Have Hope
I was recently reminded of the story of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him), who had an amazing journey since His birth. When he was born, his mother was asked by Allah (SwT) to place him in a wooden chest in the middle of the river so he is not caught by the army of the Pharaoh who decided to do away with all baby boys at the time. Can you imagine a mother placing her own baby in the middle of a river? It was Allah (SwT) who reaffirmed her heart and promised that He would return Musa to her and make him among the messengers. This is the first glimmer of hope that we see in this story. And truly even though Musa ended up in the house of the Pharaoh after being picked up from the river by the wife of the Pharaoh and adopted, Allah did not allow him to nurse from any other woman, such that he was returned to his mother so she can nurse him and be overcome with joy once again. This is the second lesson in hope. And there are more when we see that when Musa accidentally killed one of the...