prompts his parents to become moosi thus bringing more blessing to the family.


We found out we were pregnant in Sept 05’, applied and began paying for Wasiyyat in November and that same month began looking for a new job. By December I had a job lined up to start on Feb.1 and my wife, believe it or not, miraculously won a prize at an employee gift give away event. She went back to work the following week and found her name had been selected for an all expense paid 1 week cruise to the Southern Caribbean. I gave my current job 2 weeks notice and planned our cruise to fall within the two remaining free weeks that fell between leaving my last job and starting my new one!
We were blessed to go from 1 job to the next gaining a significant wage increase with a vacation in between and never missed a paycheck! We were shocked at the swift worldly return on our humble sacrifice. During our cruise we were blessed to have had the opportunity to tabligh to natives and even offer, possibly, the first Ahmadi salat in mosques on St. Thomas and Barbados.
After our trip I started my job, which ended up consisting of a lot of free time that ultimately allowed for reading and even Jamaat work.
We were on a Wasiyyat high.
Every day seemed to confirm that we had made the right decision and Allah, the Most Merciful was well pleased with us.

As all of this is going on our son is growing and getting closer and closer to his introduction into the world. As he gets closer to the date the doctors noticed signs of distress and we ended up having to deliver him early through caesarian section in late April 06’. After his birth he was noticeably smaller than normal but the doctors believed he was healthy and his early birth would not cause complications. As the days went on, their tone changed and complications seemed to redirect his fate and by the 6th day of his life he was quietly returned to his creator.

“And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial and that it is Allah with Whom is a great reward.”  8:29

“Do men think that they will be left alone because they say, 'We believe', and that they will not be tried?”  29:3

After this earth shattering event these verses were always in the back of our minds or tips of our tongue. My wife and I reflected on what had actually taken place. We realized Islam doesn’t make your life trial free once you’ve said you believe, what it does do is offer the proper perspective to be able to put these trials in context and deal with them with steadfastness. After pondering our situation we were stunned to find that the Holy Prophet (sas) and the Promised Messiah (as) both lost children. To be included in that company actually means you are being given the same opportunity to derive the same spiritual blessings that they received, relative to our own level of steadfastness. Now this trial began to take on a whole new light. We had signed a contract offering our lives for the benefit of Islam and to be able to fulfill this contract you must be tested, you must be given more weight to become stronger.

“And seek help from Allah with patience and Prayer and this indeed is hard except for the humble in spirit. Who know for certain that they will meet their Lord and that to him will they return 2:46-47”.

 At the end of our reflection we realized that we are only created to return to our Creator. The perfect life is to be born and return to your creator with a pure soul. If this is accomplished in 100yrs or 6 days the end result is still a reunion with The Creator. We cannot be so selfish as to desire this life of trials and hardships for one whose destiny is with his Lord. My father Jalaluddin Abdul Latif who joined Ahmadiyyat 5 years before I was born had always prayed that with his progeny, the corruption and immorality that had crept into our bloodline through slavery its effects would end with his family and we could again gain closeness to Allah (swt). I believe that Allah the most Gracious Ever Merciful answered this prayer with the death of his grandson Salahuddin Abdul Latif. As adults who live their full lives in sin and ignorance it is impossible to know your final outcome but for children who die in a state of innocence their place is guaranteed. Therefore I believe that my father’s prayer was answered and our bloodline blessed because we now have a caller in Jinnah calling for us.
The prayer for a child who has passed away is

"O Allah make him our forerunner, and make him, for us, a reward and a treasure, and make him for us a pleader and accept his pleading." Amen

To conclude I say may Allah continue to bless our Jamaat and open our eyes to the manifest blessing that he has laid before us. My wife and I sit here today again pregnant but this time with twins awaiting Allah’s decree.  May Allah the Most Merciful strengthen us in ways that are best and allow our story to inspire those who may be in doubt about His Grace. Amen