If It Weren't For Islam, I Would Have Lost My Sanity Long Back. Islam Keeps Me Afloat.

Henry Miller in a letter to Anaïs Nin, A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin Henry Miller, 1932-1953

For @orangesara

“Do not let your past (carelessness) make you lose hope of achieving good, for many people have come back to wakefulness after long sleep.”

— Imām Ibn al-Jawzī | Awaking from the Sleep of Heedlessness, p.58

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.

Be excessive, be obsessive about what you truly want. There is no other option but getting what you want. You will work harder than you could imagine, there will be sleepless nights and probably you won't even have time to eat. But don't stop. Yes, for a long time it will be CHAOS, confusion. But let me tell you, THE SATISFACTION you have from the hard work, there is no better feeling than achieving your goal through hard work. And then, THE REGRET you'll have for not doing it will eat you alive. YOUR CHOICE

the older i get, the more i need time & personal space to be as boring as possible

Shaykh Khalid Rashid: Ghuraba Strangers.

“Read to me”

“why?”

“Because you go somewhere else when you read. I want to go there with you.”

- Alex light , The Upside of Falling.