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Sorrow is Sweet
The divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired), and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial, and an affliction that has befallen him is in reality a cure, even though it appears to be a disease!
Unfortunately, due to the ignorance of the worshipper, and his transgressions, he does not consider anything to be a gift or a blessing or a cure unless he can enjoy it immediately, and it is in accordance with his nature. If he were only given a little bit of understanding, then he would have counted being withheld from as a blessing, and the sickness as a mercy, and he would relish the trouble that befalls him more than he relishes his ease, and he would enjoy poverty more than he enjoys richness, and he would be more thankful when he is blessed with little than when he is blessed with a lot.
Ibn al Qayyim rahimahullah– Madarij al-Salikin 2/215-216
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Turn to Him, before you return to Him
While I was praying Isha last night, I experienced some very sharp, very sudden pain which was making it very hard for me to breathe. I thought, “This is it. I’m going to die.” And I started trembling because I realized I’m not ready. Do I want to meet my Lord? Very much so. But am I ready? Not at all. Not in this state, knowing how much I’ve wronged my soul and how much I’ve disobeyed Him. I didn’t start trembling because I’m scared of death; I started trembling because I realized I have nothing—nothing—to bring to Him, considering how much He’s given me. We think what we’re doing is enough, but it’s not. Wake up everyone. Once you’re dead, you’re dead. No 2nd chances, no coming back. Your chance to change stops, your deeds stop, everything just stops. And next thing you know, you’re in your grave and it’s closing in around you. I love you all Fisabilillah. Please, please wake up. Realize what you’re doing wrong. Change it, change yourself, because every moment you’re alive is a moment to start repenting and a moment to start all over again. As long as you’re breathing, you have a chance to make a 1st impression with Allah (swt) all over again. Repent, pray, improve, repeat.
May we all be neighbors in Jannah, Ameen.
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There are three essential parts to every message: The sender of the message, the receiver of the message, and the content of the message, i.e. the message itself.
Allah (swt) begins the Quran by telling us who the sender is,
”In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.”
and He ends the Quran by telling you who the receiver is,
“From among the jinn and mankind.”
and in between these two verses, is His pure, unadulterated, un-altered, perfect, divine message.
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You don’t need to search for God in the vastness of the heavens and the Earth. He, the most glorious, is closer to us than our jugular vein.
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