بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

With the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful

From the royal desk of Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas, at an author's studio in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Distinguished worshippers of ALLAH, I present…

An Introduction: Who's Hamidah?

Welcome to the letters of an autistic author and artist | Let me take you into the mind of a slave of ALLAH who's always wanted the best for all

Dear Readers,

I am Hamidah Abbas, the autistic Author of Hamidah Abbas Letters.

Autistic people are people who often read everything about any topic they're interested in.

Autistic people have also been described as “intense”.

So all praises to Almighty ALLAH who has bestowed the gift of autism, the honour of Umrah, and the privilege of education on me throughout the years.

First of all, I'd like to acknowledge the provisions of ALLAH — especially my father's bookshelf and the huge book titled The Family Structure in Islam written by Dr. Hammudah 'Abd al-`Ati.

As a child, I was deeply attached to that book. SubhanaLLAH — I must have been a rather strange child. I would carry it with me everywhere, even on errands, despite its enormous size.

SubhanaLLAH, that book is not a pamphlet.

When my mother sent me on an errand, I somehow found my way to my teacher’s house — Umm Maryam — just to ask questions.

Looking back now, I realise how peculiar I must have seemed, and how strong my fascination with this subject truly was.

So all praises belong to ALLAH — the One who prepared me by HIMSELF, and did not permit anyone to prepare me except through HIM.

Indeed, how far from imperfections is ALLAH?!

Nobody advised me to read Dr. Hammudah’s work; I was just obsessed with the subject and I was reading everything. As a child, I even read Abul A‘la al-Maududi’s book on divorce.

SubhanaLLAH, I’ve been on this subject since I could read. La ilaha illa ALLAH!

Anything on gender, polygamy, family, divorce — I read! Nobody around my age was reading this stuff.

I even went on to write a book about polygamy in Islam and another book about the family structure from ALLAH.

Again, how far from imperfections is ALLAH! Verily, HE perfects HIS preparations with absoluteness!

I still remember my classmates laughing in mockery and jest when they found out I was reading that book of Shari‘ah (Islamic law) on divorce.

Well, I can’t blame them.

We were young, and my seriousness was irritating — I was too much of a nerd obsessed with “grown-up” stuff.

Well, well, it’s not my fault.

Almighty ALLAH made me interested in the subject.
People show hate as if I decided to be interested in it!
It was Almighty ALLAH who chose an autistic focused interest for me.

So all praises belong to ALLAH — and in the name of ALLAH, The Most High,
The One who taught man by the pen. HE taught man that which he didn’t know…

Background

I'm an award-winning competitive speaker, multi-award Quiz champion at Future Scholars’ Nigeria, an author, a publisher, an agricultural scientist, and the founder of Hamidah Abbas Letters. I am a lifelong student and teacher. I teach what I know. I learn what I don't know. Welcome to the Hall of Light.

Sincerely,
~ Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas (HSA•👑) | an author and scientist who's blessed and tried with a vast mind. Currently holds 41 credentials and still counting | Blogger @ https://hamidahabbas.blogspot.com | Podcaster @🎙️Hamidah Abbas 🎧