Re: Love match - What’s the best way of breaking it to the parents?
Yes it was more of a conventional thing initially seeing what our parents were doing. I come from a fairly religious yet an open minded family Alhamdullilah..my mom was the more religious one out of my parents. Dad wasnt so regular in prayers yet he MA gave alot in charity, helped the poor relatives but like I said he wasn’t very religious. So I grew up being a Muslim by name (because I was born in a Muslim family) but never felt really close to Islam. I would pray on Fridays, only prayed when mom or my grandma scolded me. But I wouldn’t be too inclined towards prayers because I never saw it being staunchly followed in my household. But the whole aspect for me changed when my dad too MA became alot more religious after consecutive Umrahs and Hajj. That was his time of getting closer to Allah.
I saw the whole routine being changed at my place. At each Azaan I would see my parents both getting ready for namaz. I would see my parents discussing Islam and watching or reading Islamic books. It didn’t mean that my dad became super conservative, he became MA more trusting towards us. But there was more of a religious atmosphere which kind of influenced me to become closer to religion.
But the real strengthening of my faith came from within my ownself a year or so later.The environment in which I was brought up played an important role. But it was a mutual effort from both parents that had more effect. Still it wasn’t drummed into me..I was told to do something and I wasn’t really forced to.
But the need to be spiritually close to Allah came from within my heart later …the foundation was laid by both my parents, I moved ahead myself.