Bedtime Stories: inspired by real events Episode 18: Allah gave me a child via Istighfar

 Bedtime Stories: inspired by real events 

Episode 18: Allah gave me a child via Istighfar

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★- Salam brothers and sisters, my name is not important to this story, so I am just Ms. X. I want to share my story and how I got a child after I was declared barren by the doctors. I got married 24 years ago. I love children, but Allah did not give me one at the beginning of my life. I had 7 miscarriages because doctors said my uterus was too small to carry and house a baby. We did everything in our capacity as humans but failed. So we accepted our fate.

★- At some point, I even asked my husband to marry again. But due to country laws on polygamy, he couldn't. I even asked him to go to Thailand and marry as some Asians do. But my man rejected the idea. All he would say was, nothing is beyond the power of Allah. Thus, we continued to pray. As part of my prayer journey, I started reading stories of people who were not blessed with children; hoping to find some answers. One day I stepped on the story of Imran and his wife in surat Ahli Imran. Allah ta'alah says He gave them a child even though the wife of Imran was barren. So that story gave me so much hope and motivation. (Reference Surah 3-38-41).

★- During one Ramadan, we decided to go for Umrah and spent the entire Ramadan in Makka. During our visit, we visited a lecture session and the Imam gave a very wonderful lecture that changed our lives. The Shaikh was talking about Allah's forgiveness and His mercy. In one of his points, He mentioned a verse of the Quran where Allah talks about the benefits of Istigfar. Allah says:

“Ask forgiveness (from) your Lord. Indeed, He is Oft-Forgiving. He will send down (rain from) the sky upon you (in) abundance, And provide you with wealth and children, and make for you gardens and make for you rivers.”(Quran, 71:10-12)

★- The third phrase got my attention. So I asked, just by saying astaghfirullah Allah can give me a child? I just felt that's too easy, I can do it. The next day I bought a Tasbaha (counter). After Fajr, I would do a thousand Istigfar, After Magrib a thousand Istigfar, before I sleep a thousand Istigfar. By the Grace of Allah, before the next Ramadan,  I got pregnant again, and the baby stayed in. The same year, my husband got a job with Google.  The full meaning of the above verses manifested in our life. Allahu Akbar!

★- On the eve of Eid ul Adha, in 2012, I delivered a bouncing baby boy and immediately we named him Ata'ullah (gift of Allah). It was the happiest day of our lives. We celebrated his birth for 14 days, gave a lot of sadaqah, and even traveled to Makka to thank Allah for his gift. This incident taught me not only to be patient but to also have more taqwah in Allah. Everything comes from Him and if you believe it, you will surely win in this life and the next. Allah says in the Quran:

"And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out. And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah – then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.” [surah At-Talaq verse 2-3]  

May Allah grant everyone children.

Please be discrete with my identity.

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