Alhamdulillah, I’ve been a dad for almost 4 months now.
Allah blessed me and my wife with a sweet baby girl — MashaAllah, can’t thank Him enough!
Babies cry, that’s normal, right? But man, figuring why they’re crying is a whole other game. Sometimes she’s hungry, sometimes her tummy hurts, sometimes maybe just scared — who knows.
One night I still can’t forget. It was past midnight. Suddenly my little one started crying like crazy — non-stop. Her grandma says one thing, her mom another. And me? I was just standing there, heart sinking. Seeing your only daughter cry like that, helpless — it breaks you, you know?
She was only 42 days old. I didn’t know what to do. But from day one, I always recite some Surah over her, blow on her — just to keep her safe from evil eye or bad vibes. That night I suddenly thought — let me just try this. Picked her up, brought my mouth close to her tiny ear and softly said, “A’udhu billahi min ash-shaytanir rajeem.”
Boom. She stopped crying. Just like that — subhanAllah. I kept going — all the short Surahs I know by heart — I whispered them all.
It worked. That’s the only word — it worked. My girl calmed down, went to sleep. I saw with my own eyes how powerful the Qur’an is. Since then, this is my thing — if she cries a lot, I don’t panic. I pick her up, hold her close, recite — and she quiets down. Alhamdulillah.
Our Prophet ﷺ said, “Every child is born upon the pure fitrah, but it’s the parents who make them Jew or Christian or fire-worshipper.” (Sahih Muslim)
Few weeks ago I saw a clip — think it was London — a mom shopping with her toddler. Suddenly the adhan starts echoing from a nearby mosque. That baby girl froze, looking here and there, searching where the sound’s from. Couldn’t find, so she just stood still, listening like an angel.
Kids are pure clay — pure fitrah — until we parents shape them, that’s real. Like clay pots — they become what we mold.
May Allah help us raise them right. Ameen.
Dated: 14th June, 2023
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