March 10th, 2012
It is not happy people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are happy. #islam #gratitude
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February 5th, 2012
January 5th, 2012
“Do not despair of the mercy of Allah”
(Quran 39:53)
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December 15th, 2011
Islamic Thinking: Actual Children’s Answers to The Question “What Is Love?”
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” - Chrissy, age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” - Terri, age 4
“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving…
November 27th, 2011
When imaan enters the hearts, that’s when lives change. ♥
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November 4th, 2011
![islamicthinking:
Surah Taha
“O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.” (Qur’an 2:153)
“And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah ]
Who are certain that they will meet their Lord and that they will return to Him.”
(Qur’an, 2:45-46)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpwrbpS3SF1r09l4io1_1280.jpg)
Surah Taha
“O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.” (Qur’an 2:153)
“And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah ]
Who are certain that they will meet their Lord and that they will return to Him.”
(Qur’an, 2:45-46)
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October 21st, 2011
![Hayu:
destinationjannah:
I’m sorry. I’m sorry I don’t have the most perfect skin.I’m sorry I don’t look like a Victoria Secrets modelI’m sorry I don’t have the best style.I’m sorry I’m not tall.I’m sorry I’m not perfectly skinny- 5’7 nor 100 pounds.I’m sorry I have stretch marks here and there. I’m sorry I have bad hijab days. I’m sorry that I’m plain.I’m sorry my eyebrows aren’t thin and perfectly trimmed.I’m sorry my face isn’t caked in make-up.I’m sorry that I can never meet society’s standards.But you know what? I don’t need to care about society’s criteria. I don’t need people to tell me I’m beautiful.I don’t need compliments to make me feel better. I don’t need a superficial love that can’t withstand a stretch mark here or chub there.I don’t need to keep sinking into a never ending pit of low self-esteem.Because I looked to Allah, and He told me the perfect recipe to be Beautiful.Not just temporarily, but forever. “And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,…” [25:63]“And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate {25:67]“And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance. And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity. And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind. And those who say, “Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.” Those will be awarded the Chamber for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace.” [25:71-75]Ya Allah, when the world criticizes me a million times overYa Allah, when the world keeps telling me hurtful thingsYa Allah, when the world keeps pushing “ugly” at me.Give me the courage to hold firm to your Deen. Ya Allah, as long as I am beautiful to you, nothing else matters. Ya Allah, even when everyone leaves my side, let me take comfort in the fact thatYou are closer to me than my jugular vein [50:16]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrkuiqAE6C1qiilewo1_400.jpg)
Hayu:
I’m sorry.
I’m sorry I don’t have the most perfect skin.
I’m sorry I don’t look like a Victoria Secrets model
I’m sorry I don’t have the best style.
I’m sorry I’m not tall.
I’m sorry I’m not perfectly skinny- 5’7 nor 100 pounds.
I’m sorry I have stretch marks here and there.
I’m sorry I have bad hijab days.
I’m sorry that I’m plain.
I’m sorry my eyebrows aren’t thin and perfectly trimmed.
I’m sorry my face isn’t caked in make-up.
I’m sorry that I can never meet society’s standards.
But you know what?
I don’t need to care about society’s criteria.
I don’t need people to tell me I’m beautiful.
I don’t need compliments to make me feel better.
I don’t need a superficial love that can’t withstand a stretch mark here or chub there.
I don’t need to keep sinking into a never ending pit of low self-esteem.
Because I looked to Allah, and He told me the perfect recipe to be Beautiful.
Not just temporarily, but forever.
“And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,…” [25:63]
“And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate {25:67]
“And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance. And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity. And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind. And those who say, “Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.” Those will be awarded the Chamber for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace.” [25:71-75]
Ya Allah, when the world criticizes me a million times over
Ya Allah, when the world keeps telling me hurtful things
Ya Allah, when the world keeps pushing “ugly” at me.
Give me the courage to hold firm to your Deen.
Ya Allah, as long as I am beautiful to you, nothing else matters.
Ya Allah, even when everyone leaves my side, let me take comfort in the fact that
You are closer to me than my jugular vein [50:16]
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October 19th, 2011
If something is not happening for you, it doesn’t mean it’s never going to happen. It means you are not ready for it.
October 19th, 2011
October 7th, 2011
Islamic Thinking: Bad Breath
The Prophet (SAW) said: “When a person tells a lie, the bad smell that comes out of the lie keeps the angels one mile away.” [Tirmidhi]
Keep in mind that you are pushing the angels that protect you away from you when you tell lies. Many are the lies that we are aware of telling. Yet how many…
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