The way we are with our Lord, the way we speak to our Creator, the way we worship Him, should be the most excellent part of our Akhlaaq. For if our mannerisms with the Creator are beautiful, then so will they be with His creation.
When you smile, you are showing others that Islam is a religion of kindness, of ease, and of peace. When you walk across the street in humbleness and being gentle in your pace, you are showing that Islam is not a religion of haste, but a religion of ease, of humbleness, of selflessness. When you greet your fellow workmates in the morning, displaying cheerfulness, you are showing that Islam teaches you to be positive, optimistic, no matter what you may be hiding under that mask. You not only brighten your day with your pleasant character, but whoever you may cross, you too can brighten their day with your amazing character.
Perhaps you went our your way for someone, yet they failed to appreciate your gesture. Perhaps you sacrificed your time and money for their comfort and wellbeing, yet they refused to recall any good thing you did for them.
Learn to not expect from the creation. But expect from Allah. For He is keeping a record of your every good deeds, your every kind gesture, your every smile, your every sacrifice...and only He can give you what you really and truly deserve. Live in harmony, give more, expect less.
There is no limit to Allah's generosity. He gives, even when we don't ask. When we disobey Him, He still continues to provide, and when we fail to recognise His blessings, He doesn't withhold.
How many times has something seemed so distant and so far, yet He unexpectedly landed it in our very hands?
How many times have we fallen, yet He lifted us from the depth of the darkness, through means of repentance?
We are forever indebted to Allah. The more He gives, the more it should increase us in humbleness, for we haven't, and will never do enough to deserve His endless gifts. <3
Allah consoled the heart of the Mother of Musa (as) in her most difficult moment, when all she could picture was the river and a drowning child. It was not till later that she discovered the hidden wisdom behind her most painful experience.
Allah will console your heart too. Amidst the chaos of life, through the rivers of sorrows, and even in the depth of darkness, reach out to Him and He will bind your heart with the sweetness of faith.
Maturity is not shaped by age, intellect or even upbringing. It's shaped by experiences which have moulded you to become the person you are today.
A mother and father carry a seed in their hand, which if planted with care and watered with love and emaan, can blossom into a beautiful flower. The more beautiful flowers we have in this world, the brighter our world will become. No wonder so many around the world want to pluck out these flowers and destroy them completely, because they know they're our future.
We all want to see a harmonious change in the world, if only we kept reminding ourself where it begins. Here, in our hearts, and here, in our homes.
A slave of Allah is constantly in a state of reflection. Setting new goals, discovering new talents, writing down new dreams and then taking baby steps towards them. Everyday should be a *new* day, to become better and to aim high. :)
-حيثما زرعك الله اثمر
Wherever Allaah plants you, be fruitful.
The Qur'an is not a fairytale. Rather, it’s a book which has the ability to break shackles off the hearts of the disbelievers, by the permission of Allah. It is the book which enlightens the mind, a torch which guides one who is lost in complete darkness, a medicine which cures the sick heart, a friend that offers the best advice, a miracle which you hold in your hand every time you pick up the mushaf, and a source of every inspiration.
Take the Qur'an as your friend. Let it be your advisor in times of need, your inspiration when you're feeling low, and your companion in both your lows and your highs in life, then watch how amazing things happen in your life.
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