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We Heal When We Surrender To Allah(swt):
Before he was a prophet, Muhammad (saw) was a man who carried deep pain. He lost his Father before birth. His mother when he was six. His grandfather soon after. Loss after loss. Pain upon pain.
Yet, instead of drowning in bitterness, he searched For meaning. He climbed Mount Hira seeking solitude, not to escape life, but to Find clarity. And that’s when everything changed.
Muhammad(saw) knew grief From a young age. Orphaned. Alone. Raised in a society that valued status and power, yet he had neither. He worked hard. Built trust. Became known as Al-Amin (the trustworthy) but still searched for something deeper.
Many of us carry this same weight. We’ve lost loved ones. Faced rejection. Been hurt by people we trusted. We try to bury pain through distractions, achievements, even isolation — But healing doesn’t come from running.
It comes from turning to Allāh.
When the noise of life became too much, the Prophet(saw) didn’t escape through chasing wealth, entertainment, or people. He(saw) withdrew himself – to the cave of Hira. Not to numb his pain. But to reflect. To seek Allāh. And that’s where his purpose found him.
“Read, in the name of your Lord who created.” (Qur’ān 96:1)
He was shaken. Overwhelmed. Terrified.
But this moment, his hardest most…
