“We Are All A People In Need. We Are Not Perfect. We Are Not Machines. We Make Mistakes. We Need Grace.

There is an ayah in the Qur'an where Allah promises us that if we thank Him then He will surely grant us more. And subhanallah, it’s not just to do with wealth. It’s to do with everything. If Allah has guided you, thank Him. He will keep you steadfast. If He teaches you something new regarding the deen, thank Him and He will increase you in knowledge. If happiness surrounds you, then thank Him. He will give you even more things to be happy about. Just a few moments of pondering over the bounties of Allah can increase our Imaan.

Knowing the difference between who to cut off and who to be patient with is everything.

The ninety nine names of Allah :

Allāh (God) الله

Al-Raḥmān (The Gracious) الرَّحْمَن

Al-Raḥīm (The Merciful) الرَّحِيم

Al-Mālik (The Sovereign) الْملك

Al-Qudūs (The Holy) القدوس

Al-Salām (The Peace) السَّلَام

Al-Mu’min (The Faithful) الْمُؤمن

Al-Muhaymin (The Protector) الْمُهَيْمِن

Al-Azīz (The Almighty) الْعَزِيز

Al-Jabbār (The Compeller) الْجَبَّار

Al-Mutakabir (The Supreme)المتكبر

Al-Khāliq (The Creator) الْخَالِق

Al-Bārī (The Makler) البارئ

Al-Muṣawwir (The Fashioner) المصور

Al-Ghaffār (The Forgiving) الْغفار

Al-Qahhār (The Prevailing) القهار

Al-Wahhāb (The Bestower) الْوَهَّاب

Al-Razzāq (The Provider) الرَّزَّاق

Al-Fatāh (The Opener) الفتاح

Al-‘Alīm (The Knowing) الْعَلِيم

Al-Qābiḍ (The Withholder) الْقَابِض

Al-Bāsiṭ (The Extender) الباسط

Al-Khāfiḍ (The Humbler) الْخَافِض

Al-Rāfi’ (The Raiser) الرافع

Al-Mu’iz (The Honorer) المعز

Al-Mudhil (The Humiliater) المذل

Al-Samī’ (The Hearing) السميع

Al-Basīr (The Seeing) البصير

Al-Ḥakam (The Judge) الحكم

Al-‘Adl (The Just) العدل

Al-Laṭīf (The Kind) اللطيف

Al-Khabīr (The Aware) الخبير

Al-Ḥalīm (The Forbearing) الحليم

Al-Aẓīm (The Grand) العظيم

Al-Ghafūr (The Exonerating) الغفور

Al-Shakūr (The Thankful) الشكور

Al-‘Alī (The Most High) العلي

Al-Kabīr (The Greatest) الكبير

Al-Ḥafīẓ (The Preserver) الحفيظ

Al-Muqīt (The Nourisher) المقيت

Al-Ḥasīb (The Reckoner) الحسيب

Al-Jalīl (The Sublime) الجليل

Al-Karīm (The Generous) الكريم

Al-Raqīb (The Watchful) الرقيب

Al-Mujīb (The Answerer) المجيب

Al-Wāsi’ (The Expander) الواسع

Al-Ḥakīm (The Wise) الحكيم

Al-Wadūd (The Loving) الودود

Al-Majīd (The Glorious) المجيد

Al-Bā’ith (The Resurrector) الباعث

Al-Shahīd (The Witness) الشهيد

Al-Ḥaqq (The Truth) الحق

Al-Wakīl (The Trustee) الوكيل

Al-Qawī (The Powerful) القوي

Al-Matīn (The Strong) المتين

Al-Walī (The Defender) الولي

Al-Ḥamīd (The Praiseworthy) الحميد

Al-Muḥṣi (The Accountant) المحصي

Al-Mubdī’ (The Initiator) المبدئ

Al-Mu’īd (The Restorer) المعيد

Al-Muḥyī (The Giver of Life) المحي

Al-Mumīt (The Causer of Death) المميت

Al-Ḥayy (The Living) الحي

Al-Qayūm (The Sustaining) القيوم

Al-Wājid (The Finder) الواجد

Al-Mājid (The Magnificent) الماجد

Al-Wāhid (The One) الواحد

Al-Ṣamad (The Eternal Refuge) الصمد

Al-Qādir (The Able) القادر

Al-Muqtadir (The Determiner) المقتدر

Al-Muqaddim (The Expediter) المقدم

Al-Muakhir (The Delayer) المؤخر

Al-Awwal (The First) الأول

Al-Ākhir (The Last) الآخر

Al-Ẓāhir (The Outward) الظاهر

Al-Bāṭin (The Inward) الباطن

Al-Wāli (The Governer) الوالي

Al-Muta’ālī (The Exalted) المتعالي

Al-Birr (The Righteous) البر

Al-Tawwāb (The Acceptor of Repentance) التواب

Al-Muntaqim (The Avenger) المنتقم

Al-‘Afūw (The Pardoner) العفو

Al-Ra’ūf (The Kind) الرؤوف

Mālik al-Mulk (The King of Kings) مالك الملك

Dhu al-Jalāl wal-Ikrām (The Majestic and Noble) ذو الجلال والإكرام

Al-Muqsiṭ (The Equitable) المقسط

Al-Jāmi’ (The Gatherer) الجامع

Al-Ghanī (The Independent) الغني

Al-Mughnī (The Enricher) المغني

Al-Māni’ (The Preventer) المانع

Al-Ḍārr (The Causer of Harm) الضار

Al-Nāfi’ (The Causer of Benefit) النافع

Al-Nūr (The Light) النور

Al-Hādī (The Guider) الهادي

Al-Badī’ (The Origin) البديع

Al-Bāqi (The Remaining) الباقي

Al-Wārith (The Inheritor) الوارث

Al-Rashīd (The Director) الرشيد

Al-Sabūr (The Patient) الصبور

Dua’a protects us

Imagine being married to a MAN who asks GOD to help him LOVE you CORRECTLY.

Qasim Rafique

A beautiful piece of advice with a powerful illustration to go with it. Have a good long think about this one:

“The greater the distance between Allāh and the spouses the greater the distance between the spouses themselves..and the closer you are to Allāh, the closer you will be to your spouse”.

وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيۡكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضٰىؕ

And [very soon] your Lord will give you [so much] that you will be satisfied.

[93:5]

One of my favourite suwars from the Qur’an is Surah Dhuha because of how beautiful each lesson is behind every ayah.

This surah was revealed to the Prophet ‎‪ﷺ‬ at a time when he didn’t receive any revelation for 6 months. He was saddened by this and felt that Allah was displeased with him, had forgotten him and didn’t want him as a nabi anymore.

How many of us feel like this when we are in a situation where our world is crumbling apart? Our imaan feels low, we don’t have khushoo in our salah and neither does it have an impact on our hearts. We feel as if Allah doesn’t love us or care about us and it seems as if all our du’as are going unheard. Yet, this beautiful surah was revealed to give hope, solace and comfort to the Prophet ‎‪ﷺ‬ that Allah hasn’t forgotten him and that He is always with him.

Whenever you feel like you’re drowning in the ocean of life and cannot see a way out, look to this surah and find peace, reassurance and renewed faith in Allah that He hasn’t forgotten you either. He will never leave you in the dark by yourself. Know that very soon, Allah will give you so much that your heart will be satisfied ❤️

The older i get the more i realize

Friendship is not something that is common. Genuine Friendship is rare 

Your mother should be appreciated 

Everybody wants something and never ask themselves what they bring to the table

The energy you give the world is the energy you receive

Time alone is not a bad thing

Love is a gift and is not something you can demand or force

Being comfortable should be your main priority