Allah Knows Best

I always tell myself that when things happen whether good or bad there is a blessing behind it. It doesn't happen by accident more that it was due to happen. How we react to it defines you as a person, whether cool, calm, and collected or otherwise.

With the recent happenings in Malaysia namely the flooding in the East Coast of Malaysia, and today the Air Asia flight that went missing one can't help wonder what is in store for Malaysia and Malaysians. I can't help but believe that in Allah's eyes we Malaysians are special thus all these challenges HE has given us.

When unhappy things happen I always tell myself that this is another way to get closer to Allah. We humans tend to remember and hold on to the Almighty when we get into trouble. No? Thus it is one way for us to talk to HIM, place our trust in HIM and to leave it all in HIS Hands.

To me this is the only reason I can think of. When my marriage was on the rocks because he fell in love with someone else, all I could do was pray and make doa that I survive the crisis. I made doa that only the best is given to me. I suppose Allah gave me the best because although my marriage didn't survive, I came out of it a much stronger person and I became someone who realised where my strengths and weaknesses are. I certainly never tried to become the old me but strived to become a much better daughter, mother, and friend. I didn't want to go back to becoming the old me. The old me was fat, sedentary and most of all docile. The divorce was a wake-up call and I do believe I have become a better person now. Thus the hikmah from that calamity.

When bad things happen the first reaction would be WHY ME? One should instead think WHY NOT ME? There's always a reason why it happened and I always try to tell myself, (as hard as it can be at times) that I'm special in the eyes of Allah thus the trials and tribulations from HIM. Trust me things do seem a lot clearer then Because by then you do realise that things that happen are out of your control and how to react to it is what's important.

Hence the people in the East Coast states are special in the eyes of Allah Almighty. This is a way for them to be elevated in the eyes of Allah. Material things are just that in the end, material things. But ones faith and belief that behind every calamity is a hikmah. A reason that no matter how bad things goes, it will get better. We have to redha and place our faith and beliefs in Allah. HE knows what is best for us and HE will reward us accordingly.

I can vouch for that. I've been divorced for many years, gone through and still is going through many trials in life as a single mother. However I have faith in Allah Taala. No matter how bad people talk about me, no matter how terrible a person I seem to be especially to those who don't really know me, as long as Allah knows me and as long as those who are important to me know the real me, I can't care less about those who say I'm a failure, that I'm a bad person and useless person because I know that's not true. People can talk nasty about me, people can try to put me down. But as long as I have a good relationship with Allah, I know I'm fine. As arwah mama would say, "go to hell with what people say about you, only you and Allah know the real you, and that is all that is relevant". Alhamdulillah for that reminder from arwah mama and I always remember that advise.

Be safe where you are.