It is amazing how much one can learn from reading the Qur'an. It is even more amazing how much inspiration one can get from reading the Qur'an. This morning, after prayers, I was carrying out my Qur'an recitation. For me, reciting the Qur'an has always been the best way to gain peace and of course the best way to read and learn about my religion. I confess, whenever I am feeling down in the dumps or whenever I feel like I am going to lose my cool, reciting the Qur'an has a soothing effect on me.
So I feel like I have to write about what I was reciting about this morning because the verses I recited inspired me. I mean where else can one get most inspired but by God's words and His Events? So the husband and I have been trying for a child since we got married in 2008. Soon, we will be moving into our second year of marriage this November. We have had good talks about not having any children yet. Of course it bothered us initially when what we had been hoping for, never happened. I guess, being a woman, it bothered me most. My friends and colleagues told me (and are still telling me) to go see a doctor. Some are teaching me about my fertile cycle. Most are just waiting by and irritating me with questions, "So when?" "Don't wait so long." "Controlling ah?" Yes I get irritated and most times I am sarcastic in my responses or I simply snap at them. Of course I feel embarrassed after that. Well, not towards them. But towards Allah because by giving such responses reflect how little faith I have in Him. He holds the answers to all questions and He has the solutions to all problems. Why should I get irritated? Having a child is not up to me or my husband. It is Allah's Will to bestow His Blessings on whomever He Wills. Allah decides best for He is The Best Decisor. Day after day, I feel Allah holding me tighter and tighter and assuring me that He has The Best Plans for the husband and I. It used to affect me to see my friends popping children here and there as if it took no more than a magic spell to have children. But now, I can say, it does not anymore. By Allah's Will, the husband and I are not even going to go through IVFs and what-not. A doctor does not and cannot determine our chances of having children. Nobody is barren in this world. A child is always a blessing. It is not possible for God to deny any human being a beautiful blessing because Allah always wants the best for His Believers and His Servants. No doctor can tell me that we cannot have or can have children for that matter. No doctor can deter me away from my faith in The Almighty. I believe, Allah has something in stored for us. If I do have children, Allah is the Only One I thank. If I do not, from Allah Alone I will seek help.
Yes, this morning, some verses from the Qur'an illuminated the light in my heart and further-strengthened the hope in my heart. The Qur'an is no lie for it is The Divine Book that holds all Muslims hearts together no matter how diverse we are today.
Al-Qur'an
Surah Al-Imran : 38 - 41
Then Zachariah prayed to his Lord: "O Lord! Grant me from Yourself out of Your Grace the gift of a goodly offspring, for indeed You alone heed all prayers."
As he stood praying in the sanctuary, the angels called out to him: "Allah gives you good tidings of John (Yahya), who shall confirm a command of Allah, shall be outstanding among people, utterly chaste, and a Prophet from among the righteous." Zechariah exclaimed, "My Lord! How shall I have a son when old age has overtaken me and my wife is barren?" He said: "Thus shall it be; Allah does what He wills."
Note: It is being stressed that God would grant Zechariah a son despite his old age and he barrenness of his wife.
Al-Qur'an
Surah Al-Imran : 45 - 49
And when the angels said: "O Mary! Allah gives you the glad tidings of a command from Him: his name shall be Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary. He shall be highly honoured in this world and in the Next, and shall be one of those near stationed to Allah. And he shall speak to people in the cradle and also later when he grows to maturity and shall indeed be among the righteous." She said, "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has ever touched me? The angel answered: "Thus shall it be. Allah reates whatever He wills. When He decides something, He merely says: "Be," and it is. And He will teach him the Book, The Wisodn, The Torah, the Gospel and he will be a Messenger to the Children of Israel."
I thank Allah first and last, for without His Mercy, nothing is possible and nothing is blessed.
All Praise and Thanks be to Allah, My Lord. - Jaslina Yassin
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