The Great Test for Siti Hajar
Heroines of Islam- The Great Test for Siti Hajar
Allah s.w.t commands Prophet Ibrahim a.s to leave his wife Siti Hajar alone with her baby in the middle of the dessert.Siti Hajar obeys the command. Says Prophet Ibrahim,"I will leave you here , Hajar and Ismail....not to be abandoned but to be taken care by Allah s.w.t the Al- Mighty."
Days later the food and drink which Siti Hajar brings has finished. Her litle baby starts crying. There is no more milk to feed him.
Siti Hajar looks around her "There is nothing here except dry land. But I must find water or Ismail will die!" Siti Hajar says to herself. She starts running from one place to another to find water.
Without realizing , she has travelled to and from one place known as Safa and Marwa for seven times .Siti Hajar begins to panic.But her heart stays strong. She believes strongly in Allah s.w.t.
And so while searching and running, water suddenly springs out from he spot where her crying baby is kicking. Immediately Siti Hajar brings herself down and says her syukr(thankfulness) to Allah s.w.t. because HE helps her when she has no one else to turn to.
She goes near the water. As she scoops up the water, Siti Hajar keeps on saying , "Zam Zam !Zam Zam!"Which means "Stay! Stay!" Siti Hajar does not want the water to dissolve back into the dessert.
Well, the water does not absorb back into dry dessert . Instead, it continues to flow until today. That is the zam zam water which is situated by the side of the Kaabah in Makkah Al- Mukarramah.
Indeed, Allah s.w.t makes things happen in such a beautiful way.Allah gives rahmah (love), help and assistance at the utmost critical point because Allah wants to test the faith of Siti Hajar.' And Siti Hajar faces the test with a very strong heart that does not doubt even a bit the Greatness and Mercifulness of Allah.
Comments
I hope that Muslim sisters will look to the Qur'an for their female role models instead of the female celebrities they see in the media.
The story of Maryam in the Qur'an is another example of how Allah swt tested her, and she was strong in faith, when she was alone, pregnant and about to give birth, Allah swt helped her by giving her shade under a tree , dates to eat and water to drink. When those who disbelieved in her she remained calm and silent. She was one of those who excelled in worship and devotion to Allah.
May Allah help us sisters to be like the noble women of the Quran.
Assalamualikum,
greeting- May Allah swt. helps and guide every Muslimah..ameen.