To the Editor:
Soft-hearted, understanding, wise, and sacrificing are just a few out of many words to describe my father. From taking time out of his work to picking me up from elementary school and buying me Happy Meals from McDonalds to telling funny jokes that don’t make sense just to see me smile and having adventures to Home Depot to helping me recover from a bad test grade; through thick and thin, he has been there for me.
The Holy Quran says, “Thy lord has commanded … show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee never say unto them any word expressible of disgust nor reproach them, but address them with excellent speech” [117:24]. This Father’s Day we should reflect upon what our fathers have sacrificed for us and show our love and appreciation for not only our mothers but our fathers too.
Sabiha Basit
Centreville