“We Ran As If To Meet The Moon.”

Every time you begin a new month ask yourself

(1) what should I stop doing

(2) what should I start doing

(3) what should I keep doing

I want to travel the world alone with my solitude, my companion

The Prophet ﷺ said,

“When death was approaching the Prophet Nuh عليه السلام, he said to his son,

‘I will narrate to you my bequest; I command you with two things and prohibit you from two things.

I command you with La ilaha illAllah (‘There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah),

if the seven heavens and the seven earths were placed upon a scale and La ilaha illAllah was placed on the other, then La ilaha illAllah would be heavier.

If the seven heavens and the seven earths were a closed off circle then La ilaha illAllah would be able to break it.

The second thing I command you with is Subhana Allaahi wa bihamdihi because it is a supplication for everything, and by it the creation is given its provision, and I prohibit you from shirk and pride.’”

[Al Silsila As Sahiha, 3130]

Ibn-al Jawzi (رحمه الله) said :

“Beware of procrastination for it is the highest ranking soldier of iblis.”

— [Sayd al-Khaatir, pg. 466-467] 20/5/22

A man was asked "do you wish to meet Allah?" And He said "of course I do. I have sins and shortcomings. I am not the best version of myself but I have this hope of meeting Allah because I know that as long as I am trying–He will show me mercy."

“Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him." [Bukhari]🥺💌

If it weren't for Islam, I would have lost my sanity long back. Islam keeps me afloat.

The lavender sunsets of Madina💌>>>

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