Another revolution around the sun
A surprise, for you to find
Like a knot tying one to one
It's a gift to blow your mind
Across the plains, is a friend
Within her home it will send
Adventure through, the next step
In order to begin your prep

Around our nest, surrounded by community
Where we rest we hear security
The place to continue can be found
With the one who's duty is bound

So you made it through the scavenger hunt. I hope it had you excited and thinking.

Amirah 'زوجةالسمير' Thompson, can you believe another year has passed? I am still wrapping my head around how fast 2025 flew by. I feel like we met merely days ago my angel. Every time I look at you I still feel like I'm falling for you all over again. Your smile mesmerizes me in ways I still can not fathom, even up to this day.

My Humairah, you magnificent creation of the ALMIGHTY CREATOR! Where do I begin with this letter?

My Gorgeous angel wife. I would like to start with the definition of language and ask, how can I begin to describe the infection you have had upon me. I refuse to belittle all of this by paraphrasing the inferior words of others to describe what I feel for you. للِاَحُبَّنَّكِ (li ahubbannaki) I think since arabic is the most complex language and we have already established the depth of the phrases in arabic.

You have been my strength, my best friend,my quiet, my confidence, my conscience, my positivity, my every thought, my ultimate reason, my blessing, my responsibilty, my joy, my fortitude, my spirit, my virtue, ultimately أميرةروحي وقلبي (Amiratur ruhu wa kalbi), Princess of my soul and my heart!!! I appreciate every millisecond (or the smallest unit of time measurement) of having you in my life. Your smile echoes through my mind, like the howl of a female dog on heat echoes to a dog that has been chained for a decade (dog or human years, whichever longer), emanating radiance and warmth through me which continuously reminds me of how lucky I am and how thankful I need to be for this splendid gift Allah SWT has bestowed upon me.

Angel, I want you to know that I really appreciate having you in my life. The effort you put into keeping me happy is beyond anything I possibly could have fathomed and I wish I could make another word for appreciation because it does not feel like it does justice to how grateful I am. لِاَشْكُرَنَّكِ (li ashkurannaki - the letters of emphasis attached to shakara (gratitude)). From the superb foods which you serve us to the special treatment you give me on a daily basis. From the massages to cutting my toe nails and shaving me. From taking out my clothes to knowing what I want and when I want it. From cleaning the mess we make to taking care of our washing. From ensuring we have our daily neccessities to making that extra effort for giving us what we like. From the shopping to budgetting. From raising our child to being my pillar of support. From bringing me breakfast in bed to taking care of my iftaar. From being a good muslim to supporting my obsessiveness in waging jihad on our enemies. From dealing with my demanding family to prioritising. Taking into account the series of events in my life, you surely have to agree you are truely some sort of angel.

Here we are two years later from the day we took oaths to forever cherish each other and the realization that you are a fulfillment of my duas. After these 2 solar calendar years of 24 months, 104.07142 weeks, 728.5 days, 17484 hours, 1049040 minutes, 62942400 seconds or 62942400000 milliseconds. I cannot be more certain about that realization. Every single day I am constantly reassured that you are my destiny, my true north, the magnet to my compass, the steering to my car, the table mountain to my Cape Town, the yeast to my bread(I can't rise without you), the moon to my tides, the URL to my website, I digress(some things don't change). All the little things you do for me, remind me that there truely is an Almighty Creator, and within his infinite wisdom has bestowed upon me that which I asked of him. With that, I live every day incalculably in the depths of gratitude for being afforded such a blessing.

Never would I have thought that through the duas I made I would not only find my true soul mate but get a family instead. I never realized it but I would think that the reason I never had children was because Allah SWT in His infinite wisdom knew that one day I would get the blessed opportunity to be father to such an amazing soul. And I would have the priveledge of raising and moulding one of the key figures in our next generation inshaAllah. The honour you have shared with me in parenting Hannah has truly been a blessing, and I am endlessly grateful to Allah SWT for writing such a great destiny for me. I am also grateful to you my angel, for trusting me and allowing me to play the role of her father. I take that role and responsibility with the utmost integrity and promise to continue doing my best and working my hardest to not only provide but also be a good role model and upstanding father figure in the life of our sweetest Hannah!

My angel, I do not see a life worth living without both of you in it. There is no morning without your bright smile beaming at my soul sparking yet another greatful day. There is no day without your deep, warming eyes inspiring my heart. There is no night without the warmth of your bosoms to evaporate a days disconcert. Seeing you and looking into those mesmerizing amber eyes, washes away worry and envelopes me in contentment and joy!

My Humairah, in my eyes nothing can be better than having a partner to share the trials and trebulations of life with. Someone to express the innermost darkest secrets with. Someone to hold until death. Someone to withstand the extants of this revenous world with. Someone to remind you that you are appreciated. Someone to consider all your thoughts. Someone to support you. Someone to encourage you. And when looking at that person reminds you of the Almighty. The splendour of appreciating your partner is itself rememberence of Allah. And when remembering Allah reminds me of the gift bestowed into my Nikkah. You get a divine paradox!

I know you probably going to shed a tear, but in response I say: My gorgeous angel wife, you deserve more than what I can possibly express. All this is, is a feeble attempt at expressing how grateful I am to have you in my life. I can't imagine any version of events without you in it. You make my life the pleasure that it is. Because having you in my life is the only reality I want to exist in. The joy that fills my heart when I see your beautiful smile in the morning is completely and utterly unfounded to my mind.

The more time passes, the more I find myself befuddled at how amazing life with you truly is. From the daily mundane tasks, to my obsessive working in your company, to our crazy adventures, to our lazy days doing nothing, to our fun mornings laughing with each other, to our warm nights cuddling with each other. Life with you has proved to be beyond my greatest expectations and I find myself so grateful for being blessed with such a gift, I continue to wonder how I deserve you. You bring the best out in me and make me a better person. You help me in ways I never thought necessary and you always providing ease and comfort in my life. I find comfort in your presence and tranquility with you in my arms. I still find myself daydreaming about how much I miss you when you not around. Never have I known of such an attachment existing between two people, as I feel with you.

Not to say this past two years has not had it's chellenges. Although bearing in mind the vast distance between our lives and the great amount of change and compromise we had to endure. I feel that we have made major strides in securing our future together. I apologize sincerely and deeply for all the shit I may have put you through. I know I can be hard and strict and I truly appreciate your understanding and learning to deal with me. I really do appreciate all the changes you have gone through and made in order to fit in to this life we have built. I know how much it took. And bearing in mind the traumatic experiences you have had. It is unmentionable, the extremes you have gone through to cater for our marriage and life together. I know what a big step it is to embrace Islam and how much there is in taking on this faith. And to add to it, I pulled you in to the deep end, with my restrictive mindset and inflexibility. I truly from the bottom of my heart want you to know how much I appreciate you and how proud I am of you. And that I have the honour of calling you my wife. I again apologize for my dogmatic mindset, it is just who I am, and I appreciate how much you compromise in order to keep me happy. I am the proudest and most grateful HUSBAND in the entire world and inshaAllah in the aakhirah as well.

Our balance is one of epic proportion, and from what I see when I look around, is a very rare and scarce occurrence. Yet we are witness to it on a daily basis. Our creator has surely created us in a pair and never have I felt like I am fulfilling what has been written for me as much as when I look at you.

My gorgeous angel wife, I will not change anything about having you in my life, not even for the greatest price that is fathomable. حياتي ونصفي الآخر (Hayati wa nisfi al-akher) – My life and my other half. Don't you ever forget it!!!!

Amirah I need, want and have to have you in my life!!!
I don't ever want you to doubt or waiver in your understanding of our love. It is our ultimate destiny on this earth and in the hereafter (Insha Allah). I want to spend every living breath with you my angel.

In conclusion, I don't know how else to express myself to you, except in saying:
أنت محبوبي الأول والأخير.
(Anti mahbubi al-awwal wal-akhir.) – You are my first and last beloved.
Proceed