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Mary Oliver, “Black Oaks.” West Wind
I realized that if I wanted a different experience, I needed to choose differently.
For starters, I had to stop returning to the same environment or energy that presented me with the same experiences.
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Be on the side with Allah and His Messenger even if all of mankind is on the other side.”
[al-Fawa'id pg 167
The Chess Players. Dir. Satyajit Ray. 1977.
― Elena Ferrante, The Story of a New Name
[text ID: Is it possible that our parents never die, that every child inevitably conceals them in himself?]
Ya Allah, I'm tired, make me stronger.
As soon as you realise that everything, truly, is controlled by Allah you will be happier.
You need to internalise it. Every little thing is controlled by Allah so if something goes wrong, something will go right-
and if you’re sad today, tomorrow you will be happier
Shaykh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“A person cannot be labelled ‘Intelligent’ until he’s aware of goodness and then seeks it and he’s aware of evil and then abandons it.”
[ﻓﻮﺍﺋﺪ ﻣﻨﺘﻘﺎﺓ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻼﻡ ﺷﻴﺦ ﺍﻻﺳﻼﻡ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﺍﻻﻳﻤﺎﻥ ٢٢]
Allah swt sees your daily struggles, He knows your internal dilemmas, He hears your silent questions, He recognizes that you're trying and He appreciates your weak attempts to strive in His path. He would never let your efforts go astray. The reward is coming. The relief is coming. The faraj is coming. Keep going my dear. Never stop trying. Never stop striving. Never stop walking towards Allah swt.
— Celebrating Childhood, Adonis (translated by Khaled Mattawa)
[text ID: My wishes are flowers / staining my days.]
Muadh Ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه said:
“The Son of Ādam does nothing to rescue himself from the punishment of Allah better than the remembrance of Allah.”
[Al-Muwatta, 490]
He said: ‘describe to me the pleasures of Jannah’ He replied: ‘In it is the Messenger of Allaah’
Over the years, I developed a habit of subconsciously reciting واللہ المستعان whenever I faced something that disturbed my peace. But I was never aware of the background story of such powerful word until only recently when I heard about it in a lecture by Noman Ali Khan on Surah Yousuf. The word, Wallahul Musta’aan, as mentioned in the Quran, was said by Yaqoob A.S. when his sons came up with a false story of what happened to Yousuf A.S. Yaqoob tried his best to find the truth but his sons teamed up to defend their heinous act and lies. Tired of the situation, Yaqoob asked Allah for Sabrun Jameel (beautiful patience) followed by Wallahul Mustaa’an. According to the commentators of the Quran, Wallahul Musta’an is used to call for Allah’s help when you find yourself in impossible situations, when people team up against you to defend their lies, when people accuse you of something false, when you have given your best and desperately waiting for desired results, when you feel you’re in a situation where there’s no way out. It’s literally saying to Allah that I have given my best and now I am taking a backseat, I want You to take charge of the driving seat and solve this matter with your Divine intervention. And patience automatically becomes beautiful when with all your heart, mind, and soul you leave the matter on Allah.
Sharing it with you all because I thought it might brighten someone’s day. Don’t worry if the situation seems impossible, remember you’re asking the One who just have to say ‘Kun’ and it is. You are asking the One who calls Himself, Al-Fattah. Who creates a way out when there seems to be no way. So take a backseat and let Allah do the rest.
واللہ المستعان ✨
Via@عائشہ خالد
When does a war end? When can i say your name and have it mean only your name and not what you left behind?
-ocean vuong, on earth we are briefly gorgeous
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦,
"𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶-𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥'𝘴".
𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺.
Henry Miller in a letter to Anaïs Nin, A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin Henry Miller, 1932-1953
اب ترا ذکر بھی شاید ہی غزل میں آئے
اور سے اور ہوئے درد کے عنواں جاناں
ہم کہ روٹھی ہوئی رت کو بھی منا لیتے تھے
ہم نے دیکھا ہی نہ تھا موسم ہجراں جاناں
ہوش آیا تو سبھی خواب تھے ریزہ ریزہ
جیسے اڑتے ہوئے اوراق پریشاں جاناں🥀
Perfecting one's intention for Allah's sake, is a lifetime's work.
The importance to renew ones intentions aren’t spoken about enough! It’s so easy to slip up and there’s so many rewards you will miss out on if your intentions aren’t right. Always remember to renew your intentions before you begin a matter. Even the smallest act, bi’idhnillah.
The importance to renew ones intentions aren’t spoken about enough! It’s so easy to slip up and there’s so many rewards you will miss out on if your intentions aren’t right. Always remember to renew your intentions before you begin a matter. Even the smallest act, bi’idhnillah.
تمادينا بالتفكير ونسينا بأن الأقدار مكتوبة
We went too far in thinking and forgot that destinies are written.
- Mahmoud Darwish
Niels Oberson
the ways were hard, somewhat
the sorrows collared my neck, as well
the townsfolk were harsh, somewhat
the death wish, I had, as well
Poetry: Muneer Niazi
Translated by – Jasdeep
Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali رحمه الله said:
“How can a believer not shed tears at the departure of Ramadan, when he doesn’t even know whether he’ll be alive for its return or not?”
[لطائف المعارف ص ٢١٧]
May Allah allow us to witness plenty more Ramadan’s.
Bro she can read a whole 400 page novel in a day. If she is not reading your one text, let her go, she's already taken by a fictional character
Imam Malik رحمه الله describing the importance of holding firmly to the Sunnah:
“The Sunnah is like the ark of Nuh عليه السلام; whoever embarks on it will be successful and whoever remains behind, will drown.”
[مفتاح الجنة في الاحتجاج بالسنة]
If you are studying the deen and not realising your own ignorance then your ilm is not benefittng you. If it is only increasing you in arrogance then your intention is not sincere. Re-evaluate and start again
"I have discovered from my own experience that whenever someone increases in knowledge, they discover how much greater their ignorance is"
[The souls journey after death Ibnul-Qayyim Rahimahullah page 37]
