Understanding Salat — Page 219
Qa‘dah 219 same feeling, we beg Allah Almighty to give our children the experience of that bliss as well. If our words, ‘make me observe Prayer,’ were filled with regret over how poorly our S alāt went, that same pain is the fire behind the words, ‘and my children too. ’ When we think of how great our own struggle is against our lower self and how many obstacles satan places on this path, then our paren- tal instinct is to want to carry our children in our arms along this path and protect them from every trial, but we cannot. Only Allah Almighty can take them into His arms, and with the words “and my children too,” we beg Allah Almighty to take them into His arms. This prayer extends to our wife as well, because the word ٌ ة یَّ ِّ ذُر can signify ‘Women; [because they are the sources of off- spring;]’ ( Lane’s Lexicon, Root: ذرأ , Entry: ٌ ة َّ ی ِّ ذُر ) The Promised Messiah as said, Allah Almighty has taught the prayer, ۡ ى تِ َّ ۡ ذُرِّی ى ۡ فِ ى اَصۡلِح ۡ لِ “Make my wife and children righteous. ” Along with making a pure change in ourselves and praying, we should continuously pray for our children and wife as well. ( Tafs ī r Hadrat Mas ī h Mau’ ū d, vol. 7, pp. 215, 46:16) ________ O _________