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Zahra. G's avatar

"the first gift your body gave mine was a heartbeat, long before i had a mind to call my own. in that way, i like to think that i was created to love you."

Speaks volumes about how a mother nurtures.

Beautifully poetic writing Sundus! Your words are meant to be savored like sweets after a meal.

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zahra!! thank you so much for<3 i appreciate your kind words so much!

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ملاك's avatar

i could read your writing all day

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you’re so sweet thank you!

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afifa's avatar

Beautifulllll Allahuma barik! the way you write 🤌🏼

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thank you so much :)

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Bisad ✮'s avatar

I love my mother. However broken our relationship may be, I love her and I know she loves me <3

This is an incredibly beautiful piece. The gratitude, the love, and the devotion is undeniably there. Mashallah.

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i am so glad you can relate and feel the love through this! may Allah create a palace for you and your mother in Jannah <3 thank you so much

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leyla's avatar

the way you write is so beautiful. your writing is so beautiful and reading this i could feel some of your emotions. اللهم بارك لك

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this means so much to me🥹 thank you for your kind words !

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leyla's avatar

adigaa mudan abaayo 🥺🌙

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Leena S.'s avatar

Masha'Allah so beautifully written! I love the etymology of the word and the exploration of profound the meaning of the word is.

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thank you so much, leena! :)

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سارة's avatar

this is beautiful. so so beautiful.

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you are so appreciated, sarah! thank you for reading :)

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Walyullah's avatar

The heartbeat part was really splendid. Just earlier I'd read someone say they wer egiven a heart before a mind (to love with), and then I read this.

Very well penned. And it's so terrible when you see your mother breaking down and falling apart like a sand castle. Old age does nobody favors. May Allah swt grant all our mothers good health and happiness till their time comes, and may their shadows over us stay for a long, long time.

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