Whenever someone makes you feel like you’re too old fashioned and close minded for sticking to your values, remember this
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ
(بدأ الإسلام غريبًا ، وسيعودُ غريبًا كما بدأَ ، فطُوبَى للغُرباءِ قيل : من هم يا رسولَ اللهِ ؟ قال : الذينَ يصلحونَ إذا فسدَ الناس)
I was able to recover a few videos and photos from my life in Gaza. This one ripped my heart to pieces. It is a beautiful memory with my son Kinan, who was just nine months old. I had just come home from work and he was waiting for me at the door, sitting in his baby walker. The way my children greeted me every day after work erased every trace of stress and exhaustion.
I watch the video over and over, taking in every detail. I see the floor tiles and remember how many times we struggled to choose them, how many stores we visited searching for the most beautiful, the best. Those days were tiring, but they were full of joy. I see the living room curtains in the background, the couch, and I think of how perfect they were. My home was beautiful. I chose everything with care, the best and the most beautiful for that home.
Now I have nothing from that video. Not my clothes. Not my child’s clothes. Not his walker. Not the couch. Not the curtains. Not the tiles. Nothing. All I have left is the ache of longing for my home.
be wary of people who say things like
‘it’s not that deep’ in response to someone’s pain, reaction or emotional state. they have just demonstrated that they do not have the emotional capacity to understand that other people have completely different emotional capacities to them.
"هوِّن عليك فما هي إلا دنيا فأيامٌ ونَمْضِي؛ فلا تحزن فكل ما فيها مُتعِب، وكل من فيها مُتعَب، الحَمدللّٰه أنَّها ليسَت دَارَنا ولا دِيارَنَا وأنّ المُستقر بجوارِ رَبِّ العَالمين، الحمدلله أنها دُنيا وسَتنقضى، وعسَانا فى الجنة نأنَس ويُؤنَسُ بنا، لبَّيك إنَّ العيشَ عيشُ الآخرة"