Letter to My Daughter

To my little baby girl Sakeena,

I wanna tell you so many things
See Bubba has lived a long life
And experienced so many things
So I pray that you will learn from my mistakes
And benefit from what I've seen
In hopes that you will become much better than everything that I have been

Oh my dear child
Know that there is only one God
And that He, Subhanahu Wa Ta'Ala, is most worthy of all your love
He created everything and has knowledge of all things
So never assign for him a partner and be dutiful to him
And know that when you sin you must return to him and remember by holding on to the rope of your Lord it will only lead you into Jannah
A place of every pleasure where you shall remain and stay forever
In the company of the best people scales have ever measured

Oh my dear child
Know that Allah has rights upon you and I
Firstly that you establish your salah and never let it go until you die
So pray ever prayer like its your last chance to say goodbye
And never be shy to raise your hands and call him up on speed dial

Oh my baby girl you are more beautiful than you will ever know
And you don't need anyone to tell you that because your Lord he made you so
So respect this very gift that Allah, he has bestowed
And don't expose what he enclosed except to those that he has chose
And know that his hijab that you will wear, is so much more than just a cloth
It's a reminder to the world that you are so much more than what they watch
A mind, body and soul not controlled by every little media box
Before every friend and trend you only have to worry about impressing one God

And then after that your mother is most worthy of all your love
She carried you for nine months and cared for you with gentle love
So treat her with mercy and respect even when you think she's wrong
And I promise we will try our very best to raise you in a loving home
I will tuck you in every night and read you stories till you sleep
share with you the chronicles of Musa and Bani Isra'il
I'll tell you all about the whale who swallowed Nabi Yunus whole
And the ant that spoke to Suleiman from deep inside the hole
We will learn all about the Sahaba and memorize every single name
I'll tell you all about Bilal ibn Rab'ah and show you that our ancestry is the same
We will fall in love with the story of our Prophet (SAW) again and again
And we will always cry every single time we get towards the end
I wanna be your best friend
I wanna be the one on whom you depend
I want you to call me form school and tell me that you forgot your homework at home again

I wanna take you on trips
I want you to see the world
I wanna hold you hand in front of the Kaa'ba and show you what heaven looks like on earth
I wanna teach you to ride a bike
I wanna teach you to drive a car
I wanna teach you that chasing materialistic things will never get you very far
Because some people are so poor the only thing that have is money
I wanna teach you to find contentment in Allah
And I promise that you will always be happy
Because if the presidents, prime ministers, kings and all the queens knew the blessings of Islam
Wallahi they would fight us for this deen

I wanna be there for bad dreams
I wanna tell you the truth about Halloween
Why we don't dress up like shayateen
But i'll still buy you more candy than you can eat

I wanna teach you that you reap what you sow
And that hard work and struggle will only help you to grow

I wanna teach you to never back down from a challenge
And that honesty is the only way to ever go
i wanna teach you the Qur'an
i wanna make you love the Qur'an
I want you to memorize, act upon, and see the whole world through the Qur'an
I want you to understand Allah's prohibitions and his commands
And to follow the best of all examples his Messenger, 'Alayhi Salatu WaSalaam

And one day I pray that you will find true love
But not just to any man
But that you will marry a man whose first love is Al Islam

So if you want a man like Muhammad be a woman like Khadijah
The first supporter of this cause and a mother to Believers
Have the courage of Nusayba, never back down from what is true
Defend what you believe even when the whole world is out for you
Have the knowledge of 'Aisha, become a scholar of this deen
Cure the people of misconceptions because ignorance is a disease

Have the piety of Hafsa, always keep Allah upon your mind
Fast the days and pray the nights to help your Nafs stay in line
Have the honor of BalQees
Make the world treat you with dignity
And when they see you on the streets, let them know that you're a queen
Have the strength of Sumaiya and the sabr of Hajar
Be steadfast like Mariam with tawakkul like Musa's mother

And when things get tough be like the wife of Fir'awn
Attach you heart to Al Jannah
And never let it go

Cause sweetie you are to me like Fatima to our Nabi
May Allah bless you with Sakeena from now until eternity
Ameen

My baby girl I brought you into a very crazy world where the truth can really hurt
And falsehood can shine like pearls
This dunya is a paradise for those who have sold their souls
And a prison house for those who uphold this moral code
Baby girl, I promise you that while i'm alive I will strive to make you smile
I will go the extra mile for my child
But realize that this world is full of trials that you will just have to go through
So when you fee like you have no one but Allah,
Know that Allah is more than enough for you

I always pray for you so please pray for me too
Ask Allah to forgive me for my sins
Make my grave filled with noor
But I promise you
In Jannah, we will continue you little game of Peekaboo
Just daddy and his little girl

P.S.

I love you