Ever since I was little, I saw my elderly loved ones worshipping to Allah with great devotion and sincerity. Their prayers were never for show-off. They rather prayed with deep focus, seriousness and genuine feeling because it’s what they had learned from their elders. They prayed for the health of their families, for forgiveness, peace, and for those who had passed away. For them, du’a was the strongest weapon against fear and hardships.

Our elders made namaz their top priority. They would devote much of their time in worshipping Allah. To them, nothing mattered more than being close to Allah. They didn’t hanker after material pursuits like what is done by us in the present scenario. They one conviction was to stay close to Allah (SWT). They believed that if they took one step towards Allah, He would take ten steps towards them. They may have lacked worldly wealth, but they had peace, which most of us only dream of today. 

Nowadays people live in palatial houses, have luxurious cars, and are rich, but as far the peace in the lives is concerned, that is missing. The reason is, we have forgotten our roots. We have forgotten to walk on the footprints of elders who devoted much of their time in worshipping Allah (SWT). Though in those times, mosques were not as concrete and spacious as they are now, yet, our elderly loved ones would quite often remain busy in........

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