Inspiration – Sash Says

I do not feel the ‘connection’ anymore, here’s what you can do.

It never gets default, a habit, you are never ‘habitually’ a practising Muslim. One day or other it is great, you are able to perform all the Faraidh and most of the Sunnahs very lovingly and effectively. But then comes the test part, other priorities kick in, point of focus changes either because of a certain distraction or any certain event takes your attention and you just lose it, you do not feel the same way towards your prayers and reciting Quraan, you don’t feel the same willingness and ‘khushoo’ (delightfulness). Allah says is Surah Muhammad, Ayah no. 31:

And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of Allah ] and the patient, and We will test your affairs

And we will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of Allah ] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.”
Al Qur’an [47:31]

The point I want to make here is, it is okay, it is completely normal to feel this up and down in your Iman (faith) from time to time. And this is what makes it a lifetime pursuit.

There is only one thing to never forget in this lifelong journey. Never think that ALLAH loves you less, ALLAH forgot you or HE doesn’t care about you, you or your efforts and your incompetent virtues are insignificant in HIS eyes. Never underestimate HIS mercy neither ever underestimate his greatness.

Arabic narration: عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ كُلُّ ابْنِ آدَمَ خَطَّاءٌ وَخَيْرُ الْخَطَّائِينَ التَّوَّابُونَ

Translation Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

All of the children of Adam are sinners, and the best sinners are those who repent.”
Sunan Ibn Mājah 4250

Kneel down, cry, ask forgiveness the very moment you remember any of your past mistakes or sins or any sinful plans, without wasting a single blink of an eye, without letting one more breath you take.

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

Allah is more joyful with the repentance of his servant than one of you who has lost his camel on a journey in an empty desert while it carries his food and drink.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5950, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2747

May Allah always keep us on right path and never let us go astray for even a single moment. Amen.

When ‘your’ plan fails, know this…

This is even challenging than it sounds, and can take days and weeks and even months, when you are:

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Trying to see some positivity and motivation from the situations that are breaking you down constantly, •

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Trying to stop thinking 💭 about the most optimal solution and rather get ready to accept the present and act accordingly. •

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But let me tell you my dear friends,

Sometimes, Allah (the most merciful and the all knowing) walk us through a path that is a little different than what we have planned or expected. •

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This happens in order to teach us some lessons, and reward us for we have to put extra struggle and effort while going down this different path, the path we didn’t plan and the path we least expected. •

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So cheer up! Because after all it’s Allah’s plan, who’s the best of the planners.

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Nature-system and Spouses

Do you ever wonder about the nature-system, and do tadabbur (keenly observe) about:

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How God put everything and every person in the most perfect position, He defined for each of them the most perfect responsibilities, which btw if followed and obeyed as is, leads to a perfect society.

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Like a simple relation of husband and wife.

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The man is made the Qawwam (like stated in Quran) here, meaning he is responsible to fulfil all the needs of his wife and children and by all I mean literally all!

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On the other hand the woman is simply not designed/created to work 9 to 5, rather she has given the wisdom and mind to protect his man’s house and children and train her children so well that this beautiful chain and proper set of responsibilities go on to the later generations.

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This theory might sound obsolete or out-dated to most of the people especially the women who are working and especially the ones who are working as well as watching their houses.

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Islam never forbade a women to work, but to be honest tell me what provides more protection, care and royalty to the Women?

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Working for a total someone-else those 8 hours crushing your bones neglecting your health and benefiting someone else’s business with your skills

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Or rather staying home where you don’t have to deal with those stranger’s looks (which actually sucks), stay in cared, protected, respectful environment working to shape futures of your own children, working for people whom you love most need most and loved by most (your husband and children).

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If a woman accepts the responsibilities she is given and let go the extra burden she would realise that,

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Islam literally requires the man to treat her woman like a Queen, nothing less. Period.

Feed your Soul with…

I have seen such people…
They fulfilled each of their wish – like every random wish, basically without thinking about right or wrong, they went with the “flow” and listened to their hearts/nafs (in this case).
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Today! They are questioning their lives, their life has lost all the meaning, charm and excitement because they fulfilled their desires in haram ways.
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All that can be seen in their eyes is a dead person, they dress up, hangout yet there is a constant vacuum inside them (literally).
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But why does it matter? Why am I bringing this up? ▪
People nowadays think (infact believe) that Islam forbids everything, everything is haram in Islam and that they can hardly do anything if they follow Islam.
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Well my dear brothers and sisters, It is not Islam that forbids everything, it is our society that has adopted everything which is Haram in the eyes of ALLAH, which ALLAH forbids only because it is harmful for no one but us (but we don’t realize).
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Weren’t there any hobbies in the early times? Didn’t people joke or have fun? Haven’t you heard about how ALLAH’s Prophet (SAW) used to joke and play with his wives and companions.
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But today the vulgarity is so common that it seems quite abnormal being decent.
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An awake person knows its simply not worth disobeying ALLAH Subhanawa ta’alah, no matter what! ☝
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After all, this Dunya is as much as one grain of sand while the rest of the desert is the Akhirah (do correct me if I am wrong here).
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How foolish it is to follow your heart and end up being a hopeless person in this life as well as in the hereafter and face that shame in ourselves and the anger of ALLAH on the day of judgement..(Allah ho Akbar 😭) ▪
Jim Carrey says: “I wish everyone was wealthy and popular, so they would know that this is not the answer.” Then, what is the answer?

We need to feed two things; our body (temporarily) and our soul (which will last forever), but we forget the later one.

Feed your souls; with Zikr of Allah and Ibadah because it is the most funadamental purpose of our creation.

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ○
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” (51:56)
جزاک اللہ 💞

Food for soul…

Imagine, you and me are gathered on the day of judgement, hearts filled with the fret and eyes shedding enormous amount of tears, unconscious of how we are dressed or look for we don’t know where we stand in the Eyes of Allah and which side (good deeds side or bad deeds side) of our balance is going to be heavier. Our bodies are shaking because we realize we have been so neglecting towards Salahs, Quran and basic rulings of Islam. 😭

Can we really compromise the day of resurrection’s relief for some worldly temporary pleasure? 😔

A little humbleness shown today, few moments of kindness, some days of truthfulness and a life of honesty can take us closer to the Heavens, a literally ‘happily ever after’ and above all our Salahs that hardly take 1 hour of whole day can make us among those who will have the honor to see the Lord of the Heavens and Earth and of the Universe, the perfect entity, and our only Provider Allah Almighty. 😍

On the other hand, even if we get all the worldly pleasures we wish for today, they are hardly gonna last for a couple of decays, so, is it really worth it? 🤔

I am leaving you a question here.

The short sleep we get by not waking up for fajr, and the enjoyment after talking behind someone’s back, dressing un-modestly cause we love getting compliments (and the list goes on, unfortunately) is that all worth burning in hell for decays? Does it do justice and can protect us on Yaum’id deen?

And before we even think, yeah well Allah is Ghaffoor and Raheem (which indeed He is) Let me share with you this ayah where Allah says:

The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. (An-nisa 4:17)

Furthermore, Allah speaks about those who on the contrary keep doing the sins until they reach their death-bed and then they make repentance, they no longer deserve Allah’s mercy. (Astaghfirullah 😭) He says in next ayah:

But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, “Indeed, I have repented now,” or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment. (An-nisa 4:18)

Do I and you know if we are going to live the next moment?
May Allah forgive us, guide us and make us among those with whom He will be pleased on the day of Judgement. Say, Amin :’)

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I saw a picture on facebook and it said:

“There were no alarm clocks back then, Sahaba e Karams’ Imaan woke them up for Fajr.”

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Be a Champion

We have a problem, we want it quickly. Whatever we put effort in we are restless to get exceptional results in a very less time. And believe me it’s not wrong either. So, what to do? In order to find peace and be content with the “slow result productivity process”.

I say just have these 4 things:

Be consistent in your efforts.
Appreciate and trust yourself, donot scold or degrade yourself rather pump yourself up by saying things like ‘yeah! You can do it, you are a champ dude!” (bcoz you are a champ).
And Trust Allah The Almighty God…. because He promises to give results of our efforts. Even if a non-muslim does good deeds he gets its results in this dunya so trust.
And Thank Him(God), Thank Him, Thank Him! Say Alhumdulillah No matter what. Soon you would realize it was worth it.