It is He who can give life to the dead. It is He who changes night to day and day to night. It is He who makes dry, lifeless land become green and full of life. It is He who can cause springs to gush forth even in deserts.

All she had was her belief in Allah. So what if there is no water? Allah will give us water. So what if there is no food? Allah will give us sustenance. So what if there are no signs of life? Allah can bring the life to the lifeless.

She peacefully bade farewell to Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. If Allah had ordained for her to stay there, she was totally content with this, as she knew Allah would not let her and her son go to waste.

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! Look at the blessings of this strong faith and unwavering belief! It was once a lifeless land—today it is full of life and activity. There wasn’t even a sip of water to drink there, but Allah caused the spring of Zamzam to gush from the feet of Prophet Ismāʿīl     عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. To this day, Muslims all over the world are drinking from this spring, and it shows no sign of running dry.

There was not a sign of life anywhere in sight, but where the feet of the righteous Lady Hājira touched the ground; Allah made running between those mountains of Safa and Marwa compulsory for all ḥajj pilgrims until the Day of Judgement.

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Dear Islamic brothers! Let us now listen to a sacred hadith of our Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

The famous Companion, Abū Hurayra رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, narrates that the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: مَا اَخَافُ عَلٰی اُمَّتِی اِلَّا ضَعْفَ الْیَقِیْنِ  “What I fear for my Umma is nothing but the weakness of their yaqīn (certainty).”^[1]