"O God, if I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell,
And if I worship You in hope of Paradise,Exclude me from Paradise.
But if I worship You for Your Own sake,Grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.

"Rabia Al-Adawiya (may Allah be pleased with her)

the state of tribulation, the appropriate response is patience

But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. 016.110

REMEMBRANCE....

Remember Him even 'After you have performed the act of worship (salaat), remember Allah (swt) standing, sitting and lying down.' (4: 103)

Many people do not remember ALlah, not until something bad happen to them. There are some people who remmeber ALlah, but only in the context of solat. Allah asks us to remember Him AT ALL TIMES...

'Lo! Even I am Allah. There is no god except Me. So serve Me and establish worship for My remembrance.' (20:14)

Just remember Him for the simple fact that He is the Creator..Rabbul Alameen..!

'But verily, remembrance of Allah (swt) is more important' (29: 45)

Remembering Allah solves a lot of the problems we have in the world. Just Remember that all there is are nothing but His Signs....


'O ye who believe! Remember Allah (swt) with much remembrance' (37:75).

Beauty..

Yes my passion is awakened and it is sweet and painful at the same time. To be vulnerable , to be sensitive , to be able to love is also to be able to feel sadness. The deepest joy cannot be experienced except if you open yourself to the deepest hurts. The only alternative is to encrust your heart in sheets of ice and a shell...and not feel, neither joy nor hurts. My heart was awakened by Beauty. Allah had chosen that Beauty would be seen and appreciated by me and knock on the closed door of my heart and open it . But alas for the human, when passion awakens , with it comes a bittersweet longing that sets the hapless soul on a journey of seeking the Beloved....Ibn Arabi