Your plan is beautifully written by Allah. And one day it will all make sense in a way that you've never imagined. You have to keep on praying and believing, what's meant to be, will be. And it will be so so beautiful. Trust His divine wisdom.
I saw a beautiful quote today;
"You've done your part. You've prayed already. You've cried already. Now, watch Allah to do His part. Comfort your heart, and just trust Him."
Yoruba is also tonal language with every word ending in viral sounds. Some dialects are spoken as if you are singing. That is why it has always been a preferred choice for singing by most people - even those who are not Yorubas.
Christy Essien was not Yoruba but her biggest musical legacy is a Yoruba song 'Seun Rere'.
It is a musical language with a family of drums, including one that mimics the language's tonality.
What you call Yoruba tax is a blessing from God to the Yorubas & those who are ready to partake of it.
A snake began to chase a firefly that only lived to shine. The firefly stopped and said to the snake:
"Can I ask you three questions?"
The snake said, "Yes."
- Do I belong to your food chain ?
The snake said, "No."
Did I do anything to you?
The snake said, "No."
Then why you wanna devour me?
"The snake replied, ""Cause I can't stand to see you shine."".
Moral of the story...
Often, some people can't stand to see you shine, and that's why they act like snakes, silent and ready to destroy you!
The bitter truth
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You are not just a 'Human.'
In Arabic, Allah calls you Bashar.
But He also calls you Insan.
They refer to the same person. But they describe two completely different realities.
One town in Kwara I lowkey envy? Offa. A town packed with professors, serious minds, and people making moves in business and corporate Nigeria. Through pure self-help and community effort, Offa now has THREE private universities.
Not a state capital o. A regular town.
O Allah! We seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and feeble old age;
we seek Your protection from the fitnah of life and death and we seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave.
Allahumma Ameen. 🤲🏼
Ya Rabb, remove sorrow from us, relieve us of our grief, clear anxiety from our minds, and give us comfort from every affliction, and a way out of every difficulty, by Your mercy,= O Most Merciful.
Allahumma Ameen. 🤲
You stopped eating.
But you didn’t stop eating people.
We think Ramadan is about hunger.
So we guard our mouths from food.
But we don’t guard them from tearing someone apart.
A comment.
A “harmless” joke.
A private message about someone’s flaws.
And we call it normal.
Surah Al-Hujurat (49:12)
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌۭ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًۭا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ١٢
O believers! Avoid many suspicions, ˹for˺ indeed, some suspicions are sinful. And do not spy, nor backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of their dead brother? You would despise that! And fear Allah. Surely Allah is ˹the˺ Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.
Backbiting isn’t just “talk.”
It’s described as cannibalising your own brother.
And the Prophet ﷺ warned:
“Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need of him giving up his food and drink.” (Bukhari)
Your fast may be valid.
But is it accepted?
You can leave water for 14 hours.
Can you leave people’s honour alone for 14 hours?
Ramadan isn’t just about an empty stomach.
It’s about a protected tongue.
You guarded your stomach for Allah.
Did you guard people’s honour too?
Save this reminder and share it with someone who wants their tongue to fast too.