Suzy Ismail – #24 AlRafi
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spent on latika, it's nice to see you again, as we continue to
discuss how we can bring it bring the design into our daily by
understanding the characteristics of the 99 names of Allah subhanaw
taala. The name that we're going to discuss today is a Roth, which
means the uplifter. Many times in our marriage relationships and in
our homes, we see that uplifting or that sense of support from our
spouses, our children will often seek that sense of support or that
sense of uplifting from us as parents. But what we tend to not
pay attention to or not realize is that many times, we can find that
support, we can find that element of being uplifted in places other
than just with our spouse. And for our children. The same also goes
where it's not always just the parents, who have to be the ones
that are uplifting or providing support. And this is why we see
the importance of mentors and having those connections. You
know, there's that there was a study that was done on a tribe
known as the Adobe tribe. And this tribe, in a pool in New Guinea,
was assessed to see what the female view of marriage is about.
And one of the questions that they were asked was, Is your husband,
your best friend, and the spouse has responded, they were a little
hesitant, and they said, Why would my husband be my best friend, my
husband is my husband. And you know, my best friend is so and so.
My, the person who listens to me is so and so the person who does
this is so and so. And everyone seemed to have a rule, a separate
role in the family life. Yet today, as we have shrunk the
nuclear family. And we rely more and more heavily on our spouses.
Many times we expect our spouse to be the best father or the best
mother to be the best friend, you know, in the person who is the
best caretaker, the best person who is there in every element. And
we've cut out the important people in our lives that can supplement
that can support that can uplift. And we look at the Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi wasallam, we see that he was surrounded by the
companions, and the Companions often trot times provided the
uplifting provided that support in addition to the support and the
connection that he had with his spouses. So today, as we continue
through our journey of trying to build better relationships, it's
important that we recognize that yes, we are there in the marriage
relationship, to help uplift one another. But that's not all the
marriage relationship is about. And that's not the only
relationship in which uplifting can occur, and with our children,
as much as they may look to us for support and uplifting, and we
should try to implement that uplifting element as opposed to
constant criticism or constant putting down of our children, but
also provide avenues where our children can be exposed and
uplifted by mentors, by role models, by those in their life
that they can also connect with. So I pray that Allah will bless us
always with people who will uplift us whether those people are our
spouses, our parents, our children, or our close friends and
companions that were blessed with Josiah comando head and I look
forward to speaking with you again tomorrow, as we continue to bring
the divine into the daily astrological