As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
Everything comes to an end. Everything will perish. Tall mountains, mighty empires and human lives will vanish as if they had never existed. So, what chance does a silly little blog like mine have?
Today marks the one year anniversary since I started this blog. Time, SubhanaAllah, goes by so quickly. It goes by so quickly that thinking about my life in terms of this blog reminds me how quickly death is coming. If I died now would I be proud of the way I lived my life? I am an inadequate father, a lousy husband and a lazy Muslim. I haven’t had my moment of greatness, when I would swallow my fears and ego and sell my life for a place with the Most High.
A lot of things happened in this year that has passed us by, as you would expect. We got to terms with Dhuha’s disorder and she got a diagnosis and started school. Sabah reached the five year milestone, has learned to read and come out of her shell to become very cheeky. At just four years old, she began taking some responsibility for Dhuha, making sure that she is safe and out of trouble. She is a remarkable little girl. Abdurrahman, our first son was born. I have never seen such a happy and well-behaved baby. MashaAllah, my kids are wonderful and beautiful and I am proud that they are my children.
Our lives aren’t just about the kids though. Zahira has started teaching in a local Islamic school, she learned to drive and most astonishingly she has been able to put up with me for another year. As for me, I can’t really think of anything that I’ve done worthy of listing here and that is a bit sad.
I have enjoyed writing for this blog. Getting to know some of you virtual people. I hope in the next year that I can improve on my writing, get to know more of you virtual people.
Thank you all for joining my Islamic family for this past year and I hope you are looking forward to the next year as much as I am.
O Allah, forgive me.
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