Friday nights
Writing by muslimama on Thursday, 24 of January , 2008 at 9:45 pm
Well, actually Thursday nights or the night before Friday is what I’m referring to here.I tend to confuse the islamic way of the new day starting form Maghrib, despite years of hearing it at home.
As a child, I remember my mother took special care to sit me down to read Ya-sin or some other prayers(unfortunately, mawlids were commonly read, not anymore though).I remember that had an almost imperceptible effect on my conscience.That come what may Friday night was meant for prayer. Even today certain households switch off the TV after Maghrib to recite Quran together.
Now, I confess that the pace of life, after school activities and sheer fatigue makes it hard to pull the kids, now in their teens , together and bring about an evening of prayerfulness. It’s so much easier to cite reasons of time shortage, or say poor kids have no time, or that prayerfulness is ideally meant to be everyday, etc.It’s harder to get one’s act together and be a responsible Muslim parent.
Last evening, I managed to do just that. Just went up to the kids and said that, I know you kids read the Quran by yourself each day, but could we do it together today? And lo….after it bit of”I’ll just finish up this work, ma”….they-all obliged! I toldthem how it is actually my fault for not putting in that extra bit of effort, and felt so ashamed.
Maybe it will work again today, maybe it won’t but I can’t just say”Teens!”, in exaggerated frustration and get away with it!I must not slide off like that, although, I don’t do it too many times.
Lord help me to be an adequate guide to my offspring. Ameen!
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