Today, I revisited this post again, after hearing and witnessing even more pregnancies from others. I was feeling down, but as usual, this post reminded me of all the good things in life, Over the last 12-24 months, I have been able to attend workshops and seminars, meeting people and gaining a lot of knowledge. Today, when I read this post and the comments, it reminded me of my life purpose. I hope this article will remain online for as long as possible.

Salam, Sr. Sarah, That is the spirit mA! Allah SWT definitely has something great planned for you :-). Patience will be the most heavy on the scale on the DOJ! May Allah grant you tranquility and contentment.

We went through a period of blues yearning for children. Thinking about those who are in worst conditions that we are always made us feel thankful – today we can not imagine the pain of the people in Syria, Egypt and other places we hear about where parents are having to bury their own children. We pray for them to be reunited in the hereafter – but we also take lessons from their resilience and thank Allah for the security and health He has granted us.

After our kids, my wife and I always talk about why we did not go out and attend more Spiritual Retreats, Workshops, Volunteer opportunities before the kids…sometimes immersing yourself in taking care of someone else’s needs (whether it is Habitat, Shelter, Soup Kitchen, or whatever else you feel passionately about) is a great way to overcome your own difficulties iA…

Sadaqa every day even if very small (like a dime or a quarter) also helped us tremendously. We will pray for you and please keep us in your prayers!

Now I find myself coming back to this article whenever I am feeling down. And with Allah’s mercy I feel better every time I read this article. I remind myself that Allah is testing my patience and I believe Allah is planning something great for me.

All praise to Allah SWT that you found this beneficial. I pray you will soon have beautiful children. So while you try and pray for your children, do not forget to fully enjoy the time with your husband and the community now as you will then miss the days before children when you could sleep for 8 hours straight 🙂

You, however, have helped me to realise that everything happened with Allah’s will. Allah knows what’s best for me. I do pray to be blessed with pious children every day and for now, I just want to gain knowledge in Islam and other subjects so that one day I can educate my own children (or someone else).

Ameen and Congrats mA! May Allah keep him healthy and on the straight path. May Allah grant you the tranquility and ease to be a very successful parent!

Pray you have a safe and easy delivery and your family blessed with a beautiful, healthy and pious child.

Ameen! I needed that Du’a. 🙂