On Mothers

I always wanted 7 children. My mother said,

"Are you crazy?" when I told her. Well, she asked me.

After having 3 in a row, I put the 'dream' on hold. I now have 5, technically. So I guess Ijust need 2 more to complete the dream set. People dream of completing their china or dishware set, I dream of completing my offspring set, but deep down, it's just a way to increase the probability of getting one of those righteous children who will keep putting money in the 'bank' for hubby and me even when we're long gone, inshaallah.

“Whenever the son of Adam dies his actions stop except three: Knowledge that benefits people, a recurring charity, and a righteous child that supplicates for his parent .”

(Hadeeth Saheeh, Collected by Muslim #1631)

I always wondered how mothers of more than 5 children cope. Are the mothers in good health condition? Are they still alive? How are the children? Do they get along? Who gets along best with whom?

So it was an eye opener to be reading this.

As for this one, it was a personal struggle for me, and throughout the years, I am able to see the benefits of that struggle.

Sisters is wonderful, elegant new magazine for the Muslim woman. Though I have not been fortunate enough to actually hold the print version of the magazine in my hands, I have been reading the issues that have been churned out through the efforts of dedicated sisters, may Allah reward them.