Allah - Mohabbat

Amidst a flurry of phone calls ( the BT people needed a holler - the broad band had to be fixed, the H & M folks needed a reminder to come pick the parcel of clothes that I had to get exchanged, I also had to beg a couple of schools to please register my son...so what if its the middle of the term?!), washing a stack of dishes and fishing out a gazillion lego pieces from the remotest , most unbelievable of places (there were some hiding in the snack cupboard!!!), I spent my morning. By the time I'd dealt with the washing up, given the school people a piece of my mind and triumphed over evil Lego land,  I realized all of a sudden, that it was too quiet. (It NEVER is quiet with Zoran around) I tip toed to his room and saw him sitting cross legged on the bed staring out the window and talking. I felt guilty for a minute...after all I had been too busy with the housework...my poor baby was feeling left out. But then I heard that he was actually having a conversation with God (his Allah mian!)I stood there unmoving, for what seemed like an eternity, listening to him. My three year old was sitting there and talking to God like we would to a friend! He said:"Allah mian You and Mama and Baba are my best friends." Then he lifted his colouring book and turning it towards the window, said, "I did a great job at colouring I know you're so proud of me, just like Mama."And then with an almost shy, sheepish grin he said, " I love you Allah mian and I know you love me too!"

I stood there...not knowing what to do or say but let me tell you that I have never in my life witnessed a more beautiful sight.

Later during the day as I was saying my afternoon prayers, Zoran was as always standing right next to me on his small jaa-e-namaz. Everytime I would lift my palms to my ears and silently say Allah o Akbar, my little angel would very seriously and extremely loudly chant Allah Mohabbat!(He can't say Allah o Akbar properly and thinks its actually Allah Mohabbat) and for some odd reason I don't want to correct him, not now atleast. After all more than any thing else, Allah is Mohabbat.