Thursday, August 12, 2010

By The Time

I had fallen to the busy-ness of this world and slacked.  I flipped through the pages and my eyes rested on the following verse, Al-Baqarah 183:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
"O you who believe!  the Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed to those before you, - that you may practice reverence".

I was attracted to the verse, not just because it is Ramadhan, but also because of - laa'llakum tattaqun - a continuation lesson for me in understanding my strive to be a al-muttaqun, the God-conscious, the one who does not associate partners to God, the one who fears God's punishment,  the one who believes in the Unseen and is steadfast in Prayer, and spends on others out of what Allah has provided for him.  The one who believes in the Revelation sent to the Prophet, and sent before the Prophet's time, and in his heart has the assurance of the Hereinafter.

The other day, my younger son said I was forcing him when I told him to do something and I reacted angrily.  Later, it made me review my responsibility as a mother.  I am a mother of teenage sons.  A mother of young men.  I searched for answers in my head.  And Surah Al-Asr came to mind.  "By the time!  Verily man is in loss; Save those who believe and do righteous deeds, and exhort one another to abide by the truth and admonish each other to be patient".

I talked to my son, I told him that I am here to guide him and remind him; and that he should remind me too if he saw me slacking or lose my patience.

15 comments:

  1. Salam ukhwah dari kami sekeluarga bersempena bulan Ramadhan Al Mubarak yang mulia ini.
    Semoga ibadah kita semua diterima sepenuhnya.
    Insya Allah silaturrahim sesama ummah juga akan ikut terus bersemarak.
    Selamat Beribadah.

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  2. Dearest Aishah,

    I too am reminded of my responsibilities this Ramadhan. Thank you for sharing - strange, I chose the same quote I think for my blog
    www.ninotazizpurplemusings.blogspot.com

    Can you please help check the correctness if you have the time...

    Salam Ramadhan dan selamat berpuasa di bulan yang mulia to you and your family.

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  4. Alhamdulillah..for the beautiful entry on your son & laa'llakum tattqun..
    Selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa

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  5. Thanks for reminding me here. Happy fasting!

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  6. Assalamualaikum, thank you for visiting and your kind Ramadhan wishes. May our deeds this year is better than last year.

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  7. Salam sister. i must admit that the first few days of Ramadan are really hard for me, but with the blessing of Allah i shall fast the whole month.

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  8. Waalaikumusalam Mory, thank you for visiting. I understand it is day is longer during summer in the US.

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  9. very interesting. fasting as a way to reverence. i shall have to try it sometime. i imagine there's lots to learn fasting.

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  10. Hello Ed, thank you for visiting. It is so nice to see your familiar and kind face.

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  11. It sounds like you are a conscientious mother. That is good. I will enjoy reading your blog.

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  12. Mmm, thank you for visiting and for leaving a very warm comment.

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  13. Teenagers are the same around the world.

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  14. Were we the same at that age, Jeanne?

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