“Happiness Is Not Handed To Us On A Silver Platter. Happiness Is Something That We Ourselves Must Be

Who is Allah? Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) described the greatness of Allah in a beautiful manner: “He is controlling the affairs of all the kingdoms. He commands and prohibits, creates and gives provision, and gives death and gives life. He raises and lowers people’s status, alternates night and day, gives days (good and not so good) to men by turns, and causes nations to rise and fall, so that one nation vanishes and another emerges. His command and decree are carried out throughout the heavens and on earth, above it and below it, in the oceans and in the air. He has knowledge of all things and knows the number of all things. He hears all voices, and does not mistake one for another; He hears them all, in all the different languages and with all their varied requests and pleas. No voice distracts Him from hearing another, He does not confuse their requests, and He never tires of hearing the pleas of those in need. He sees all that is visible, even the walk of a black ant across a solid rock in the darkest night. The unseen is visible to Him, and secrets are known to Him Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He has a matter to bring forth (such as giving honour to some, disgrace to some, life to some, death to some, etc.)! [The Quran 55:29 interpretation of the meaning]. He forgives sins, eases worries, relieves distress, helps the defeated person back on his feet, makes the poor rich, guides the one who is astray and confused, fulfils the needs of the desperate, feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, conceals faults, and calms fears. He raises the status of some and lowers the status of others. Even if all the inhabitants of heaven and earth, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn alike, were to be as pious as the most pious among them, this would not increase His sovereignty in the slightest; if they all, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn alike, were to be as rebellious as the most rebellious among them, this would not decrease His sovereignty in the slightest. If everything in heaven and on earth, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn, living and dead, animate and inanimate, were to stand in one place and ask of Him, and He were to give them everything that they asked for, this would not decrease what He has by even an atom’s weight. He is the First, before Whom there is nothing, and the Last, after Whom there is nothing. He is the Most deserving of being remembered, the Most deserving of being worshipped, the Most deserving of being thanked. He is the Most Compassionate of kings, the Most Generous of those who are asked. He is the King Who has no partner or associate, the One who has no rival, the Self-SufficientMaster, Who has no son, the Most High, and there is none like unto Him. Everything will perish save His face [Quran 28:88 interpretation of the meaning], and everything will vanish except His sovereignty. He will not be obeyed except by His permission, and He will not be disobeyed except with His knowledge. He is obeyed, so He shows His appreciation, and He is disobeyed, so he forgives. Every punishment on His part is justice, and every blessing from Him is a favour. He is the closest of witnesses and the nearest of protectors. He seizes people by their forelocks, records their deeds and decrees the appointed time for all things. Hearts conceal nothing from Him, for secrets are known to Him. His gift is a word and His punishment is a word: Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, Be! and it is. [Quran, 36:82 interpretation of the meaning]. This is Allah, who revealed the Glorious Quran for the guidance of mankind. [Adapted from al-Waabil al-Sayib, p. 125]

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Oh Allah keep my mother happy. Give her relief from all her ailments, giver her energy, give her peace of mind. Oh Allah, protect my mother from anyone who does not respect her. Protect her from any harm, whether it be emotional, mental, physical or spiritual. Oh Allah, cover my mother with mercy the way she has covered me with mercy- Allah, forgive my mother the way she has forgiven others. Oh Allah, give my mother jannah. Elevate her status and reward her for the way she has looked after me, the way she has looked after all others before herself.

From Hadith Qudsi:

Allah the Almighty said: I am as My servant thinks I am (1). I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm’s length, I draw near to him a cubit, and if he draws near to Me a cubit, I draw near to him a fathom. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed. [Hadith Qudsi 15]

Just make sure you’re not taking advice from people whose ceiling is your floor.

You know what is one of the greatest gifts God can grant you?   The ability to sit down and reflect, contemplate, ponder over your actions and deeds.  To think about all you’ve done, in relation to Him or His other creations. Not many people can proudly admit their mistakes and feel the anguish in their heart.  Not many people are willing to drop the faces on the dirt and admit that they were wrong.  It is such a blessing to take into account my dealings and transactions with someone and know exactly where I went wrong.  What I could have done better?  This is all due to Him.  He’s the one that sends this inspiration upon us.  Sometimes it comes with tears, but the conviction in your heart is strong that you surely know it is God teaching you a lesson.  And what a greater blessing when all that you have hasn’t become obsolete, but there is another chance to possibly redeem yourself.  

“Remember this: You will always have two choices. You can focus on the mistake. Or you can focus on the One who can fix it. You can focus on the problem, or on the One who can solve it. You can focus on the sin, or on the One who can erase it.”

— Yasmin Mogahed

My dear relax and let go of everything for a while all the stress and tension release it for a while, look around and appreciate your blessings.Don't make a wall of grief in your heart. Trials are hard, and sabr is more hard to observe but with Allah's mercy we go through. Make a mindset that whatever is happening is just because Allah wants to and whatever will happen is Just because Allah wants to As his plans are best and he will never let you go empty handed. Maybe you are wishing for a rose but Allah has planned a garden of beautiful flowers for you, maybe you are wishing for a drop yet Allah wants to give an ocean for you. Your Tawakkul should be so strong that fears should never make a space in your head. We don't know what Allah is doing, today we think why is He doing. One day i guarantee you will look back and realise why it was necessary and will thank Allah for all the trials.We can just keep patience and reliance on him and as we go in this journey we can only make dua. Allah has given us ability to make dua, to talk with him. Creator of you, me,our earth, the heaven. Creator of everything. And he has given us the ability to talk with him. So to release the heaviness of your heart talk to him, tell him everything you have inside your heart. He is listening and he will surely grant you relief.

Surah Ad Duha is one of the most beautiful surah there is. It teaches us that Allah has not left us alone. He is always there, watching over us, and soon He will give. “And your Lord is going to give to you, and you will be satisfied” Qur'an [93:5]

A beautiful life does not just happen it is built daily by prayer, humility, sacrifice and hard work.