Cleopatra spoke nine languages, studied astronomy, medicine, and philosophy at the Library of Alexandria, and ruled Egypt for two decades through war, famine, and Roman invasion. Rome reduced all of it to one word: seductress.
I love religious people who are just so sweet and unproblematic, who makes dua for you, spend time in zikr and with Quran & who advices you with respect then mind their own business, I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU
i love watching lectures on youtube from fields i never study formally. i love regularly listening to people who have spent decades thinking about something i have only just encountered on a random afternoon. the world is far larger than the small corner of it i happen to inhabit
DON’T JOKE WITH THIS DUA: Ya Allah, remove every barrier that stands between me and the things You have written for me. If there's any delay in my rizq, in my marriage or in my peace, ya Allah remove it with Your mercy Ameen!
becoming less reactive is a huge part of growth, and decreasing stress. if you let everything get you worked up, you're damaging your mind, body, and spirit.
i don't know how to explain it, but when i read a book, i can imagine the characters' faces, but without definite features, kind of like when i'm dreaming.
Everyone says a parent’s love is unconditional but I think it’s the other way round. A child’s love for their parent is actually the unconditional one. As a child, you can never have another parent, but your parents can definitely have other children.