Latest Posts by aisha-abdullah - Page 2
"If a tiny spark catches onto your dress from the fire, you immediately rush to put it out. What then of a fire that will burn your religion -evil traits such as arrogance, envy and ostentation- how can you allow them to remain in your heart?"
Nur al Ulum, p. 239.
Wake up and open your curtains. Your windows too.
Drink some tea or coffee, whatever pleases you. Notice every sip.
Have some fresh fruit and finish breakfast feeling full.
Stand outside and feel the air. Cool or warm, it will make you feel real.
Get some exercise. Yoga to soothe, running to breathe, lifting for strength.
Take care of your body. Have a nice shower and pamper as much as you want afterward.
If you’re going to work, remember you have the chance to make anyone’s day or to ruin it. Act accordingly.
Weed out the bad language. It’s only creating tension in your body and mind. Kind words are infinitely more appreciated.
Take some time each day to improve your mind. Keep reading that great book. Listen to an incredible piece of music. Practice an instrument or a skill. The progress is its own reward.
Pictures will help you remember how wonderful life is. But spend less time on your phone and more time seeing the world face to face.
Go to sleep knowing that you have done well. Tomorrow is there with room to become even better.
-Notes to myself on how to become a better person this summer.
in cold blood
survived my first year of grad school & I have the photos to prove it 🤞
*becomes everything I dreamed of when I was little and almost doesn’t notice*
Ash-Shāfi’ī رحمه الله said:
“If you have a companion that will assist you upon [the] obedience [of Allāh], then hold tight to him! For indeed, keeping a friend is difficult and losing him is easy!”
[uHilyatul Awliyā: 4/101]
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)]
Do not insult my intelligence
Zionists will try to pretend americans can't possibly understand what is going on in Palestine. That WE are the ones projecting. Fools, we see right through yalls bullshit because it's the same bullshit our ancestors pulled you fuckin numbskulls. Israel is just trying to do what settlers in "america" did to native americans. Only they are flopping so hard because they are trying to do what was done in the 18th century in the 21st century. It wasn't right then, it's not right now.
There is no justification for genocide. You cannot target civilians. You cannot target schools, hospitals, humanitarian aid. You cannot restrict humanitarian aid. You cannot deny people living on the land for thousands of years their homes. You cannot remove them from their homes. You cannot arrest them indefinitely without justification. You cannot greenwash Palestine. You cannot pinkwash genocide. You cannot hide your bloody hands by spewing lies. I can see and hear at the same time and I am no fool to your denials.
Israel must topple and Palestine will be free to self-determination and those who are capable of living alongside those with a different life can continue to do so in peace with equal rights for all. There is enough pie to go around. Palestinian freedom is not jewish expulsion. it is not antisemetic to criticize israel. it is not antisemetic to say free palestine. stop conflating things.
I have literally lost faith in humanity.
a family bids farewell to their babygirl minutes ago, on the first day of Eid. Palestinians can't even celebrate without occupation bombardment.
(the linktree to donate for the people of Palestine is in my bio)
Dua 🤍🤲🏻
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Our Lord! Do not let our hearts deviate after you have guided us. Grant us Your mercy. You are indeed the giver of all bounties.
Surah Al Imran, Ayah 8
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.
ʿUmar Ibn ʿAbdil ʿAzīz was once asked:
"What do you desire?"
He replied, "Whatever Allāh decrees."
— [Al-Zuhd]
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]
The part where Zachariah (AS) started to question the possibility of things after Allah sent him glad tidings of a son whose name will be John.
Zachariah (AS) thought his wife’s barrenness and him being old will make it impossible for them to have a child.
An Angel said to him “it will be, your lord says ‘it’s easy for Me, for I created you before, while you were nothing’” (Surah Maryam: 9)
Now I’m thinking about all the times I ask Allah for certain things and because of the current trajectory of my life, I sometimes rethink my request because will this be possible???
It’s so easy for us to forget about the greatness and might of our Lord. This is the same Rabb who created the heavens and earth from nothing.
There is no limit to his bounties.
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)]
Allah(SWT) says:
“The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those – Allah will have mercy on them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.”
O Allah, make me good for myself and the people around me.
Between all the hustle and bustle, don’t forget to take care of your heart and mind.❤️
Knowing that what Allah have in store for me is the best gives me so much ease about my future