Rosie

Assalaam Alaikum!

My name is Nusaybah, and this is my friend, Rosie.

We live in a big house with a big garden in the front and one in the back.

Everyday after Asr, we sit on a bench in one of our gardens. We enjoy the flowers and trees.

We have tulips, daisies, daffodils, buttercups and of course, roses, like my friend, Rosie.

The fragrance of the garden is so wonderful, Alhamdulillah! Allah (SWT) has given me a nose to smell the wonderful fragrances. HE has given me eyes to see the beauty, and colors of each and every flower too. Even Rosie smells nice, just like a rose.

“Allah-u Akbar! Allah-u-Akbar!
Allah-u-Akbar! Allah-u-Akbar!”
The adhan for Maghrib salaat begins.

“It’s time to go pray, Rosie,” said Nusaybah. “Let’s go inside to make salaat.”

Rosie was wearing a hijab just like Nusaybah, pink trimmed with lace. So she can make salaat too.

After she finished praying, Nusaybah took Rosie in her arms and began to dhikr:

“Subhan Allah
Alhamdulillah
La ila ha il la Allah
Allah-u-Akbar!”

She made lots of du’a for herself and for all the Muslims too.

Nusaybah asked Allah (SWT) to keep Rosie with her and never let them part. They have been ‘friends’ for such a long time.

Rosie has always been the rose in Nusaybah’s life. That’s one rose she never wants to lose, her doll with a face like a cabbage, Rosie.

Soon it was time to go to sleep. Tomorrow is a special day, the beginning of Ramadan! Our fasting begins. See you in the morning.

Assalaam Alaikum!

By Sarah White Dove Farlow