One busy Saturday morning, Abdullah went shopping with his parents. The store they went was full of people carrying baskets and pushing trolleys. It was also very, very noisy.
“Stay close to us Abdullah,” his mother said. “I don’t want you to get lost.”

Abdullah tried to stay close to his parents as he didn’t want to get lost. Then he saw something that made him forget everything else. There, in the toy section was a wonderful set of toy cars. There were cars in different colours and shapes. Abdullah loved cars. He loved racing them and playing with them. There was a bright red car on the self that he liked, it looked just liked the one his friend had.

He turned around to show his mother the cars but….. she wasn’t there. Neither was his father. They can’t be gone far, he thought to himself. So, he walked a little more thinking he would find them but he couldn’t see his parents anywhere. Where could they be?

The more he walked, the more lost he became. He was so little and the people around him were so tall. He kept getting pushed around as people walked with their baskets and pushed their large trolleys. How would he ever be able to find his parents amongst so many people?

By now Abdullah had become very frightened. I am all alone, he thought to himself. How will I get home? He wondered. Big tears were falling from his eyes. He sat down in a corner and cried. He cried because he was scared of being alone. He cried because he wanted his mother. He wished that he remembered to stay close to her.

A lady saw him crying and stopped. “Are you lost?” she asked him. Abdullah couldn’t answer her as he was crying so much. Then, he heard something wonderful. It was his mother’s voice. “Abdullah”, she said, “we’ve been looking all over for you.”

Abdullah hugged his mother. “I was so scared,” he cried. “I was all alone.”

“Oh Abdullah, don’t you know that you are never alone?” his mother asked. “How can any of us ever be alone when Allah is with us every minute of every day? Whenever we feel scared or even a little sad, we should always remember to make Dua to Allah Ta’la. Allah’s help is always there. Mummies and Daddies can’t be there all the time but Allah Ta’la will always be there.”

Abdullah began to feel better. If Allah Ta’la is always with him then Allah will always be there to help him, guide him and protect him. Each of us should remember that lesson too. None of us is ever alone. At every moment of every day, Allah Ta’la is with us and Allah Ta’la will always be with us.