Islam Rediscovered
14. Spirituality in Islam
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on the door. When I opened it, I found a child of
about five years of age. It was Qanita, the first-born
daughter of Brother Alaref. She asked in all
innocence and gentleness, “Do you need anything?”
(
turidu haja
). Perhaps it was her mother who had
sent her, and although this was a simple question, I
was quite overwhelmed by this innocent voice; to
the extent that I could not utter a single word in
reply. This was a normal incident, but in my mind,
it became transformed into a supra-normal event.
Children are like the flowers of God and little
angels. I felt as if God Himself had sent me an angel
to discover and meet my needs.
At this moment, a famous
hadith
came to mind:
“Your Lord descends to this worldly haven every
day, looks at His servants and says, ‘Is there anyone
who has a need and asks Me, that I may give it to
him?’” (
Muslim
).
‘Do you need anything?’ was a short question that
came from an innocent soul, but it was enough to
cause a great revolution in my inner being; referred
to by modern scholars as ‘brainstorming.’
