Disillusioned by the chaos in the world, Leeza Aslam and her friends choose to respond with love. She looked to her Muslim faith for inspiration and found words of wisdom from Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him):
“Exchange gifts, it will increase your love for one another.” (Bukhari)
She combined her love of baking with her desire to spread love, and came up with the #BrownieLoveWave. Together with her family and friends, she gifted hundreds of brownies and letters in London.
They have had great responses on social media:
Jus got swept up by the #brownielovewave group of Muslim women exchanging gifts to increase love 💚 As-salamu alaykum pic.twitter.com/Ob4W3CyxAw
— Sonority Turner (@SonorityTurner) September 3, 2016
Met these women in the park today – handing out brownies to spread good feeling #brownielovewave
Big up! pic.twitter.com/LvlQen4mUo— Dr Jo Taylor (@jgetaylor) September 3, 2016
To the wonderful Muslim ladies giving out brownies in Russell Square, thank you for spreading love and tolerance today 😊 #brownielovewave
— Sasha Burgoyne (@SashaBurgoyne) September 3, 2016
A gesture of kindness from Safiyyah Lane, this morning. Thank you! #Brownielovewave pic.twitter.com/tXs8Z2tZ85
— CroydonHighRS (@CroydonHighRS) September 6, 2016
Had a great day today and met some amazing people spreading joy in London #Brownielovewave pic.twitter.com/QLtT49FQ35
— liz leonard (@liz_ld) September 3, 2016
My wife was on at a hen do and saw these amazing women. #brave #Brownielovewave #love #peace pic.twitter.com/pBXFDSvGbi
— Norman Chan (@Notorious_Chiko) September 3, 2016
Leeza is passionate about showing the world Islam is a loving religion and turning hearts closer towards the faith. She hopes people will join her in creating a brownie inspired, love wave!
For more information on the campaign, visit their Facebook page.
Filming credit – Samina Kiyani