Bismillah
Assalaamu alaikum,
A thought occurred to me as I sat on the floor beside my ill child. She cried in pain and her body was racked by sobs. So I gave her a dose of medicine and I sat and stroked her hair as we waited for the medicine to begin to work. Slowly… Slowly, she began to calm. The shaking in her breath eased and the pain in her head and body subsided enough for her to catch a few moments of rest.
The thought came to me that “a mother is the embodiment of the tranquility and calm every child needs in order to experience peace”. I am the balance, ease, and breath of my children. I am their seat and their sustenance. I am their rest and their happiness. I am whom they run to when there are tears in their eyes. I am who they run from with laughter on their lips.
That amount of nourishing another person is no small thing. That amount of dedication is no small thing. So to find myself in the midst of the ever shifting chaos that is life with many small children, it gives me a feeling of great esteem and honor that I am still able to etch out a few moments to be with Allah through Quran. I am truly grateful and humbled. I am honored that Allah has allowed me to turn to Him in my times of need and to keep me coming back for more.
The circle has been completed. I comfort my children through my touch. and Allah comforts me through the experience of Quran. How soothing it is indeed.
