Suzy Ismail – #25 AlMu’ezz

Samadhi it's nice to see you again as we continue to bring the design

into the daily by understanding how the characteristics of the 99

names of Allah subhanaw taala can be incorporated into our daily

lives. But today, the name that we're going to discuss is unwise,

which means the one who gives honor. We frequently use that term

to honor our spouse, when we're particularly in the early days of

marriage. But what does it mean to really honor someone? What does it

mean to honor a spouse? When we honor our spouse, it means that we

fall into three different areas of working towards improving our

marriage and our relationship. The first area is to serve. When we

serve one another, we begin to step away from the selfish image

of what's in it for me, and how can I find my happiness and

instead, we work towards serving one another for the sake of Allah

subhanaw taala. The next step is to empathize. And to give that

sense of understanding and connection to the spouse so that

there is a feeling of mutual connection. And the third step is

to act through service, empathy and action, we're able to connect

and in that way, we honor one another. To act means to stand in

support of one another, to be able to understand that despite the

fact that your spouse may act very independently, hand in hand

together, that is the way to connect us as a couple. So when we

talk about honoring the spouse, it's not enough to use words it's

important to implement the actions as well. I pray that Allah subhana

data and allows us to bring Assa or honor into our relationships

consistently so that we can strengthen our marriages and

strengthen our families. I look forward to speaking to you again

tomorrow as we continue to bring the divine into the daily Cemani