Ihsaan Magazine May 2020 Issue - Living your best Life | Page 13

world. I began to pay more attention to my
qualities and my greater duties as a Muslimah.
I began to look beyond the “tragedy” of what
was.
Acknowledging my abilities to accomplish
things made me feel better. Recognizing
that I was important and that I also had a
responsibility to myself drove me more. I was
a businesswoman, I discovered my passion
for teaching. I saw peace and contentment in
volunteering. I saw the beauty of self-care and
self-love. I saw that I needed to be nurtured as
well.
I realised that I needed to be Holistically
healthy. Mind, body and soul and this was the
only way I could fulfil my responsibilities to
others. When my daughter sees me working
out and eating better she is also inspired to
do the same. When she sees me reading Quran
she also follows suit. When she sees me
happy she is also positively affected by my
demeanour and vibe. Alhamdulillaah.
I need to make it emphatically clear that all
of the above is not the answer for a pictureperfect
life. There are still days where life
seems a bit too much. There are days where
I cry and feel unable to cope. There are days
where the person looking back at me in
the mirror is not the one I want to be. This
is where the effort comes in. The constant
daily reminders of who you are, what is your
purpose. Being ok takes constant work.
I am Jehan Ali, I am a mother, I am a teacher,
I am a daughter, I am a friend, I am a
businesswoman, I am a servant of Allaah SWT.
I am nobody’s wife but that doesn’t mean I’m
not striving to live my best life for the Sake
of Allaah SWT.
No, my life didn’t turn out as I had hoped but
I will not change a thing that has happened
to me thus far. Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala
in His infinite wisdom and mercy has led
me down this path of self-discovery and
development.
Had it not been for this life-altering whirlwind,
I would not be the woman that I am today.
Armed with belief and hope in my Rabb and
the strength to carry on despite any obstacle.