Mariyam Mohamed

  ސޫރަތުލް ކަހުފުގެ ތިލާވަތް އަޑުއަހަން އިންއިރު، އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ކުޑައިރުގެ ހަނދާންތައް އާވެގެންދިޔައެވެ.  އަޅުގަނޑު މެންގެ ގޭތެރެއަކީ ކީރިތި ޤުރުއާނުގެ އަޑުން ގުގުމާލާފައިވާ ތަނެކެވެ. ޚާއްޞަކޮށް ނަމާދު ވަގުތުތަކުގައެވެ. ހުރިހާ ކުދިން އެކުގައި ސަފު ހަދައިގެން ނަމާދަށް ތިބޭ ހަނދާން ހުރެއެވެ. އޭރު  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން ކުރާ ކަންތައްތަކުގެ ފުންމިނެއް ނޭނގުނަސް، އެއީ  އަޅުގަނޑު މެންގެ ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ ބައެކެވެ.  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން ބޮޑުވީ ނަމާދުކުރާތަން ފެނި، ޤުރުއާނުގެ އަޑު އިވި، މައިންބަފައިންނާއި ބޮޑެތި މީހުންގެ އުޅުން ފެނި، އެ މާޙައުލެއްގެ ތެރޭގައެވެ. އެއީ ކޮންމެ ދުވަހަކު ކިޔައިދޭންޖެހޭ ކަންކަމެއް ނޫނެވެ. ސަބަބަކީ  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން އަބަދުވެސް ތިބީ އެކަންކަމުގެ ތެރޭގައި ކަމަށްވާތީއެވެ. މިއަދު އެ ހަނދާންތައް އާކުރާއިރު، ކަންކަން މިހާ ބޮޑަށް ބަދަލުވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ ހިތަށް އަރައެވެ. ބަދަލުވީ  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން ހެއްޔެވެ؟  އަޅުގަނޑު މެންގެ އަސްލުތައް ހަނދާން ނެތުނީ ހެއްޔެވެ؟ ނުވަތަ ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ އާދަކާދަތަކަށް އައި ބަދަލާއެކު، މިއަދުގެ ކުދިން ބޮޑުވާ މާޙައުލު  އަޅުގަނޑު މެން...

  As I sit here today, reflecting on the things that have happened in my life and the lessons I have learned through my own experiences, I find myself thinking deeply about the life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Sometimes, when we go through difficulties, we feel as though life has been unfair to us. We wonder why certain things happened, why certain people hurt us, why we had to lose certain things, and why our journey had to be so difficult. But when I look at the life of our Prophet ﷺ, I realise that perhaps one of the greatest lessons is not about having a life without hardship, but about how beautifully a person carries himself through hardship. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ was born an orphan. He lost his father before he was born and then lost his beloved mother at such a young age. He was raised by his grandfather and later by his uncle. Yet the boy who experienced loss so early in life grew into a man whom people called Al-Ameen, the trustworthy one. Even before prophethood, ...

މިއަދު އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ހަޔާތުގައި ހިނގާފައިވާ ކަންތައްތަކާއި، އަމިއްލަ ތަޖުރިބާތަކުން ލިބިފައިވާ ފިލާވަޅުތަކާމެދު ފުންކޮށް ވިސްނާލާއިރު، އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ލޮބުވެތި ރަސޫލާ ﷺ ގެ ސިޔަރަތާމެދު ފިކުރު ހިންގާލެވެއެވެ. ބައެއް ފަހަރު، ދިރިއުޅުމުގައި ކުރިމަތިވާ ދަތި އުނދަގޫތަކުގެ ސަބަބުން، ދިރިއުޅުމަކީ އަދުވެރި އެއްޗެއް ނޫން ކަމުގެ އިހުސާސް އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށް ކުރެވެއެވެ. ވަކި ކަންތައްތަކެއް އެގޮތަށް ދިމާވާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯއާއި، ބައެއް މީހުންގެ ފަރާތުން އަނިޔާ ލިބެންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯއާއި، ބައެއް ތަކެތި ގެއްލިގެންދާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ އަދި އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ ދަތުރު މިހާ ބުރަވާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ ހިތަށް އަރައެވެ. ނަމަވެސް، ކައުން ރަސޫލާ ﷺ ގެ ދިރިއުޅުއްވުމަށް ނަޒަރު ހިންގާލުމުން، އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ސިޔަރަތުން ލިބޭ އެންމެ ބޮޑު އެއް ފިލާވަޅަކީ، ދިރިއުޅުމަކީ ދަތި އުނދަގޫތަކެއް ނެތް އޮމާން ދަތުރަކަށް ވުން ނޫންކަން ހާމަވެއެވެ. އޭގެ ބަދަލުގައި، އެފަދަ ދަތި ހާލަތްތަކުގައިވެސް އިންސާނަކު ރިވެތި ގޮތުގައި ސާބިތުވެ ހުރުމުގެ މުހިންމުކަން އެނގިގެންދެއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ލޮބުވެތި ރަސޫލާ ﷺ އުފަންވެވަޑައިގަތީ ޔަތީމެއްގެ...

People only see the success. They see the money, the position, the business, the lifestyle, the recognition, and the person who has reached the top of the industry, but they don't see the sleepless nights, the grind, the sacrifices, the pressure, the failures, the rejection, the uncertainty, and the amount of effort that person has put in to reach that level. Recently, I had a conversation with someone who is very successful and at the top of the industry they are working in, and honestly, that conversation made me think a lot. I have had the opportunity to work with and meet a few successful individuals who are at the top of their industries, and every time I have a conversation with them, I become more amazed, not only by what they have achieved, but by the passion they continue to have for what they do. What really stood out to me is that when we look at successful people from the outside, we usually see the money, but when you actually sit with them and listen to their journey,...

There are moments in life when we wonder whether Allah has forgotten us. We pray, we wait, we try to remain patient, yet nothing seems to change. Sometimes the silence becomes so difficult that we begin questioning ourselves:   Why is this happening to me? Has Allah abandoned me? Am I being punished? Will things ever become better?   Surah Ad-Duha speaks beautifully to this human experience. Although it was revealed in a particular context to comfort the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when revelation had paused, its message carries a timeless reassurance for anyone who has ever experienced uncertainty, loneliness, disappointment or a period when life simply did not make sense. Allah begins the Surah by swearing by the morning brightness and the night when it becomes still: “By the morning brightness, and by the night when it is still.” There is something deeply comforting about this imagery. Night and day are both part of Allah's creation, and neither remains forever. Darkness h...

Today, after a long time, I found myself checking the political situation in our country again. I had deliberately stayed away from the political noise for some time, but when I looked at what was happening, one thought kept coming back to me: how easily the game of politics can make us lose sight of the beautiful teachings of Islam. I am not a politician, and I do not claim to understand the strategies, negotiations, alliances or calculations that happen behind political doors. However, I do know a little about human behaviour, psychology and the way our minds respond to people, situations and emotions. Perhaps that is why what I see worries me more than the politics itself. Politics is not only about policies, elections, leadership or power. It is also about human psychology. It is about understanding what people fear, what they desire, what makes them angry, what makes them feel safe and what makes them feel that they belong. The Maldives is a small country, yet politically we have ...