The Strength of a Mother Is Second to None
“Heaven lies beneath the feet of mothers”. (Prophet of Islam, may peace be upon him) Musnad al-Shihab 119; al-Jame Vol. 2 Page 231 Writing something about the greatness of the mother is like closing the sea in a jar. Motherhood is another name for compassion, sincerity, selfless love and sacrifice. Mother is the sweetest word in the world which gives a feeling of love, coolness, affection and peace. It is like a cool shadow for us. In the scorching sun, his loving hand becomes a canopy like a shade of a tree, giving the children a sense of peace. Her warm lap does not allow us to feel cold. She herself, of course, walks on thorns, but she always puts her children to sleep on the flower bed, and the world, where the sorrows are wrapped in her ankles and smiles on her lips, is alive and well. Whether it is a storm or not, her love never fails. She never shows kindness and does not ask for the reward of her love but keeps on showering her love on her children selflessly. The fact is that mother’s love is like a sea of beavers. The boundless love of the mother cannot be expressed in words. It is not possible to estimate the limits of this sea of sincerity and selflessness. Every religion and every civilization has declared the mother great and holy. Mother is a prayer that always spreads her lappet before the Merciful Lord and protects them step by step. God recognized her greatness by placing Heaven at the feet of this great being. Now whoever wants can get this paradise. By serving her, by loving her and by giving her respect and honor .Selfishness can be found in every relationship but there is no selfishness in mother’s relationship. A mother is one of the most sincere relationships in the world. Her life revolves around her children. If we go to any corner of the world, her prayers follow us like a shadow, and her prayers avert the greatest misfortune. It is narrated that a person asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “O Messenger of Allah! Who is most deserving of my kind treatment?” He said, “Your mother. “Your mother,” he asked. “Then who?” He said. “Your mother.” Three times Prophet (Peace be upon him) gave the same answer.
In Islam, disobedience of the mother is considered a great sin because the mother is the entity who nourished the children with her own milk, sacrificed all her comforts in their upbringing, gave up her every comfort and gave up all her desires. The poet of the East, Allama Iqbal, while praising his mother, said something like this: میری ماں کا چہرہ بھی اتنا حسین ہے تسبیح کے دانوں کی طرح اقبال۔ میں پیار سے دیکھتا گیا اور عبادت ہوتی گئی ۔ My mother’s face is as beautiful as the beads of a rosary I watched with love and worship was done.
“Mother” is the great name for which the words created in different languages of the world and world cultural heritage and language and literature are metaphors of her high position and beautiful expression of devotion and love for mother. And the teachings of the religion of mercy(Islam) highlighted about the greatness, service and obedience of the “mother” as the most unique and unparalleled. It was an expression of mother’s compassion and mother’s greatness and love that the benefactor of humanity, the Prophet of Mercy, Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa said: Had the mature ones not bowed down in worship before their Lord and the innocent beasts of the field were grazing in the field, surely there would have been severe punishment for you. ” His compassion, love, sincerity and loyalty need no introduction. I love her not because she is my mother and we should respect our elders. I respect her because she has taken care of me when I was not able to speak. At that time, she has taken care of all my needs when I wasn’t able to speak. Additionally, she taught me how to walk, speak, and take care of myself. Similarly, every bigger step that I have taken in my life is all because of my mother. Because, if she hasn’t taught me how to take small steps then I won’t be able to take these bigger step. When I was afraid of the dark she would become my light and guide me in that darkness. Also, if I can’t sleep at night she would hold my head on her lap until I fell asleep. Above all, she never leaves my side even in the hardest of times. Every mother is special for her children. She is a great teacher, a lovely friend, a strict parent. Also, she takes cares of the need of the whole family. If there is anyone out there who loves us more than our mother is only God. Not just for my mother but for every mother out there who lives her life for her family deserves praiseworthy applause. Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, in his famous Persian poem “The Meaning of Motherhood in Islam” in “Israr-e-Khudi”, writes: And the guarantor of respect is Islam. The translation of Iqbal’s poem is as follows: Yes. Thanks to the mother’s passion and love, our build is stronger and our destiny lies in the slits of the forehead. If you have access to the meaning of words, consider the word ummah. There are big points in this. The purpose of the universe is to say, “Paradise is under the feet of the mother.” Mother is the figure of sincerity and love, she is the ambassador of heaven to the world. Mother is the great blessing of Almighty Almighty, the first school of intellect and consciousness, the source of sincerity, the reflection of Almighty Allah and the garden where there is always tenderness like the petals of flowers for the children. In short, mother is the flower of heaven without which life is meaningless. Ask the value of mother to those whose mothers passed away in their childhood. We pray to Almighty God to keep all mothers safe and to keep their shadow on their children forever. May almighty Allah grant them the opportunity to attain the bliss of Hajj Akbar through this service. All my success is due to the training of my mother and her prayers and the patriarchal compassion of my father. May the Almighty Allah give my place in mercy. Ameen!
(The author is a nursing research scholar. Views are his own)
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