The Essence of Touch

What is “Touch”?
Upon touching someone, it initiates some of the most heavenly, beautiful, sensual, gentle feelings which Human can taste and embrace during their total life span.
It also call physical Touch.

There are some spiritual touch which can nourish our hearts with humility to feel our unseen almighty Allah SWT and thankful to him to allow us to taste and feel this universe beauty.

The Power of Human Connection

Shaking Hands, cuddling Babies, Hugging Love ones, friends and Touching with sensation, whatever it is, we really need to get Touched in some form to get connected.
Touch makes us happy, content, comfort, being Loved.
Simple beautiful Touches can lighten our souls to make this world happy and less painful.

Also, we need some spiritual Touch to get closer to almighty God and make us ready for eternal journey with more meaningful manners.

Abu Darda reported and mentioned in Hadiths:
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
“Bring the orphan close to you, pat his head, and feed him with the same food you eat. It will soften your heart and fulfill your need.”

The Painful Side of Touch

Some Touch may be cruel, heavy and painful, causing huge trauma physically, mentally and spiritually.
Excruciating pain by Touching and take the burden of our own dead child is the most painful experience for Human.
Painful Touch also sparks instantaneously in our nerves when we touch hot pan or cut deeply in any forms.

The First Touch: A Bond for Life

The new born Baby first embarks with cry in the tiny step to let the world know the Baby needs to have some Touch of Love and Comfort.
All the adorable mother give the Baby “Gentle First Touch“ to welcome the Baby in this world and it create one of the most precious moments in life.
It makes the strong bond between Baby and Mother with hope, security and Love.

This Touch so powerful regardless the Baby born in Palace, local Household or Shanty Town, the power of Touch is the same.

Scientific Reflections on Touch

How Touch can affects mentally and physically and emotionally.
Current study shows, Touch can relieve mental pain and strength our immune system and even make us live longer.
Recent science discovered that Touch can stimulate the brain in positive way.

As a human, we perceive to stay with family, friends and overall social bonding.
Touch can make us calm, less stress and it is the easiest way to feel connected with joy and helps us to form a group to stay away from any harm and enemies.
Touched deprivation can resulted partially abundant socially and mentally.

Touching Nature

Get out in the nature to touch the droplets of rain, melodious sounds create by barefoot walking in the woods, touch the gentle breeze, over-ally touch the sensation of nature gives us soft feelings and restore the calmness in heart.

Self Touch, soft touch, harsh touch, sensual Touch and spiritual Touch with heavenly sensations, all these Touches are different in nature and give different signals to our nerves and brains.

Modern Deprivation of Real Touch

In current era, we are depriving from real sense of Touch because of massive use of modern Gadgets and social media.
We pretend to Touch over the phone for joy but without real feel of touch.
Is that make us really Happy or it is a fake Happiness.

Some reports gave some gruesome pictures that 90% of people become more depressed with the Fake Touch feeling with the help of modern tablets and social media and make us more Touch-less, Loveless self centred Human Beings.

Cultural Perspectives

In terms of cultural phenomena, most of the western civilisation including in Arab culture, Hug (Simple Touch) is a common feature for their everyday social activities to express togetherness, simplicity and as a act of kindness.
Sometimes touch makes us cry, laugh and expression of huge joys.

But in our culture, sometimes we feel offended and critical when someone wants to give simple touch and hug or put arm over shoulder.
Consequently huge build of distrust, resentment, and eventually make us isolated as a society to nurture our real feelings and end of the day we become more self oriented and society with less compassion and empathy.

Association or Surrounding People

The Wisdom of Imam Ghazali

In explaining the meaning of ‘Association’,
Imam Ghazali said:

“A rain drop from the sky: if it is caught by clean hands, is pure enough for drinking.
If it falls in the gutter, its value drops so much that it can’t be used even for washing your feet.
If it falls on a hot surface, it will evaporate.
If it falls on a lotus leaf, it shines like a pearl and finally, if it falls on an oyster, it becomes a pearl.
The water drop is the same, but its existence and worth depends on whom it is associated with.”

Moral or Lesson

Always be associated with people who are good at heart.
You will experience your own inner transformation.

It is with love that we sacrifice and serve.
It is with patience that we understand and forgive.
It is with trials that we become strong and gain wisdom.
It is by sharing that we become a blessing to others.
It is by giving that Almighty Allah makes the receiving so much sweeter.

Final Supplication

May Almighty Allah enable us to continue to enrich our lives and make a difference in the lives of others.
May Almighty Allah grant Shifaa to all those who are sick, grant Aafiyah to us all and grant Jannatul Firdos to all departed InshaAllah.
Ameen.