The Gift of a Child

I’m not even sure where to begin on this topic. SO many things have been ging around in my mind this week with regards to this.

For a start I have this beautiful gift of a child, given to me by Allah (Subhanallah wa ta ala – SWT) over five years ago. She truly is a blessing, sometimes a challenging one (aren’t they all) but truly the light of my life. And on our journeys in the car we seem to have some truly insightful moments. This is where little nuggets of the thought processes of her developing mind seem to spill forth. And this is when as a mother I start to panic. I realise how much without realising we shape their minds….and sometimes when they put our 2+2 together it certainly does not equal 4!

For example, her current discovery that there is more than one religion. Her poor little mind is not yet equipped to deal with the concept of different belief sets or the option to choose your own version of right. How do I explain Christmas to a child who all this time I’ve been telling Islam is the right way, the only way! And now I have to explain other religions, the choice others have made to follow a different set of beliefs. That ( cue 5 yr old -shock, horror) not all people listen to Allah (SWT)!

How do you explain such a complex subject in simple 5 year old language?  So at the moment we haven’t got into the why’s and wherefores of religious choice (thankfully!!) And I’ve just stated the world is filled with different people choosing different ways to believe. The we talked about People of the book and the choice to follow Prophet Isa (Allayhi wa salaam – AS), Musa (AS), Nuh (AS) etc. An d how we’re lucky to have been given the gift of knowledge thru Prophet Muhammad (Sallalahi allayhi wa salaam – SAW), who was the nicest, most beloved Prophet of all.  She’s bought it for now, but I know that mind is ticking away and the questioning is about to start so I need to get my wits about me soon!

Any advice dear readers?

As for the other thoughts swirling in the midsts, I think they warrant their own blog posts, so back soon!

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