(4:28) - Your Humble Beginnings - Quran: Al-Nisaa (Talha Ghannam) #FridayReminders #QuranReflections

Your Humble Beginnings يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُخَفِّفَ عَنكُمْ ۚ وَخُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ ضَعِيفًۭا ٢٨ And it is Allah&rsquo;s Will to lighten your burdens, for humankind was created weak. (4:28) &nbsp; My dear beloved son &nbsp; I remember once sitting with your namesake &ndash; your grandfather &ndash; watching a nature documentary; a camera captured the moment a horse went into labour alone in a stable. There were no midwifes or doctors; the horse just lay on its side and birthed its young foal, alone. Once the baby emerged, within minutes it was up on its feet around its mother, walking! It did not need anyone to clothe it, carry it, clean it or feed it; it immediately had the strength to rise and find its own way to its mother to drink from its milk. At that moment, your grandfather turned to me and said: &nbsp; وَخُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ ضَعِيفًۭا ٢٨ for humankind was created weak. (4:28) &nbsp; The comparison could not be more stark to the creation of you and I. From the moment the midwives handed you to me, I was told to support your head as your neck was too weak to keep it upright. Your warmth was preserved by the care of your mother as she held you close and wrapped you in your new clothes. Your feeds required us to bring the food to you, with your only ability being the reflexes Allah ﷻ blessed you with to suckle and swallow. Once the milk passed through you, you depended on others to clean you up before the sting of your own defecation became too uncomfortable. And you are not unique in this; every human being, rich or poor, black or white, country or creed, is exactly the same way. Throughout Allah&rsquo;s ﷻ creation, you will not find a creature more helpless than human beings. &nbsp; This process does not end here. In modern societies, our children are not independent of us until at least the age of 18 where they begin to leave the nest. From our food and shelter, to our education and entertainment, we are completely dependent on our families if we are to survive, let alone thrive. For that, we need healthy environments to educate our minds and nurture our souls as any abuse or neglect can cause a lifetime of psychological trauma. Without our mother and father &ndash; or someone to fill their place &ndash; we simply would not exist. Even Tarzan needed apes to raise him! &nbsp; <p style='margin:0cm;font-size