Natural disasters and calamities are common place around the world. We hear of earthquakes, tusnamis, floods and landslides almost every week but we take no lesson. As a Muslim, it is our duty to live a conscious life. The following is a reflection of a grade 5 student:
My whole body tremors with fear and sorrow. i have just experienced one of hte worse earthquakes in the country that has devastated everyone around me. Everyone I love, everyone I care about; they are just gone. Buried under the rubble or washed away into the lake nearby. I am the only one alive, who was able to survive from family. I know there must be some people, complete strangers, who are buried somewhre, probably more afraid than I. I have to somehow help them but my body is breaking and I just want to cry forever. But I must do something to help because I am alive. I have to stay strong . I have to go around and look for people who need more than than me. I will search everywhere to see if I can save someone's life and it is my responsibility to find food and a shelter. When a rescue team comes with goods, it will be my responsibility to give them to the other survivors equally and then eat in the end. Even though i have been emotionally hurt and not physically, as a Muslim, i have ot be thankful to Allah that He has protected and saved me and I must be patient as this could be a test from Allah an He is All-Knowing, All-Wise. In the shelter, it is also my responsibility that I talk to the survivors about Allah and the religion because there is no one else left in the city to talk about it and I am alone. I have to be kind to them and not show my own grief and sorrow. I should say Alhamdulillahi ala kuli haal. I know that life will go on but i have to reflect, what brought this punishment in this first place? What deed was Allah so angry with that he sent a powerful earthquake to warn our nation? Then I have to ponder and ask for Allah's forgiveness, His mercy and His kindness. I have to ask Allah to protect me from the evil deeds that anger Him, and seek His bounties. I have to ask Allah for His guidance so that I can apply it and please Him. An i have to ask Allah to save my family from Hellfire and that we can meet again, in Jannah inshaAllah.
Huma, Grade 5
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