Shatteredinks-blog - Faani

   — Susan Sontag, Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1964

[text ID: I must change my life so that I can live it, not wait for it.]

Seven Qualities that Allah Loves…

1. Tawbah (Repentance)… “For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly (in repentance)” [Surah Al Baqarah 2:222]

2. Taharah (Purification)… “Allah loves those who keep themselves pure and clean.” [Surah Al Baqarah 2:222]

3. Taqwa (Piety)… “For Allah loves the righteous (the pious).” [Surah Al Tawbah 9:4]

4. Ihsan (Goodness & Perfection)… “For Allah loves those who do good” [Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:134]

5. Tawakkul (Trust in Allah)… “For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).” [Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:159]

6. Adl (Justice)… “For Allah loves those who judge in equity.” [Surah Al Ma'idah 5:42] “For Allah loves those who are fair (and just).” [Surah Al Hujurat 49:9]

7. Sabr (Patience)… “And Allah Loves those who are firm and steadfast (As-Sabirin (the patient)).” [Surah Ale Imran 3:146]

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]

𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦...𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

- 𝘚𝘭𝘥𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘳

The verse that made Iblis cry:

وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُواْ فَـحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُواْ أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُواْ اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُواْ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ

Translation: If they fall in sin or wrong their souls, they remember Allaah and ask forgiveness for their sins.

Anas b. Malik:

"When this verse was revealed, Iblis cried."

● {تفسير ابن كثير ٣:١٣٥}

I will miss these kind of moments when it comes to an end.. 4am studying vibes never come to an end for me. I’ve found much solace in these hours with Allah over the years.

Ya Allah, extend these days and do not let them end for me. I can’t explain how sad I get when I think about my studies coming to an end. May the light of knowledge stay with me for as long as I live.

One of the salaf said: “Rajab is like the wind and Sha'ban is like cloud-cover while Ramadan is like the rain. Thus, whoever does not sow in Rajab and does not water in Sha'ban, how does he expect to harvest in Ramadan!” اللهم بلغنا رمضان

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 you open your palms and say “ya Rab”, are you aware of who you’ve just addressed? Do you realise that there is no plea you could follow that up with which would be greater than Him? No want, no need. Nothing. He dwarfs them all. Dua is your door to that might and mercy.

“There is no doubt that the one who memorizes more Qur’an will, in most cases, be able to recite more Qur’an in prayer. The recitation of Qur’an is one of the most enjoyable parts of prayer, and having the ability to elongate your standing in front of Allaah subhanahu wa ta’ala is greatly rewarding.”