Maryam Amir – Loss, pain, sadness Hope!
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People tell you that your belief is weak if you keep crying, that
if you prayed more, read more Quran, if you were a better
believer, you wouldn't be sad and wouldn't have these problems that
you should just get over. It. Here's something you can share
with them. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Had the Qur'an
revealed directly to him, he prayed the longest with the most
intense concentration, and yet he still miss Khadija, his wife, rodi
Aloha anha, 10 years after her passing, he cried at his mother's
grave. Decades after she passed away, it didn't diminish the
strength of his belief. He wept as he held his dying son, Salla
alayhi wa salam. It didn't decrease his trust in God's
wisdom. His having a strong relationship with God didn't mean
his life didn't have issues and heartaches. And if the most
spiritually connected person who knew the most Quran and did the
most worship could suffer from such intense emotional loss and
pain, then what about us? Salah and the Quran are a life vest to
keep us afloat. It doesn't mean we won't be thrust into an ocean or
that we won't be dragged under and swallowing water and gasping for
air. It means that we have someone who will bring us back over and
over again. So go to therapy and seek social support and invest in
self care, but don't let anyone take your safe space, your
intimate relationship with Allah, away from you. He is to whom you
can shatter, where you can show every insecurity and know that you
are still worthy. When people ask, hasn't it been long enough let
them know for the Prophet, sometimes it was longer. And PS,
don't forget to download Korea, the woman Quran reciters app today
you.