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Musa عليه السلام asked Allah: Where shall I seek you?

Allah said: “Near the broken hearts, for I get close to them everyday, had it not been for that, they would collapse!”

— Ibn Al-Qayyim (رَحِمَهُ الله)

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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ:

“Verily, Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but rather He looks at your hearts and actions."

[Sahih Muslim 2564]

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Sum Ameen

If you’re reading this and going through any type of sadness, grief, chronic illness, mental health or any type of hardship, I pray that God increases you in patience and blesses with so much more goodness and contentment beyond your comprehension.

Ameen.

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Make The Most Of Laylatul al-Qadr

Ibn Rajab (رحمه الله)

"O you who has wasted the years of his life, there is nothing that will amend those lost and wasted years except for the night of Al-Qadr, for verily its value is equivalent to that of a lifetime."

[لطائفُ المعارف ص ١٩١]

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I don’t take hints. Throw a rock at me.

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Nature in Protest

The beauty of nature is that it protests too. It knows when something is amiss.

Olive trees: As precious as heritage itself. Gifted from generation to generation, their roots reach deeper into the soil as the years pass. When the wind travels through the branches, I hear whispers of their stories; what they have seen, what they keep buried.

Sabar: The Palestinian cactus. Born from survival, it defies the elements by bearing fruit. Nature's diaspora, it lives wherever it is planted. It honours its name, patience in Arabic, by existing when ordered not to. Its thorny arms were flattened, trying to protect villages that are there but also not. You can still see the cacti's corpses lining the hardened ground if you visit their battlefield.

Za'atar: You cannot contain its wildness. It traces its resilient origins down the contours of the mountains, yet its comfort is remedial. I smell it and smell hope.

Handala: No matter how violently the Handala plant is cut, it grows back with a vengeance. It will always grow back. It knows of nothing else.

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Nothing, just my Tumblr message box. 💀

I won't be silenced by curses. Truth hurts, but it's unstoppable. Keep cursing; it only fuels my resolve. Palestine will be free, no matter what.

From river to sea, 🇵🇸 will be free. 🔻🍉

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🇵🇸 A Palestinian living outside of Gaza bids farewell to his children on a video call. Tragically, the children were killed by an Israeli airstrike last night, with one of them born and killed during the aggression.

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How beautiful it is that Allah ﷻ gives us countless opportunities to turn to Him.

No matter what you have done, or how far you have gone, His doors of Mercy are always open.

فَفِرُّواْ إِلَى اللَّهِ

Turn back to Him!

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The pain of what has passed:

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله writes:

“(The pain) of what has passed can not be removed by grieving over it, but only through:

• Acceptance (i.e. being pleased with Allaah's Decree) (al-Ridhaa)

• Gratitude (al-Hamd)

• Patience (al-Sabr)

• Faith in Predestination

(al-Imaan bil-Qadr)

and the saying of the slave:

“It is the decree of Allāh and what He Wills, He Does” (قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ)."

[Zaad al-Ma`aad | 2-327]

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This Ramadhan, Ask the impossible, Allah has no limits!

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Ibn al Qayyim رحمه الله said,

It was said:

"I will remain patient in order to please You Oh Allah, even though my sorrow kills me.

It suffices me that You are pleased, even though my patience kills me.”

[Madarij as Salikeen | 2/157]