For a long time, women have lived in so much turmoil. It really saddens me to think about all the years women have wasted waiting to get married and later waiting for their husband's approval to start living and achieving great things in life. The reason why I believe Hajar is a great hero for our time is because she shows that a woman does not need a man to be happy or productive, she needs Allah.
Women who are unable to get married, or are going through problems in their marriage or have had a bad breakup, experience feelings of guilt and condemnation most of the time, they have no peace and they don't want to do much with their life. Hajar's life offers women a radical transformation: develop the habit of trusting Allah to make life really worth living.
Trusting Allah is simply believing that He loves me, He’s good, He has the power to help me, He wants to help me, and He will help me. I need to ask Him with all my heart, all my soul and all my might.
اِنَّمَآ اَشْکُوْا بَثِّیْ وَ حُزْنِیْ اِلَی اللهِ o
As Yaqub (as) said, "I Complain, beg, whine, beseech, nag, insist, persist, pray to Allah and only Allah for all my needs and sorrows."
Muslims are called believers, but many times, we are more like unbelieving believers. We trust our friends, our doctor, the bank, the news, the stock market or the government more than we trust Allah and the Quran. Allah wants us to put Him first in our lives. He wants us to put our confidence and trust in Him, and ask Him to help us all the time, in everything.
We can only trust Allah to the degree that we choose to think positive thoughts. It is impossible to have faith in Allah without thinking good of Him. Faith is built on trust and not on spiritual lies. Hajar (as) took her every thought and made it surrder to the Glory of Allah. This is why when Ibrahim (as) didn't exactly promise her a condo at lakeshore or thousands of dollars in mahr - she was not mortified. And when Ibrahim (as) left her in the desert with their newborn baby all alone, with no Loblaws or Starbucks at walking distance, she was peaceful and content because she was consumed with faith, confidence trust in Allah.
When we base our faith on ourselves, our skills and circumstances, we tend to only trust Allah as far as "the good times". In the difficult times we feel hopeless. Trusting Allah involves hope in a future blessing. The joy of trusting Allah, praying to Him and seeking Him is securing a better immediate future for ourselves and even better treasures in Heaven.
So when I walked between the mountains of Safa and Marwah during Sa'i, as Hajar (as) once did, I tried to imagine what must be going through her mind? What she must be thinking? That Allah is The All Beneficent, The Most Merciful in Essence, The Compassionate, The Most Gracious, The King, my King, my Boss, The Sovereign and Owner of everything and everyone that exists, The Ultimate Reality, all realities are contingent in Him, The Most Holy, The Most Pure, The Most Perfect, the Most Beautiful, The Only True Source of Lasting Peace and Blessing, Safety, The Granter of Security, The One Who Sustains me in every way, The Guardian, The Preserver, The Overseeing Protector, The Almighty, The Most Powerful, The Irresistible, The Compeller, The Most Lofty, Exalted, Praiseworthy and Justly Proud.
The more of these Divine Names and Attributes, us Muslim women sincerely embrace as we think of Allah, the more we will find ourselves trusting, loving, and respecting Allah. Life is happier and more productive when we come to Allah like Hajar (as) did. Say: “Ya Rabbi, I don’t want to live on my own. I want to trust You. When I want to give up on my life or when I don’t know what to do with life, I’ll trust You. When I don’t understand why, I’ll trust You. I’ll do my part with Your help, and when I’m done, I’ll trust You to do the rest.”
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