Parenting

A profound sense of helplessness can infiltrate our spirits during adversity and suffering. This sentiment, far from being unique to isolated individuals, is a shared experience witnessed by many grappling with escalating challenges that appear beyond their control.

“I’m scared I’m going to fail; I have to get this right.”

“How am I going to finish all this? I don’t have time to do it all.” 

“Let’s just leave it, I’ll get it done later.”

Good writers provide an invaluable service. They craft essays, books, novels, and poems that bring light to new perspectives, share knowledge, inspire reflection, and lend support to souls who are ailing. Some have innate talents and others need nurturing, needling, nudging, and then some.

The lives of the early Muslims, lovingly known as the sahaba, or companions, never cease to amaze me.

In the Quran, Allah commands humankind: 

“Allah has the Most Beautiful Names. So, call upon Him by them, and keep away from those who abuse His Names. They will be punished for what they used to do.” 

(Surah Al-Araf, 7:180)

Many of the parents reading this article grew up without a cell phone as a necessary attachment to their bodies, and/or their pictures plastered on the walls of Meta (Facebook), X (Twitter), or Instagram.

No parent wants to see their child hurting physically, mentally, or emotionally. Life will always present situations where this will happen, however, and it is our common fear that we won’t be able to fix it and scar our children with lingering trauma for the rest of their lives.