Mind Expansion in a Chain of Awe

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته.

Dear parents,

You can't pass on the love of the salaf if you yourself don't feel it.

"What do I do then? Don't just drop problems on us and disappear…".

It's actually quite easy—and enjoyable:
Learn about them alongside your child.

"Mommy and daddy are also learning with me…must be important!"

That's a child's subconscious.

Children are…marvelous, to say the least. Allāh's creation is! It's our mistake for letting it fade by not nurturing it with what preserves it.

Enjoy this next short piece:

Mind Expansion in a Chain of Awe

Picture him, a man in rough clothes, a man who does not bend, a man with īmān strong enough to guide an ummah.

A man who led the people into victories no one expected.
A man who faced empires that thought they were eternal…

And by what means? Horses and camels. Dust and orders. Kisrā never saw it coming.

Again, picture him. A single man Allāh chose to lead the ummah. Not from a throne. Not from above. From the ground. His steps raised dust. He slept on it.

He summed it up in one line:
"We are a people Allāh honored by Islām. If we were to seek honor by other than Islām, Allāh will humiliate us".

That's ʿUmar.

Now, perhaps a thought comes to your mind. Another man…

Who casts that bigger shadow?

Abu Bakr.

Earlier. Firmer. Stronger.
He steered the ummah when it wavered, when hearts shook after the Prophet ﷺ passed.
He did not use force. He displayed certainty. And that certainty poured into every heart.

His īmān was heavier than that of the whole ummah. Yes. ʿUmar included.

ʿUmar knew and mentioned a lot how Abu Bakr was levels above him.

That is Abu Bakr.

Now, think higher still. The two of them—ministers of whom?

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.

Whatever greatness you felt reflecting on ʿUmar and Abu Bakr…[complete this sentence however you wish…you get the idea].

And all three were created by Allāh, عز وجل.

Think about that.

—Abū Sahl, ʿAbdurraḥmān al-Qaddārī