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You are a Muslim.

So act, feel, look, talk, walk like it.

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i am not angry anymore, your love heals me everyday.

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sometimes the best therapy is a long car ride and music

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my love language is being a weirdo and saying anything that comes to my mind

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I tell myself i am searching for something. But more and more, it feels like i am wandering, waiting for something to happen to me, something that will change everything , something that my whole life has been leading up to..

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small circle, private life, peaceful mind

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‎Abū ad-Dardā رضي الله عنه:

‎“Strive in making Du'ā for whoever increases in knocking at the door then it is at the brink of opening up.” 

‎[المصنف لابن أبي الشيبة ٢\٦]

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At this stage of my life, I hold on tightly to three things: Tahajjud, Istighfar, and Salawat. They open doors, soften hearts, and bring you closer to everything you're praying for and even more.

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May your private prayers turn into public blessings.

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May Allah grant me a peaceful heart Ameen 🤲🏽

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Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

‎A man asked one of the Salaf: ‎"How much Qur'an should we read?"

‎He replied: ‎"Equivalent to the amount of happiness you are looking for."

‎[Majmu al-Fatawa 7/493]

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i need another hour to wake up after i wake up

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“When life feels like a dark and silent tunnel, Qur’ān gives a Muslim the light to go on. (We have made this Qur’ān a light) 42:52.”

— Shaykh Ahmad Mūsā Jibrīl حفظه الله

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After years of living in the adulting world, I think I’ve come to a realization: Manners exist to guide you to good conduct even when you’re in a bad mood.

When you’re happy, when you’re feeling generous, when you’re pleased with your gift or your service or your outcome, it’s easy to be nice. It’s easy to tip the waiter well when you’ve had a good day. It’s easy to thank the teller or the clerk when you got what you wanted out of the transaction. It’s easy to smile and chit-chat with strangers on the road when you’re in a good mood.

It’s hard to tip the waiter when you didn’t enjoy your food. It’s hard to thank the clerk for their time when you’ve just been told there’s a problem with their account and they weren’t able to fix it for you. It’s hard to think of something nice to say when your aunt gave you a crappy sweater you neither need nor want. It’s hard to be nice to people when you’ve had a shitty day. It’s HARD.

That’s what manners are for. Scripts and phrases that you learn by rote to say when you can’t think of a single nice or good thing to say from your own volition. Yes, they’re scripted. Yes, the sentiment is empty. But the scripts work in every situation, and the emptiness provides a buffer between your own unhappiness and the rest of society.

Because most of the time, it’s not the waiter’s fault that the food you ordered wasn’t what you expected. It’s not the clerk’s fault that your account is overdrawn. It’s not the fault of the barista or the stranger on the subway that you got fired today or your favorite aunt died. But even when you can’t summon a smile or a cheery word, you can still have manners, because they will serve you the same in sunshine or rain.