The Quiet Work
...Go ahead, do it for Him!
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
Because our theme at Women of Tadabbur this month is “the Quiet work” and at our session last night, we reflected on three ayaats from Juz amma. I shared my post session reflections with them this morning and they asked that I share it with you… SubhānAllāh!
…Keep them in your du'a.
Here goes….
As we speak about the quiet work, I find myself returning to small memories I deliberately hold onto.
The random ₦5,000 credit alert with a narration that simply said, “Just to show Umm Bilal love.”
The unexpected replies to a casual, “Who can volunteer…?” when I genuinely expected silence.
The ₦20,000 a sister sent after we were robbed five years ago. Her message was clear:
“Not for WoT. Not for any course. Just for you.”
The neat bundle of brand-new ₦50 notes another sister gave me, maybe 4 years ago, with a “I know you love new notes.”
The message that read, “I paid double my WoT subscription, let the extra cover someone else.”
My mother telling me, almost in passing, that one of my friends had called just to greet her.
I try to remember all of it. Intentionally. Because I never want to take it for granted.
And then I think, if this is how human beings receive quiet love…
then what of My Lord?
He is Ash-Shakūr.
And then He does not forget!
You shared lunch with a friend in primary school. You can not remember her name. He remembers.
You showed up once when no one else did. You forgot. He recorded it.
You intended good, even when you failed. He still appreciated the intention.
From His Name Ash-Shakūr is the reality that nothing sincere is ever lost.
Every effort is seen.
Every sacrifice is acknowledged. Every quiet deed is valued.
So ask yourself...
gently, honestly?
If your Lord appreciates all of it…
Is He not worth doing things for?!
This is simply your reminder.
A quiet check-in.
What are the small, consistent deeds you are carrying for Allah ﷻ, the ones no one claps for, reposts, or you even dismissed as insignificant?
Keep them. Nurture them. Do not abandon the quiet work.
Because Ash-Shakūr never forgets.
Go ahead and renew intentions. Bismillah.