genuinely the idea that not caring about the lives of fellow human beings makes you more rational is far more widespread than it should be. if you never bother to learn cognitive empathy your own life will be worse anyway. and while some people see cognitive empathy as a default, I believe that's not true. "out of touch" would not exist as a concept if everyone had adequate cognitive empathy to navigate relationships and life in general. just #thoughts
Oh ok so it turns out ive been borrowing grief from the future ! it turns out ive been preparing to lose the things i love rather than basking in the light of them while they last. Maybe i should nt do that
Ibn al-Jauzī (رحمه الله) said:
“Endure the nights of hardship, for if you look through the eye of patience, you will be able to see the dawn of reward.” Verily, the high places can only be achieved through hardship! Haven’t you noticed that the thorns grow on the roses?”
📚[Al-Latāif fil-Wa'idh]
it’s okay to say ‘this isn’t for me’ or ‘I’m not happy here’ and leave… you don’t have to wait for things to be really bad
Tawakkul is more than just trust; it's a deep reliance on Allah, believing that He is the best of planners.
In every difficulty, know that He has a plan for you, one that is filled with wisdom and mercy.
Embrace tawakkul, and let your heart find tranquility in His divine care.
what’s it called when you’re so disconnected from reality that cold water doesn’t feel like anything and you can barely taste food anymore
Ibn al-Jawzī (رحمه الله) said:
“I do not know of something more beneficial than isolating from people; you don’t come across anyone except one who complains about a calamity, or is envious of a blessing, or looking for your faults.”
[Ṣayd al-Khāṭir (p. 275)]
— nizariat
Heart is connected to the face!
Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“What is in the heart from light and darkness, good and bad, a lot of it flows to the face and the eye, and they are the greatest things connected to the heart.
That is why it is narrated on the authority of Uthman رضي الله عنه, that he said: “No one is hid his secrets except Allah reveals it on the pages of his face and the slips of his tongue.”
[الاستقامة (1/355)]
Luqmān said to his son:
"Speak the truth even if it is against yourself and do not care about who is getting angry."
[اداب الشريعة جلد رقم ١ صحفة ٧٤]