In a world that often glorifies youth, speed, and constant productivity, ageing can sometimes be portrayed as something to resist rather than embrace. Yet within many faith traditions—and particularly within Islam—ageing is not viewed as decline alone, but as a stage of profound wisdom, perspective, and spiritual opportunity.

It was around 9.00 pm in the evening when my son called to ask me if he could bring home a friend from the masjid to spend the night by us. He told me his parents actually lock him out of his home fairly frequently because he only got B’s and C’s at school. Usually,…