 Today we're going to discuss the story of Hajar, the wife of Sayyidina Ibrahim A.S. Now imagine having a newborn child postpartum and your husband takes you on a journey to a barren hot desert and leaves you there to figure it out alone. Most of us would fume with anger, consider it neglect, and probably never speak to our husband again. The Prophet Ibrahim A.S. did just that with Sayyidah Hajar, the mother of Sayyidina Ismail. And she followed Sayyidina Ibrahim and asked him, O Ibrahim, where are you going leaving us in this valley where there is no person whose company we may enjoy, know anything to enjoy? And she repeated it several times, but he did not even look back at her. What would you have done at this point? Sayyidah Hajar then asked Sayyidina Ibrahim, did Allah order you to do this? And when he responded with yes, she then said, then Allah will not neglect us. Now, do you accept Allah SubhanAllah's test for you that easily? Do you remember to trust that he will not neglect you too? How often have you been in situations when you felt like you've had to parent alone or just be by yourself, far away from friends and family and spouse, right? Now, after some time Sayyidah Hajar started to get thirsty, and so did her baby, son Ismail. And she was so upset by how thirsty he was. And so she saw that the closest mountain was Ansafa, and she ran there to try to find somebody to seek out help, but she didn't find anyone. And she ran to the next mountain, Al-Marwa, to find someone to help, but she couldn't find anyone in there either. But she persisted and she ran back and forth seven times between the two mountains, hoping to find anyone. The point is, she didn't give up. She knew that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala wasn't going to leave her. You see, the story exemplifies a strong bond a mother has towards her child, which is a sign of Allah. And it also teaches us the importance of not neglecting trusting Allah and also taking the time to do the work itself. She didn't just look once and then give up and say, Oh poor me, this is the terrible situation. She kept going despite the scorching heat. She put her trust in Allah that was so strong till this very day, we commemorate that trust that she put in Allah during Hajj and Umrah, and we ourselves mimic it by running between the two mountains of Safa and Al-Marwa seven times, just like she did. As a reminder to never give up and to show up and to do our portion of the work and then let go and let go. See, after we've done our part to let Allah do the rest, and Allah reminds us in the Qur'an that whoever puts their trust in Allah, then he will suffice him. And to take comfort in knowing that when we trust Allah, he will never forsake us. Now, that trust earns Aida Hajj at one of the most incredible miracles in history. While she was running between the two mountains, she heard a voice on the mountain of Marwa. And when she looked there, she saw Angel Jibril in the same spot where her son Ismail was and where his foot was kicking there. And she was amazed to see flowing water at Ismail's feet. And when she began to push the soil around the water to make a basin, it just kept flowing and flowing. And so she said to it, Zem, Zem, stop, stop. She was worried that the water was going to run out. Until today, we call this water Zem Zem. And the Zem Zem well continued to flow and millions, millions and billions now of people have been able to drink from the Zem Zem water. Zem Zem also made that city that was bearing a thriving, bustling center that today all people refer to as the Mecca of humanity. May Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la grant us the kind of trust that he granted our mother Hajj and allow us to accept what he chooses for us and allow us to see comfort in healing and knowing that he's will not forsake us, that he's there for us, that he will not neglect us. We just need to show up, do our part, and Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la will do the rest. Have you ever experienced results of trusting in Allah, doing your part and then letting go and letting God? Take a moment and share with us in the comments below.