The Divorced Muslimah- Part 2

You!

Who are you?

You, my dear readers are as important as the Divorced Muslimah in this story; You represent the life that this divorced Muslimah can lead; You are the society she lives in, You are the (potential) friends and family she can have; You are her support network; but most importantly, You are the Ummah who Allah has entrusted a vital role to. You, my beloved readers are the one now that has to protect this divorced Muslimah! You are but the guardian of Her!

Remember where the divorced Muslimah was standing just a few before. Had it not been for you grabbing her arm, what do you think would have happened? I dare not say, I dare not think of it; but remember many a time there isn't anyone to grab her arm right on time, and sometimes it's left for too late.

"Are you sure? You seem a bit pale," says the Voice.

"Yes, I am fine. I just lost my balance."

The Voice wasn't convinced. This girl certainly doesn't look ok, she thought. Her eyes are all red and puffy, and she seems completely drained.

"Can I help you get home or something?" asks the Voice.

"No, thank you. I live nearby."

"Oh ok, well you take care then," the Voice says hesitantly, still not sure whether to stay or go.

Finally, the Voice decided to make a move and started moving away. But something isn't quite right, thought the voice. Maybe I should just stick around a little while, until the girl/woman walks back home. A woman shouldn't after all be outside at this time for no particular reason.

The Divorced Muslimah, not too sure what to do next, decides to leave it to Allah, her creator. This is all she has left now, her unyielding faith in Allah, the One who has never wronged her and who has always shown her mercy.  

She got onto her knees on the arid soil, pressing her forehead and palms on the ground, if anyone can show her the way now, it will be Him. She sobbed quietly to  As-Samad, the Satisfier of all needs; only He can safeguard her now. And As -Sami (The Hearer of All) never ignores the requests of His servants.  He is after all also, Al- 'Alim (the Knower of All).

There is a reason as to why the Voice was still hanging around, Allah knew that His servant would need help, and through His other servants He passes on that help.

The Voice was right in staying back; this girl/woman isn't going back home; she probably had nowhere to go. The Voice makes it way back to her.

"Listen I know you need help, please let me help you In sha Allah," says the voice.

The Divorced Muslimah looks up, her face was now stained with mud, the barren soil was now all moist where she had laid her head down, the soil had turned muddy-like and was sticking to her face, and even her palms which must have been sweaty.

The Divorced Muslimah was not sure what to make of this. The people she trusted, the very people that were meant to protect her and love her had forced her into this position, can she trust a complete stranger? Can she share her problems and burden with this unknown person. But then, that's exactly what she had just asked Allah, her Protector, maybe then she has to put her trust in this stranger and take it as an answer to her prayers.

I have a question for you my readers, how many of you would stop by to check on that girl, how many of you would come back even after being told everything is ok?

We humans are full of pride, and also do not like to show our emotions as it is considered to be a sign of weakness. A lot of people will not open up to strangers or even friends and family, but Allah has made us responsible for them as we are part of the Ummah.

The Ummah is the one and only community we all belong to, no matter what race we are from, what language/s we speak, what skin colour we have, what continent we were born on, what caste/tribe we belong to. As part of this community, we should take time to help people who might be in need in our Ummah, and this help should apply to anyone, not only to people who share similar traits with us. If we do not stop to make time for such people, then we need to look at ourselves and our responsibilities as a Muslims.