Was reading Surah An’am and there’s a verse that translates to “your Lord has made it obligatory on himself to be merciful to you” and I put my Quran down and took a deep sigh. A higher being who has nothing to gain from me has made it compulsory on HIMSELF to be merciful to me?
Astaghfirullah for the times I begged for forgiveness and ran back to that sin.
Astaghfirullah for the blessings I've received and taken for granted.
Astaghfirullah for every time I was ungrateful.
Astaghfirullah every single time I have doubted His plans for me
not to be barbie but how do you guys cope with the growing sense of dread that the world is legitimately going to end in our lifetimes and everything you know and love will collapse into chaos
Time doesn’t heal, Allah does. A sincere dua, one night of tahajjud, one ramadan, one umrah etc can save you years of agony. All comes down to sincerity and intention. One good ramadan can put you a whole year ahead
The West has deemed some headwear acceptable and villianised others; the hijab is ridiculed and socially condemned even in fashion circles but something almost identical to it is deemed 'fashionable' because it is rooted in white customs.