Motherhood

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that the best of women are four: Mariam, mother of Isa, Khadijah binti Khuwalid, Fatima binti Muhammad and Aasiya, wife of Fir'aun, peace be upon them all.

Notice, two of them, Mariam and Aasiya, each raised a Prophet. Mariam raised Isa, Allah grant him peace, and Aasiya raised Musa, Allah grant him peace.

What we can glean from this fact is that the nurturing that a pious woman gives her child, bringing up the child to be a strong Muslim character can elevate her to the highest level.

So, remember the Gardens when you are about to give up on your children who when it comes to Qur'an they fell asleep but they could go on for hours playing stupid quizzes and games on the computer or socializing with their facebook friends. Remember the Gardens if you haven't put Islam at the forefront of your child's life.

You carried them for 9 months like nobody carries anybody. You protected them during pregnancy with your whole being, suffering patiently all the worries, pains, difficulties and sorrows of pregnancy; in pain you gave birth to them while your life was hanging on the thread; you gave them every comfort with your own hardship; lulling them to sleep while keeping yourself awake; you fed them the fruits of your heart which nobody feeds anybody, with much discomfort and pain sometimes, until they can feed themselves. Your job does not end here. You cannot leave them now. You cannot take a break. You cannot give up. You have to continue to nurture them. Nurturing them to be good and strong Muslims takes time. This is your jihad. You have to brave the heat and cold of this challenging world of motherhood.

There are no short cuts to the highest Paradise.

And Allah knows best.

May Allah help us raise our children to be strong Muslims, grant us patience and tawfiq. May Allah grant us Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

Wassalaam