My Mother In My Life

My mother’s name is Hajjah Sabriah binti Abdul Kadir. She was originally from Tangkak, Muar, and was brought up in Jalan Sialang,Tangkak. My mother has eight siblings, three brothers, and five sisters including her. She attended primary school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tangkak and continued her secondary schooling at Sekolah Tinggi Muar, Johor. During her school days, she was very active in Malay debating and won many competitions at the school and district level. She was also good in writing Malay poetry and took part in many poetry competitions. Later, she worked as a schoolteacher, teaching Bahasa Malaysia.

My mother used to tell me that when I was small, I often fell sick. Since I habitually got sick and there was nobody willing to look after me, my mother had to resign from work to take care of me. She sacrificed her career to see me growing healthily. I see my mom as a person full of encouragement and determination. She was always there when I needed her most, and handled me with the utmost patience when I was down with sickness. She used to stay awake in the middle of the night to take care of me and to give me medicine. She used to pray in the middle of the night and perform ‘solat hajat’ to pray to Allah SWT for special requests, perhaps requesting Allah to take all my sicknesses away…

Her passion towards raising me was simply amazing. She always had time for me especially since I was the youngest in the family. I see her as a role model in my life. She always gave