Where Was I Before I Was Born? | Why Me? EP. 1 | Dr. Omar Suleiman’s Ramadan Series on Qadar

This Ramadan, help Yaqeen reach every Muslim. Automate your 30 day Ramadan donation. This story doesn’t start with you. It starts with Al-Lawh al-Mahfoodh, the sacred, preserved tablets that carry all of decree until the Final Hour. All of existence, our history, and our future, stored in one place. The darkness of the world, and all of its light. If all has been written, how do I have free will? Are my choices my own? SOURCES: Qur’an 111:1 Qur’an 30:50 Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2642 Qur’an 7:172 Qur’an 55:29 Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah #22: مَا مِنْ نَفَسٍ تُبْدِيهِ إِلاَّ وَلَهُ قَدَرٌ فِيكَ يُمْضِيهِ Not a breath will you take except that a decree of Destiny has made it go forth. CAST: Narrator Dr. Omar Suleiman Hassan’s Mother Safiyyah Saarah Khan Hassan’s Father Mohammed Momin Baig Hassan Infant Suraya Salem Hassan Age 2 Ibrahim Salem Hassan Child Eesa Haadi Habeeb Hassan’s Paternal Grandmother Khadijah Sara Qasmi Hassan’s Paternal Grandfather Abdullah Moataz Ahmed Hassan Teen Ammaar Ali Hassan Adult Noaman Farooq Hassan’s Friend Siraj Mazin Vahora Hassan’s Friend Ali Khaled Nurhssien Homeless Man Shaheer Naqvi Hassan’s Wife Dua Amnah Sultan Umar the Tutor Issa Ghaleb Hassan’s Maternal Grandmother Ayesha Nabila Taufiq Pre-existence soul Naveed Haque Pre-existence soul Khaled Nurhssien Pre-existence soul Moataz Ahmed Pre-existence soul Sara Qasmi Pre-existence soul Amnah Sultan Pre-existence soul Muhammed Ayachi Pre-existence soul Shumail Zaidi Pre-existence soul Abrar Islam Pre-existence soul Issa Ghaleb Pre-existence soul Zeeshan Wahid Pre-existence soul Mazin Vahora Pre-existence soul Momin Baig Pre-existence soul Noaman Farooq Pre-existence soul Amnah Sultan Pre-existence soul Saarah Khan Pre-existence soul Sara Qasmi Pre-existence soul Mariam Amjad Pre-existence soul Irfa Sheikh Note: Only vocals were used in the making of the soundtrack. As we venture into the space of producing higher quality media, we’ve worked hard to make sure that our compliance with our religious ethics is not sacrificed. While Yaqeen has always produced vocals for our Ramadan series, this series was unique in that it also included the story of a family in the background. Our talented production team worked with our scholars to ensure that all actors were in proper hijab, and that all gender interactions were only by Mahrams in real life. We’re grateful to the team for its wonderful effort, and grateful to the families that agreed to participate. Subscribe and be sure to turn notifications on to receive the latest videos Yaqeen has to offer! #ramadan #ramadan2024 #ramadanseries #qadar Click SUBSCRIBE for more great content! Visit for full access to all research publications, infographics, and videos. Join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @yaqeeninstitute! Click SUBSCRIBE and hit the 🔔 icon to receive the latest updates from Yaqeen! Visit for full access to all research publications, infographics, and videos. Join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @yaqeeninstitute!