I
haven’t seen much of my family, but still have been grateful enough to talk to
them daily and see them now and again from the end of their front gardens. I miss my parent and siblings and my uncles
who I am close to.
This
week my sisters have been dropping of treats: cake, mithai, chocolate. It’s
been nice to see their faces. It’s painful that I can’t hug or invite them in,
but I am grateful to be thought of and to see them go out of their way. Even my
dad who has been quite careful, popped around one day to see my kids from the
front garden and ask who was fasting.
I’ve
been listening to the fab live lectures from Cambridge Muslim College in the
evening while I cook. And one of the recent ones was by Shaykh Abdul Murad Hakim
and was about seclusion
(based on Imam Al Ghazali's Ihya, The Courtesies of Seclusion). I thought an
apt topic for the times:
One
of the things the Shaykh talks about is friendship and the need for friends and
companionship, how it is good for us to spend time relaxing with friends for
part of our time, especially when the friends are good people and lead to or
encourage good deeds.
It
made me realise how much I have been missing my sisters and friends and fun and
relaxing sisterly company (as opposed to being surrounded by hyper kids and
grumpy teens all day). Life right now
has been way too much work, house work, schooling and trying to catch up on sleep.
Fun and relaxation are missing in action.
This week I have taken leave from work, to slow down, enjoy my worship
and to try and rest and do some fun things with the kids and for myself (think craft
and creativity)
So
just wanted to appreciate all my family, my sisters, my lovey friends and those
that stop by here to read. I look forward to a time when I can my sisters over
lunch at mums or my friends for coffee or dessert insh’Allah.
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