Elderly Woman Grateful As Prayer To Become ‘Allah’s VVIP Guest’ Is Answered

From Amirul Mohd Sajadi

MAKKAH, May 13 (Bernama) -- “O Allah, make me Your VVIP guest.”

For decades, Zalipah Md Alwi never stopped praying for the chance to set foot in the Holy Land.

At 73, that prayer was finally answered when she arrived as a duyufurrahman (guest of Allah), an experience she described as the most special invitation from Allah.

Zalipah, who is from Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, said she never asked for her turn to be expedited or for any shortcuts, but only prayed that when the time came, she would be chosen as Allah’s honoured guest.

“I always prayed that way… ‘O Allah, when my time comes, invite me as Your VVIP guest’. I believe that if Allah calls you, no matter how long it takes, you will still eventually reach your destination,” she said when met recently.

Throughout the wait, Zalipah said she faced various life trials, including postponing her own plans to care for her ailing mother until her passing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

She and her husband were also victims of a fraudulent umrah package in 2022, losing RM14,000.

However, she said the ordeal never broke her faith, but instead taught her to remain patient and place her full trust in Allah.

“People can wrong us, people can cheat us, but Allah’s provision is never misplaced. That is why I kept praying for the same thing…to be Allah’s VVIP guest,” she said.

Upon arriving in Madinah, Zalipah said she could not hold back her tears as she felt her years of waiting and sacrifices had paid off, and her prayers had finally been answered.

-- BERNAMA