And One More Thing #6: Unburden
Ramadān Reflection
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Everyone is going through something. And consistently too. And more often than not, talking about it helps.
Sometimes we have family members or close friends we can talk to. And sometimes our trusted companions are unavailable or maybe you send an email or an SMS and network failure prevents it from delivering or they are not close.
Other times, we find that we need professional help and we pay to talk to these professionals.
The mother of Maryam (AS) (the grandmother of prophet Isa (AS) dedicated her unborn baby to the service of Allah. And when she gave birth to a girl, she called upon Allah who already knew what she had and said, "I have given birth to a girl."
See! Allah already knew but she told Him anyway because she needed to unburden herself.
A lot of times, we do not talk to Allah for whatever reason. Maybe because we either feel we have sinned too much or we feel He already knows what we want to say but we need to talk to Him, if only, so we can unburden ourselves.
Verbalize your feelings, thoughts and needs to Allah. Make Du'a. Unburden yourself plus it is at no charge. And you do not need any connection. Just speak. He is Al-Mujeeb and hears the tiniest whispers. And more than anything, you can always trust Him.
Bismillah...