The story of Robert Davila is one of the most extraordinary accounts of divine guidance in modern times. A young farmer paralyzed from the neck down, living in a nursing home surrounded by elderly patients in the middle of church-town USA, with a crucifix hanging beside his bed, Robert found Islam through a dream, a voice-activated computer, and the boundless mercy of Allah.
A Dream That Changed Everything
One night, Robert saw a man in his dream who said his name was Muhammad. Pointing at the crucifix on his hospital bed, the man said: “God did not send messengers so they would be worshipped. God sent messengers so people could worship God. Jesus was just a man. He walked in the markets and he ate food.” With nothing more than these words, Robert began searching for Islam on his voice-activated computer. He found it, took his shahada, and began learning the Quran from an Egyptian brother on Skype.
“How does Allah guide someone in the middle of church-town USA, in a nursing home, with a crucifix on the side of his bed, who does not even have the physical strength to move it?” — Nouman Ali Khan on Robert Davila’s story
From Paralysis to Memorizing the Quran
- Robert learned the Arabic alphabet through Skype sessions with a brother in Egypt
- He memorized 10 surahs of the Quran from his hospital bed using only voice commands
- An Egyptian maintenance worker at the nursing home heard Robert reciting Quran and discovered he had become Muslim on his own
- That same Egyptian worker had lost his faith and was attending church just to feel closer to Allah; Robert’s story rekindled his Iman
Allah Guides Whom He Wills
“God did not send messengers so they would be worshipped. God sent messengers so people could worship God. Jesus was just a man. He walked in the markets and he ate food.” — The message Robert received in his dream
If Allah can guide a paralyzed man in a nursing home with nothing but a dream and an internet connection, He can guide anyone. No situation is too hopeless, no person is too far gone, and no circumstance is beyond the reach of Allah’s mercy. Ask your Creator to guide you, and He will find a way to bring you to the truth.
