Living the Single Life

 

 

LONG before I read this article, I realized that patience is indeed a great virtue and that is the reason why I’ve been happy and none too concerned with my life as well as appreciate it as it is, alhamdullilah. The article below is a great reminder for all of us who are trying to rush life. Allah ALWAYS has something in store for everyone, you just have to be patient and willing to accept his beautiful surprises

This is one of the best articles I have ever read and I hope it brings you some solace and reminder.

By Fatima Asmal
(www.sisters-magazine.com)

During my first trip to Makkah, as a 24-year-old, I met an inspirational mother of one, who eleven years after giving birth to her first child, desperately wanted another baby.
Three years after going through a divorce, I too, was desperate – to get married again.
When I told this sister about the feelings of disillusionment and loneliness I was experiencing, she told me how she was addressing her need during her time in this blessed city, and advised me to do the same. She told me that in every step she took during her pilgrimage, she would fervently make du’aa to Allah, asking Him to Bless her with another child. She said she did this during tawaaf, between Safaa and Marwa, everywhere she went, she reminded herself to make this du’aa, and she suggested that I implore Allah in a similar manner.
I left the sister’s hotel room, with a spring in my step, on a similar mission.