Ashura: A Reflection

There is always a reason behind every experience we go through. Though, sometimes the reason is not always so obvious. Sometimes, Allah makes clear to us the wisdom, and at other times, He keeps it hidden. The search for answers pushes us to our knees, into Sujood, a place where we can ask, plea, and be understood. Or it forces us to pick up the Qur'an, to be comforted by stories such as, the story of Ummi Musa who was inspired to leave her child in the middle of a river, not knowing if he'd survive, or the story of Musa (as) when he was hesitant is striking a staff not knowing if it'd split the sea, or the journey of Musa and Khidr where answers were sought and discovered after periods of doubt and uncertainty, to the situation of Maryam (as), of not knowing for what purpose she was carrying a child.

Accept that sometimes you won't know, sometimes you wont understand why, because the wisdom is like a hidden treasure buried deep beneath the surface of struggle, but the treasure will be discovered, and the purpose will unveil itself, if not now then later, and if not in this world, then it will, most surely, in the next.