Seeking clarity

She set herself on a trail to attain contentment

Along the way she met joy and happiness

But she wasn't satisfied

She realised none of them were what she was looking for 

Valley, hill and mountain she climbed 

Lake, stream and river she crossed 

Quest to clarity she called it 

With each passing day she grew weary

Never ever did she lose hope though

She hoped and prayed for better days 

For herself and those whom she loves

Peace 🕊️ isn't supposed to give you sorrow she thought

Every moment of happiness was short lived 

Making her question the purpose of life itself

She dreaded freling happy 

Since sadness was bound to tag along

All these feelings go hand in hand she thought

One gives rise to another making them all interconnected

You see she might act childish but deep down she's a woman of great intellectuality and wisdom

She's responsible and loving 

She knows her worth 

She gives and doesn't expect in return 

She's determined to seek the truth and thrive

Destiny is not a joke 

Allah doesn't decree except with insight

Certainty in the Lord's mercy 

She knew He wouldn't let her down 

There's goodness in everything 

Even if it seems harmful from the outside 

Never judge a book by the cover they say 

True to every letter 

She contemplates on every little and big thing

Is life really worth all the struggle?

Then she sets her thinking correct 

This is a testing place not a resting place 

Our purpose here is to gather enough good deeds for our hereafter

It was nearly dawn

Allah has descended to the lowest heaven 

She spread out her prayer mat 

Did the ablution 

Wore her prayer cloth 

Prayed two rakahs of Tahajjud

Raised her hands and supplicated to the One above 

Unbeknownst to her, tears welled up and started flowing down her cheeks 

She opened up her Quran and began reciting

Verily in the rememberance of Allah do hearts find rest 

She felt relieved 

Why should she climb mountains and cross rivers when the answer to her confusion and sorrow is far more closer and in reach 

Sure there will be struggle but with Allah by your side anything is possible and everything is worth it 

She is me and you and anyone who's willing to be 

So let's be the better version of ourselves each day 

We will be magnets to success in this life and the next 

Peace 🕊️

اعظم سعادة في الحياة

 السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

😆وووهههوو ، متحمسة جدًا لمقال اليوم

منذ أن أدرك عقلي جمال واتساع الزواج ، كنت أتخيل دائمًا كيف ستكون الحياة بالنسبة لي كامرأة متزوجة

منذ ذلك الوقت ، كنت أجهز نفسي ، سواء بوعي أو الا شعوري ، بكل طريقة ممكنة لقبول الحب والعيش بفرح ونعيم مع تحمل المسؤوليات كزوجة

اليوم يمكنني أن أقول بسعادة إنني امرأة متزوجة.  امرأة كانت تنظر إليها عائلة أخرى وكانوا يعتقدون أنني الأنسب لابنهم.  

مدهش و جميل في نفس الوقت

مهما كنت أشكر الله فهو لا يكفي إطلاقا الحمد لله دايما وابدا

قال الله سبحانه في كتابه المحكم

(ومن ءایته أن خلق لكم من أنفسكم أزواجࣰا لتسكنوا إلیها وجعل بینكم مودةࣰ ورحمة إن في ذلك لایتࣲ لقومࣲ یتفكرون)

[سورة الروم 21]

"لتسكنوا اليها"

حتى تجد الطمأنينة والسكينة بها 

جعل الله جميع المتزوجات مصدر  ومنبع سلام لأزواجهن.  آمين 💕

إن مفهوم الزواج برمته هو مفهوم يكملك نفسياً وجسدياً وعقلياً وروحياً ودينيا

لأن الانسان خلق ضعيفًا

قال تعالى

(... وَخُلِقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ ضَعِیفࣰا)

[سورة النساء 28]

بغض النظر عن مدى قوتك وحسن الاطلاع ، يجب أن يكون هناك شخص يكملك.  

في نهاية اليوم ، لا يوجد أحد كامل فالكمال لله جل شانه وحده

لا أحد منا يستطيع أن يعيش بمفرده لأن الله خلق أبينا آدم وخلق أمنا حواء له ليكون له شريكة رغم أنه كان من سكان الجنة حيث كل شيء على ما يرام ولن يمسهم حزن فيها.

( ان الذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصالحات واقاموا الصلاة وءاتوا الزكاة لهم اجرهم عند ربهم ولا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنون )

[سورة البقرة 277]

لا أحد كامل

كل شخص لديه نقص في شيء أو بآخر

ومن كل شيء أنشأنا زوجًا كل شيء في الحياة له زوج

قال تعالى :

(وَمِن كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَیۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ)

[سورة الذاريات 49]

أرى أن الزواج بكل تقلباته ، يشكل الشخص ويصنعه في نسخ أفضل من نفسه

نصيحة واحدة صغيرة لكل من يبحث عن أزواج أو يحلمون به

العمر ليس مقياسا للزواج

بالأحرى ، الأشياء الأخرى مثل الرغبة في جعل كل شيء شرعياً والعيش كما يرضي ربنا ، وكذلك الخوف من الوقوع في المحرمات.

يا أعزائي ، لا تستعجل وتهرب وتتعثر وتسقط عندما يتعلق الأمر بالزواج.  تحدث إلى من هم أكبر منك سناً إذا كنت ترغب في الزواج عاجلاً أم آجلاً ثم ضع ثقتك في الله وادعي باستمرار.  

لا يوجد شيء مثل الدعاء في هذا العالم.  إنها الطريقة الوحيدة التي نتحدث بها مع الله بصرف النظر عن الصلاة.

{اَلدُّعَاء مُخُّ اَلْعِبَادَةِ}

رواه الترمذي بسلسلة الرواة كاملة.

دعاءان جميلتان يتم تعليمهما لنا في القرآن من قبل خالقنا في ضوء الزواج

(... رَبَنا هَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَزۡوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّیَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعۡیُنࣲ وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ إِمَامًا)

[سورة الفرقان 74]

(... رَبِّ إِنِّی لِمَاۤ أَنزَلۡتَ إِلَیَّ مِنۡ خَیۡرࣲ فَقِیرࣱ)

[سورة القصص 24]

بارك الله في كل قلب مؤلم بفرح لا يقاس ، وكل روح وحيدة مع شريك ورفيق كما باركني بشخص يكمل روحي اكثر من اي احد ثاني.  آمين ❤️

Greatest joy of life

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

In the name of Allah the Most Beneficial, the Most Merciful

😆Wohoo, soooo excited for today's article

Since the time my mind fathomed the beauty and vastness of marriage, I always imagined what life would be like for me as a married woman

Ever since that age I've been preparing myself, either conciously or subconsciously, in every way possible to accept love and live in joy and bliss along with carrying the responsibilities as a wife.

Today I can happily say that I'm a married woman. A woman who was looked upon by another family and they believed I was best suited for their son. Mindblowing yet beautiful at the same time

No matter how much I thank Allah it's never enough at all الحمد لله دايما وابدا 

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in 

(وَمِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِهِۦۤ أَنۡ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَ ٰ⁠جࣰا لِّتَسۡكُنُوۤا۟ إِلَیۡهَا وَجَعَلَ بَیۡنَكُم مَّوَدَّةࣰ وَرَحۡمَةًۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ)

And among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.

[سورة الروم 21]

"لتسكنوا اليها"

So that you may find peace and tranquility within her 

May Allah make all the married women a source of peace  for their husbands. Aameen 💕

The whole concept of marriage is one that completes you psychologically, physically, mentally and spiritually

Because you see, man is created weak

Allah says 

(...وَخُلِقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ ضَعِیفࣰا)

And man was created weak

[سورة النساء 28]

No matter how strong and knowledgable you are there must be someone who completes you. At the end of the day nobody is perfect because perfection belongs to Allah

None of us can live alone because God created our father Adam and our Mother Hawa for him to have a partner even though he was an inhabitant of heaven where everything is perfect and no sadness will touch them therein 

(إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ یَحۡزَنُونَ)

Truly those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, they will have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve

[سورة البقرة 277]

Nobody is perfect

Everyone has an imperfection in one thing or the other

A partner helps by covering up the imperfection or by getting rid of it

And from everything we created a pair

Everything in life has a pair

(وَمِن كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَیۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ)

And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allah).

[سورة الذاريات 49]

Moreover, I see that marriage with all it's ups and downs, shapes a person and moulds them into better versions of themselves

One little advice I have for all those looking for spouses or dreaming of spouses

  Age is not a measure of marriage

Rather, the other things are, like the desire to make everything lawful and to live as pleases our Lord, as well as the fear of falling into the forbidden

My dears, don't rush and run and trip and fall when it comes to marriage. Talk to your elders if you have a wish of marrying sooner or later and then put your trust in Allah and constantly make du'a. There's nothing like du'a in this world. It's the only way we talk to Allah apart from prayer. 

{ اَلدُّعَاءُ مُخُّ اَلْعِبَادَةِ }

“Supplication is the pith of worship.” 

Related by At-Tirmidhi with a full chain of narrators.

Two beautiful du'as are taught to us in the Quran by our Creator جل في علا in the light of marriage 

(... رَبَّنَا هَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَزۡوَ ٰ⁠جِنَا وَذُرِّیَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعۡیُنࣲ وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ إِمَامًا)

... "Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the Muttaqun"

[سورة الفرقان 74]

And then the du'a of Musa peace be upon him

(... رَبِّ إِنِّی لِمَاۤ أَنزَلۡتَ إِلَیَّ مِنۡ خَیۡرࣲ فَقِیرࣱ)

"My Lord! Truly, I am in need of whatever good that You bestow on me!"

[سورة القصص 24]

May Allah bless every aching heart with joy beyond measure and every lonely soul with a partner and a soulmate just like how He blessed me with the most complementary person to my soul. Aameen ❤️

Clarity vs. Confusion

 

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Ever had those moments in life where nothing seems to make sense even though you try your very best to put two and two together?

Well, who am I kidding? Without a doubt, every single person who has walked the face of this Earth has felt it, lived through it and most importantly got the better of it and conquered it 😊

In moments like these what I usually do is overthink, which is exactly the opposite of what you should do! I'll tell you why... Overthinking leads to confusion which in turn makes you lose the calm demeanor you would otherwise have. A few random uncalculated turns and your destination turns out to be in the middle of nowhere. yes, you not only arrive at the wrong destination but you are convinced that it's the right one

We've all been there and experienced this, right? So the big question is, how do we come out of without causing too much havoc in our lives?

Simple! As Muslims, we believe that actions are according to intentions

Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him), reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intention. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration will be for Allah and His Messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for"

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Moreover, we believe that nothing in this world is impossible for Allah because He is القادر, The All Capable and He mentions time and again 

 إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ قَدِیرࣱ

Certainly Allah has power over all things

So now do you believe me when I say that it's possible to find clarity in confusion? Couldn't crack the code? Need me to elaborate? Your patience in running thin? K k don't worry, I gotcha

So basically the only two thngs you've got to do is, correct intentions in addition to lots of supplications

That's it! Simple as pie

Thank me later guys. You owe me😜 Just kidding. You all don't owe me anything except du'as for a good life in this world and the next

So remember my lovelies. Next time your mind has lost it's way and it seems like you ar standing in the middle of the desrt, know with certainty that Allah is with you. He is السميع البصير The All Hearing The All Seeing. He loves you more than your own mother who gave birth to you does

Narated By 'Umar bin Al-Khattab : Some Sabi (i.e. war prisoners, children and woman only) were brought before the Prophet and behold, a woman amongst them was milking her breasts to feed and whenever she found a child amongst the captives, she took it over her chest and nursed it (she had lost her child but later she found him) the Prophet said to us, "Do you think that this lady can throw her son in the fire?" We replied, "No, if she has the power not to throw it (in the fire)." The Prophet then said, "Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this lady to her son."- Sahih Bukhari.

So the next time tears threaten to spill just raise your hands up to Him and you will see miracles unfold in front of your eyes sooner or later

Peace out ✌

Ready, Set, Go!

 

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

It's been a while since I came on here 😅I hope you all missed me because I missed you all loadsssss. Hope you all have been doing well. As a "sorry I was away" gift I'll be publishing two articles today😊

Ready, Set, Go!

"Barbeque party at the rooftop two days from today be there by 5 30pm"

we texted our friends a few months back

Within two days time we were able to arrange and delegate what each person's contribution would be

Two days passed by in the blink of an eye. Our friends arrived one by one and we headed to the rooftop

We got started on the barbeque at the same time laughing and chatting about the most random things. Time passed by in laughter and games. One of the games being a race from one end of the rooftop to the other

We kept our marks, got ready and set off at our highest speeds to reach the finish line. It was a very small distance but the winner among us felt so accomplished. To be honest, I don't even remember who the winner was

Do you want to know why?

It's because I consider all of us winners. You would probably scoff at me for saying this but it's the truth

Such is life. It's a journey from one point to another in time or to put it in simpler terms, a race or a marathon considering how long it is😁 Each one travels at their own pace striving to achieve what they define as success

We must learn to enjoy life within the bounds set by our Creator, Allah and know with conviction that each of us are in fact winners😊 regardless of what people may say.

Let me paint a clearer picture for you. In the race that day, the one who reached the finish line first will surely be happier first but even the  last person is bound to reach the finish line at her own pace. If each of us were blindfolded and ran the race we would have believed that we had come in first

In life we go through things sometimes sooner than others our age. We must know that age is merely a number and it's not a measure for success

Now let's analyse. What was hidden once we had our blindfolds on? Yup, that's right! It's the ability to compare ourselves to others.

Comparison is what gives preference to one over the other. A simple example to make it crystal clear - Had it not been for the different colours we wouldn't have had a favourite

So my dears, don't compare yourself. You are a winner. You were born to be one.

Sure, how and when you you win could differ from how and when your friends win. Keep one thing in mind though. 

You are on the right path to success as long as you are trying

 Believe it!

Each of my friends that day had been going through a different phase in life but the truth we didn't ak anyone feel bad that they are slower in life or anything of that sort

The true essence of life is to enjoy the present and prepare for the future by cheering others on and cheering yourself on as well

Treasure this gem of an advice. Do not compare yourself to others beacuse comparison tends to decrease the value of something in order to give value to the other. Enjoy what you have accomplished so far and try to be better than you were yesterday and also always keep trying

Peace out 🕊

Love you all 💗

This one's for you grandma

 السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Hope everyone is doing well 😊

Just wanted to share a simple piece of poetry I wrote in remembrance of vaapamma 😔

Dearest grandma,

You have gone far away,

While we were waiting for summer,

To come visit you and stay.

Draped in your colourful saris,

Everyday,

You always had different stories 

To say.

Be it about fairy tales of the past,

Or today, 

Amusement to the last,

Bit of story you had to convey.

You had a stash of candy,

Hidden and kept away,

To give the lovely children,

Who came to play.

You visited us for 3 months,

Or more so to say,

Enjoyed life with us,

Everyday.

Always busy with smocking,

You had your way,

Outcomes of it shocking,

As it turns out as beautiful as light and day.

You visited each of your children,

If not everyday,

Once in a while,

Cuz it was your duty you say.

You dissolved chaos and trouble, 

That came their way,

And had a du'a,

You would always pray.

Like a teen you would cook,

And cry out in dismay,

When others don't let you into the kitchen,

To do what you may.

At dawn anticipating Fajr,

You would recite and pray,

To the Lord who is Merciful

And loves you in everyway.

You would flash a smile to everyone,

You meet everyday,

Masking your pain so that,

No one sees any day.

You inspire me,

in everyway,

To be a better person,

Forever and till I meet you one day.

So grandma,

For all these I have to say,

May Allah have Mercy on you,

And grant you Jannathul Firdous for eternity to stay.

Aanisha Imthiyas