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A Ripple in My Chest
There are some statements that feel like they reach behind your life and tug on a thread you didn’t know was woven there. This was one of them.
When I read the Mahdi’s words - that some prophets and Imams were born as the response to their parents’ prayers - a ripple moved across the stillness of my heart.
And in that moment I remembered something most of us forget:
We were not born randomly.
Even if your parents didn’t pray for you,
someone might have.
And if not someone else - you can now pray for those yet to be.
The Power of Dedication Before Birth
Imran’s wife in the Qur’an made a declaration few of us reflect on:
{My Lord, I have dedicated what is in my womb entirely to You…}
- Surah Al-Imran 3:35
This was not poetry. This was a contract with Allah - a covenant of intention. And it was accepted. Though she bore a girl, not a boy - Allah elevated that girl, Maryam, to a place no man could claim. From her, came Isa - the Messiah.
❝They intended to give birth to service - and Allah gave birth to a miracle.❞
So what does this mean for you?
If you are still childless,
If you are still seeking marriage,
If you are still dreaming of the future…
Know this:
You can dedicate your unborn children to Allah’s Greatest Bliss - right now.
You can write your niyyah into the unseen - and Allah may shape souls in response to it.
This realization stunned me.
It is the technology of du’aa - a ripple through the womb, the future, and the qadar that is to come.
And the Mahdi reminds us: many of the greatest souls were born from exactly such ripples.
If No One Prayed for You - Allah Still Sees You
But what if no one made du’aa for you?
What if your parents were misguided… or worse, dead to the truth?
Then remember Ibrahim عليه السلام - a man born to an idol-maker.
He turned inward, aching, searching for his Lord - and said:
{If my Lord does not guide me, I will surely be among the misguided.}
- Surah Al-An’am 6:77
That verse caused a ripple in me.
It silences blame.
It ends excuses.
It means: even if your father served idols, you can still be guided - if you ache for the truth.
But let us not go too far in claiming there is no inherited light.
Some souls do receive guidance by lineage - not because blood alone transmits it, but because intention, prayer, and righteousness are spiritual currencies that Allah accepts.
Some children inherit light, but must still choose to carry it.
Others are born into darkness, and choose to spark their own fire.
Either way, choice remains - and Allah is Just.
{Allah guides to Himself whoever turns to Him in repentance.}
- Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:27
So don’t think this is out of reach.
Don’t think because your father was misguided, you are cursed.
Don’t think because your mother never prayed for you, your du’aa is less.
Allah answers those who ask Him.
The Danger of Misreading Revelation
The Mahdi goes further in this statement - warning us of a dangerous misinterpretation:
The Qur’anic verse “Kill yourselves” was mistranslated and misused to justify suicide or violent acts.
He breaks down the linguistic trap - showing that anfosakom can mean either “your own souls” or “one another.”
And that’s the test of revelation.
❝Every ripple of truth must be read in light, not dogma.❞
If you blindly copy the words of those before you - without turning to Allah for discernment - you may misuse the very Book you claim to honor.
That’s what the statement warns.
And in this age of sectarian slogans and arrogant fatwas, we must return to the Mahdi’s reminder:
Do not follow your forefathers blindly.
Do not follow your sheikhs blindly.
Return to the Qur’an, and beg Allah for understanding.
The Greatest Ripple of All: Bliss
There is something deeper here - hidden like a jewel under the surface of the Mahdi’s words.
It is not just that you can pray for children.
It is not just that you can be the answer to someone’s prayer.
It is that you can dedicate yourself - and your children - to the ultimate goal:
Allah’s Greatest Bliss.
Not Jannah alone.
Not rewards or rivers or gold.
But Allah’s Pleasure with you - the smile of your Lord, unmeasured.
❝And greater than all of this… is the Pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme success.❞
- Surah At-Tawbah 9:72
Imagine a man who says:
“My Lord… if I ever have a son or daughter, let them be among the soldiers of Your Bliss. Let them serve Your Mahdi. Let them defend the truth. And if I die before they are born - let that du’aa live on.”
This is not fantasy.
This is Imran.
This is Zakariya.
This can be you.
Final Reflection: Your Ripple Has Not Ended
If you are alive, your ripple is still spreading.
So ask yourself:
- What am I dedicating my future to?
- Have I ever made du’aa for the kind of children who might carry truth?
- Am I a vessel of someone else’s prayer - or the initiator of my own legacy?
And above all:
“Do I desire the Greatest Bliss of Allah - for me, and for my descendants?”
Because if you do…
Then you are already in the company of the righteous.
And the ripple has already begun.
Allahu Akbar.
