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Honoring Our Parents by Remembering the People They Loved

There are some acts of kindness toward our parents that seem obvious.

We call them.

We visit them.

We make sure they have what they need.

When I began practicing Islam in my early twenties, I found myself searching for a sense of community and connection. It was during this transformative period that I met Celina¹, one of the first Latina Muslims I encountered.

Friends are valuable and a good friend lasts a lifetime. A friend protects, guards and enhances our Iman, is trustworthy, honestly critical and discerning of our shortcomings and helps us to be better people overall. These qualities remind us of the character of the sahabah of the Seerah.

In the 1950s and 1960s, a psychologist named Harry Harlow conducted a series of experiments that demonstrated something remarkable about the power of touch.

There are moments in life when words fail us. The weight of grief, the pressure of responsibilities, the ache of disappointment, or the quiet exhaustion of simply trying to keep going can leave us searching for solace—that deep comfort and relief that eases the heart when life feels heavy.