“ Darling, you know what date is today, right? “ I looked at
my mother and answered; of course, it’s Friday, mum!”. “ Just if you had forgotten, Kak Limah
and her family will come tonight, can you make it tonight? “
“ Alright, mum, I’ll make sure I make it on time, Insya Allah, I have to go now, Assalamualaikum.” Just then,
my mother remind me;
“Ehm, ehm, forget something?” I turned and smiled before I take her hand and kissed it, “ make du’a for me, mum? “ I smiled hoping for her blessings. There is a saying, that I will always remind myself of, about the best deeds in this world,
“Ehm, ehm, forget something?” I turned and smiled before I take her hand and kissed it, “ make du’a for me, mum? “ I smiled hoping for her blessings. There is a saying, that I will always remind myself of, about the best deeds in this world,
Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The best deeds are: Prayer in its stipulated hour, goodness towards parents and Jihad in the way of Allah.”
And, to see my parents smile indeed, give me the warmth in my heart, the feeling of being blessed. And I drive to the collage to start my usual routine as a lecturer, I teach my students and help them with their learnings, at the same time, I hope that I can serve this small group of ummah in finding their way towards the real success, as I always advised them;
Abu Darda’ ( rahimahullah ) mentioned; “ A person will not be an ‘alim , until he is a person who is a seeker of knowledge, and you will not be an ‘alim, with that ‘Ilm until you are a person who acts upon that ‘Ilm”
Oh, and this advice includes me and you, too! =)
Being a lecturer has
been my dream, this entire life, and Alhamdulillah, Allah grant it for me, and
it is with His help that I had achieved until what I have become today. And
every time, I felt this joyous moment of being loved by Him, I can’t help but
recalling the song I used to listen to, sung by Maher Zain, “ I love You So “ and prayed;“
Oh, Allah, don’t ever let me be misguided in every moment of my life, show me the
way and let your love be in my heart “
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As soon as I arrived
at home that night, I was quite shocked on the arrival of the unknown guest. Just
then, I remember the conversation I had with my mother that early morning
before I go to work.
“ Oh, this could be Kak Limah and her family, I murmured myself. I greet them with salam and a smile, but yet this-innocent-me could not catch on to their real intention on visiting us that night. Until, my mother happily expressed;
“ They come for a proposal.”
“ On what?” there goes this innocent child, again.
“Marriage, of course, what other could it be? “ And before I could think long for all the question that occupies my mind at that time, my mother aided me with the answers.
“ He is my friend’s son. He’s quite your age, an engineer who memorizes the Quran. Now, he’s doing his PHD in Wales. He’ll be back in 2 months. Oh, actually, he had been here last year during Raya, but I assumed that you would not have noticed him. I’ll let you decide; give me your answer, later, ok? “
Suddenly, for all these years, being a student and a lecturer, having to reply those difficult and challenging questions inquired by my lecturers and my students, I have no doubt, that I can find the answers in books or through my learning experiences, but, yet, I didn’t have the answer for this easy and straight-forward query, by my own mother.
All I need now is an answer from Him!
Subhanallah, could you think a day that we lived without having to turn to Him in supplication?
We are just a human being created upon His mercy, and live upon His Mercy, and you think that we don't ever need to ask for His Mercy? Even soul mates are given as a mercy from Him. Right?
And during the last third of the night, He witnessed the hopeless girl who supplicates to Him, for guidance and mercy upon the best choice for her Istikharah. And as tears falling from her eyes, she remembered, a quote from her dearest mother, when she asked, about her father;
“ Mother, how come you know that father is the right guy for you? Haven’t you got a number of proposals before meeting him? Why did you refuse them and why did you choose him? “
My mother smiled meaningfully before answered; “ I make a do’a ever since I ‘m in your age, and He granted it, I never feel regret that I married on my late 20’s, when all my friends have been blessed with an early marriage, because having to meet your father and let he becomes my life partner is the greatest blessing I had ever get, it’s A GIFT OF LOVE “
“ Oh, this could be Kak Limah and her family, I murmured myself. I greet them with salam and a smile, but yet this-innocent-me could not catch on to their real intention on visiting us that night. Until, my mother happily expressed;
“ They come for a proposal.”
“ On what?” there goes this innocent child, again.
“Marriage, of course, what other could it be? “ And before I could think long for all the question that occupies my mind at that time, my mother aided me with the answers.
“ He is my friend’s son. He’s quite your age, an engineer who memorizes the Quran. Now, he’s doing his PHD in Wales. He’ll be back in 2 months. Oh, actually, he had been here last year during Raya, but I assumed that you would not have noticed him. I’ll let you decide; give me your answer, later, ok? “
Suddenly, for all these years, being a student and a lecturer, having to reply those difficult and challenging questions inquired by my lecturers and my students, I have no doubt, that I can find the answers in books or through my learning experiences, but, yet, I didn’t have the answer for this easy and straight-forward query, by my own mother.
All I need now is an answer from Him!
Subhanallah, could you think a day that we lived without having to turn to Him in supplication?
We are just a human being created upon His mercy, and live upon His Mercy, and you think that we don't ever need to ask for His Mercy? Even soul mates are given as a mercy from Him. Right?
And during the last third of the night, He witnessed the hopeless girl who supplicates to Him, for guidance and mercy upon the best choice for her Istikharah. And as tears falling from her eyes, she remembered, a quote from her dearest mother, when she asked, about her father;
“ Mother, how come you know that father is the right guy for you? Haven’t you got a number of proposals before meeting him? Why did you refuse them and why did you choose him? “
My mother smiled meaningfully before answered; “ I make a do’a ever since I ‘m in your age, and He granted it, I never feel regret that I married on my late 20’s, when all my friends have been blessed with an early marriage, because having to meet your father and let he becomes my life partner is the greatest blessing I had ever get, it’s A GIFT OF LOVE “
“ Oh mother, what is the du’a? Tell me, tell me!” And my mother laughed.
“What is it?” I asked curiously.
“ It seems just yesterday, I hold your little hand when you’re just a baby, I just didn’t realize that you have grown up being a lady, a muslimah, Insya Allah”
“And, the du’a is…”. I smiled, as I repeated the du’a in my heart, and promised myself, “ To love Him before him is a must that would surely brings you an ultimate happiness in life, a gift of love”
