Before starting my small business, I was working full-time and wasn't really happy. But what is happy, you ask? I wanted to learn Islam. 

Now let's rewind - I'm a born and raised Muslimah, but I wanted to explore Islam. The depths of it. I found that really hard. And anytime I went to a person, I felt a door shut in my face because I was too young to be worried about Islam. As if life was guaranteed? 

I'm a book fanatic, I love reading. You can ask Allah for the biggest car, and he might not say Kun, but one thing Allah always says Kun too is guidance. I asked Allah to guide me towards Him, and make accessing Islam easier. Make comprehending Islam and more than anything following Islam easier. And Allah granted my wish. 

Now back to being lost, confused, and feeling unworthy: no matter what I did, or how I did it, I was never able to please my favorite people. I couldn't do anything right. And that's like a slap in your face. Like you touch gold and it turns to ashes.

I was having a hard time praying, and because I wasn't praying I felt a decline in my connection with everything. I was working and was succeeding. You know, the worldly success? Great sales, great interactions, good bonuses, good grades, that kind of success. Nothing that actually would matter when I'm lying in the grave. But yeah in worldly terms I was successful. It was painfully exhausting. I had no purpose and no motivation. At one point it all starts weighing in on you, where the solution is to start looking inwards. 

I wanted to desperately learn the Quran, and understand it. The depths of each Ayah. But let's be honest here, the English translations were SOO hard to comprehend. And we all know comprehension is everything. 

Anyway I found the English Quran - and it enlightened me. It was easy and made Islam practical.

The Quran wasn't enough, the more I read, the more I understood, the more I desired. It wasn't enough. It was like a newfound world. I've always read books but the Quran enlightened me. Protected me. Helped me. And more than anything, saved me. 

You know how they say, rooh ki udaasi nahi jaati, hum ne hans hans ke dekh liya. 

You can aim for the world and have the highest grades, the highest pay, the best ride, the best of everything. All of these things are worldly, none of this matters. You need Allah SWT. Allah is your ground, and we all need to be grounded. 

When I wanted to come up with a business name, I wanted something different, something that brings you closer and makes you find comfort. And that's how the Gift of Imaan was born. 

Allah has gifted us with Imaan which means faith, and every product is a gift, with love for those that love. 

If any of what I said, you can relate to - stay tuned because with the help of Allah SWT it only got better.