While
travelling thru the desert areas, there comes a point when it seems like “we
are in the middle of nowhere”. I guess somehow, somewhere each one of us may
have experienced this scenario. Our life stages may make us feel that we are in
the middle of nowhere. The feeling of being lost causes
some reflections to emerge in minds.
How Hazrat
Hajira (RA) must have felt when Prophet Ibrahim (AS) left her in the middle of
the desert with an infant. Humanistically, random thoughts must be crossing her
mind, no life anywhere, baby boy, have to stay alone, just barren desert and
all this was faced with calm and peace by both Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat
Hajira (RA). Is it easy for a man to leave his family all alone in a barren
desert? They had full trust in Allah (SWT) that HE shall provide for them.
Do we have this
level of trust amongst ourselves? Do we believe in entirety that Allah (SWT)
will take care of us in any circumstances? In many cases, slight problems make
us think about endless solutions to solve the problem and still we are in
doubt. Negative thoughts keep coming in the mind and we get upset regardless of
knowing the fact that nothing is in our hands.
Actually,
nothing is in our hands. We live in an illusion that we own and do things but
we don’t. Its always Allah SWT who does everything for all. So next time when
we think, we are in the middle of nowhere, look above we have Allah SWT with us
who is EVERYWHERE and at all times. Raise your hands and ask HIM whatever you
want, the feeling of being in the middle of nowhere shall vanish in seconds J
