Thursday 9 June 2016

When He Is Enough For Us



Have many times have you opened the Quran, only to have an ayat speak to you?
Sometimes when we are at our weakest, we desperately seek the warmth of a hug or a kind word. Some are fortunate to receive that. But what happens when all we are met with is a cold shoulder and sneer? Where do we go looking out for that comfort and warmth? What we fail to realize is that there is someone closer to us than anyone else. Who knows us so well. Far better than our mothers know us. Far better than we know ourselves. Our Creator. Our Sustainer.
Allah says in the Sura An Nisa , '....Allah is Sufficient as a Wali (Protector), and Allah is Sufficient as a Helper' 
This verse didn't resonate with me as much as it has today.  
I was recently talking with one of my good friends who had just gotten out of a toxic relationship. This girl,single-handedly, traveled two countries to reach India, with her toddler son, to escape her abusive marriage. I have traveled with Amina when she was about that age and I know how much preparations, both mentally and physically, had to be done. It isn't easy. So, just imagine what she must have gone through, through all that mental turmoil. Nevertheless, she had to make a decision for herself and her child. But, Alhamdulillah, she wasn't alone. In her own words, she received help. Some from unexpected places and people. People, who till yesterday were strangers. From the taxi driver who was there to pick them up and who made sure they boarded the flight, to the officials at the embassy who ensured her safety. She told how with every little help she received she felt so blessed and loved. She felt like Allah was showing her another side of His world after all the days she spent in darkness.  Subhanallah, this is what the verse meant!   
Allah is enough as a Wali and a Helper. I shared this ayat with her and we were both struck by it's beauty and how real it felt to us that day. In a foreign land, when you are alone, surrounded by uncertainty, who else can you depend on to give you comfort and solace other than Allah.
Let this be a reminder to everyone who is reading this, including myself, to turn to Allah alone in times of need. He created us. He is not going to leave us alone. Let this story of a young mother with her strong iman who took this important step, for herself and her child, remind you that Allah is always by your side and if need be, will send you His helpers, sometimes right to your doorstep.

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