#be proud of your Deen

[mashriqiyyah]

Stop being ashamed to wear the crown of Deen upon your heads.

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[julaibib]

This year has been particularly challenging for me. I deeply regret my decision to turn away someone who had patiently waited for me for nearly ten years. At the time, I was unable to choose them due to a variety of factors, including my faith and personal feelings, and I also felt the need to protect myself. However, now I find myself regretting that choice. My feelings have changed, and I can't help but wonder if this is a form of punishment for me. Was I arrogant?, even though this situation seems to be an answer to my prayer during the last third of the night? Did I pray incorrectly? Was I too proud in my prayers? Could this be part of Allah's plan for me, and will it eventually lead to something good? I am confused and uncertain. I pray daily, asking Allah to guide and control my feelings, as they seem misplaced, and only Allah has the power to manage them.

I feel lost and don’t know what to do anymore. I am overwhelmed with regret about everything.

Of course, it was a big mistake for you to lose someone like this, especially if he had strong deen and good morals and waited for you all this time. if you prayed Istikhara before your decision, of course everything that Allah wrote after that is good for you, but the important thing is not to live in regret and sorrow.

You have to think about trying again and not repeating the mistake. It is possible for a person to regret for a period of time, but he has to stop at some point and thank Allah for what happened and continue with something else.

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I've been busy assisting Sheikh Majed for his upcoming class, in shaa Allah, and came across this amazing speech. This is part of Uthman's radi Allahu anhu final speech to the public before his martyrdom:

❛Allah only gave you this world so that you would use it to seek the hereafter. He did not give it to you so that you would rely on it.

This world shall vanish, and the hereafter shall remain. Let not the temporary world make you proud and keep you from the everlasting one.

Prefer what is eternal over what is temporal. Indeed, this world shall come to an end, and we will all return to Allah.❜

【Source: Uthman Ibn Affan, His Life & Times, by Dr. Ali M. Sallabi】

The lives of the Rightly Guided Caliphs are filled with gems regarding taqwa and beautiful character, about integrity and justice, spiritual empowerment, and critical lessons that we can still apply to date. There are heart-breaking moments, and there are moments where I thought to myself: After the Prophets alayhumus-salaam, these people were truly the best among the best.

May we love the Companions radi Allahu anhum as we ought to, and may Allah reunite us with whom we love.

Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©

[wawaikattepi]

weekly journal 1 (moving on)

Life has been very though as ever but to forget you? that’s even thougher. Knowing that we could never be the same shattered my heart into pieces. I have loved you the most. I have loved you as loud as everyone knew how proud I am just to call you mine. It has been awhile since we part ways but yet it felt like yesterday you said ‘I love you’ to me. Just know that I would give everything up just to be with you, be us again. To feel the warmth of our love is what I would die for. I am very much grateful that we’ve crossed path. Never once I ever regret that I met you in this life. I always thought that we could grow old, build a family together. How Funny that we even got a name for our ‘future baby’ hahaha. Allah knows best for us and so here we are. I’ve told ibu how my heart has been taken care of by a very good man. Yet, you’ve proved me wrong.

We failed our relationship once but we managed to be in eachother arms once again. Somehow, we failed twice. This time, there’s no coming back. Few days after we broke up, I found out that you went back to your past. To the one you’ve told me how dirty she did to you, to the one who turned your world upside down, to the one who left you back then. Simply said, I got cheated on by you with your ex. Did I fumbled? yes I do. Did I went crazy? almost. Did I cried my eyes out? I bawled. I lost myself. I felt like a failure. I keep on questioning myself, my worth and I even blamed me for ruined us. For a moment I realized that not everyone who came into our life was meant to stay. There must be something that I lack in me while still learning to love you. It took me months and almost a year for me to gain myself back eventhough I am not fully healed yet but I’m doing great now.

I’m grateful for my friends who were always there for me as they helped me gather up myself, gather up the broken pieces of my heart. I may be unlucky in relationship but Alhamdulillah I’m super blessed with my friendship. I pray to Allah through days and nights hoping that He would varnish the bits of love that left in me for you. I can’t bear to lose myself even more now. As I am recovering, I am also working on my deen, balancing my dunya and my akhirah. And for you, please forget me, please forgive me as I’ve forgave you and please be happy. I hope you’re even happier and be the happiest. I hope you become the great and successful man that you’ve once told me you want to be. Thankyou, my love lesson. May we never meet again.

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Assalam ‘alaykum sister…

First of all I want to thank you for this safe space you’ve created, I was looking for someone to advice me in real life but I couldn’t find anyone, alhamdulillah I remembered this blog.

In these past two months I’ve been getting to know a guy with marriage in mind.

It’s the first time he hadapproached a girl so he’s a bit clumsy but I feel like he tries his best.

Lately we were discussing about mixed friendship, mind you, we both live in Italy but I was born and rised here while he was rised in Egypt.

I lived my whole life in contact with the opposite gender so I kind of created my boundaries (religiously speaking) and found my balance.

During these discussions I brought how in the future InshAllah, if Allah grants me a family and a house I want it to be always full of friends (by friends I meant man and women) or how I like to play cards during breaks in uni with my male colleagues (I’m a stem major). He was quite bothered by this, he said that he knows himself and knows that these things will be a problem for him in the future.

He went on bringing up how in Islam it’s not permissible to have these kind of close interactions to the opposite gender, I know it shouldn’t have but it kind of irked me. We decided to genuinely look up these things and understand if we can arrive to an agreement

I have a really bubbly personality… I fear that if I was to compromise on this I’ll lose a part of me. But I don’t want to end things with him because I got attached (I know I shouldn’t…)

I’m 23 and I don’t know if I’m making the right choices, I fear I’m hurrying myself to get to know another person while I’m lost between uni and trying to form my own views about the world while trying my best to preserve my deen.

In your opinion, what’s the approach I should take? Which things should I keep in mind while getting to know another person?

May Allah grant you all that your heart desires and may He nourish your life. Allahumma amin

Assalamualaikum habibty, First of all, thank you for the sweet words at the beginning of your ask, may Allah swt use us for the benefit of our ummah and the women of our ummah ameen. I also want to express how impressed and proud I am of the way you speak, which can only reflect the growth, sophistication, and politeness you have; I really loved how you speak and voice your thoughts! May Allah swt bless you! If we were to know each other irl we would have absolutely been friends because you sound mature, calm, confident, warm, and especially elegant in the way you speak to others and very respectful, Allahuma berik laki I am totally inn love with your manners! And that is why I will allow myself to speak to you as your older sister if you accept that.

So, I have a couple of points I want to tackle. Firstly, and most importantly I need you to be completely honest with yourself and with Allah swt. How so? Now in your ask you kept mentioning that you want to preserve your deen the best that you can, you struggled a bit and then you found your balance etc etc, and then you said that you don't want to lose a bit of your personality or a part of yourself by giving up these friendships for this guy. Let me tell you sweetie, you shouldn't! You shouldn't give up ANY part of you for any guy, but you HAVE TO give up whatever it takes FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH SWT. What I mean is if you were to stop the free mixing (because playing cards with guys is free mixing, let's call a spade a spade and name things for what they really are) because a guy asked you to, it will not sit well with you if you are not convinced deep down that it is impermissible and plain wrong for Muslims to do so, and you will end up resenting the guy whether it is this potential suitor or the next guy or just your future husband, in general. The thing is, you remind so so so much of my old self, tbh the community I was raised in doesn't differ much from the Italian community and basically my whole life I was friends with guys and it came very naturally to me because that was the norm in my environment so I do know and I do understand very well your position right now; however, it is simply not permissible my dear, now that you have access to this piece of information you can't just overlook it - you can ask any Sheikh or Imam, in Islam we do interact with the opposite gender but with rules and restrictions, Allah swt instilled these conditions or boundaries to protect us, not to ruin our lives or make us less of who we really are. And let me tell you something that I have also experienced firsthand, whenever you give up something or a certain relationship in your life FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH SWT, Allah WILL replace it with another relationship a billion times better; for me for example, when I decided to give up my mixed friendships, Allah swt made me meet the most amazing sisters who completely changed my life and continue to do so and to be there for me, to teach me and inspire me everyday! But I know it is not easy to give up your lifestyle and what you were used to, and basically, that's all you've known since forever, but honey, you have to always remember that Allah swt puts us to test, to check the level of honesty and sincerity when we say that we do believe. This is your test and you have to prove to Allah swt that you are sincere in your faith and obedience to your Creator. I just need to highlight that if you choose to do this and cut off your 'extracurricular' interactions with the opposite gender, you need to have the intention that you are doing so for the sake of Allah swt and not for the sake of this guy; which brings me to my second point:

YOU ARE STILL YOUNG! There is so much you need to learn and discover about your own self, your faith, and work to be the best version of yourself you can be. Personally, I don't approve of getting attached to a guy so soon and biding your life to his choices or decisions, especially that there is nothing serious between you two. You did say he approached you with the intention of marriage, well he might as well approach your family and make it halal, that's one - and two I honestly do not believe that a guy in Italy hasn't approached a girl for a serious talk before but idk, Allah knows best. So to wrap up, as an older sister, I advise you to take a step back and evaluate your life, and ask yourself " is it worth it?" these friendships and this 'fun' is it worth the moment where you're gonna stand up in front of Allah swt on judgment day and be asked about it? talking to this guy right now, is it worth it? Always consider the moment you're going to be asked about whatever you're doing in front of Allah swt and decide if it's worth carrying on.. P.s. About you always dreaming of having a house full of friends and hosting parties and having fun, I just want to say there is fun on the halal side of things, in shaa Allah one day when you have your own home and your own family, you can host your friends still and make a separate gathering, all the girls together all the guys together, you will meet a wonderful community and you will befriend a lot of amazing women and you can all be friends and it will be your social circle and you'll visit each other and your husbands will be friends and your kids will be like cousins and everything will be better than you could have ever imagined, only because it is a situation and a scene that pleases Allah swt so He swt will bless it :')

Work on yourself, on educating yourself religiously, on getting closer to Allah swt, on becoming a better version of yourself and you will see your life transforming to a level you wouldn't have ever dreamt of my dear! May Allah swt bless you immensely and help you see rightfulness and make the right decisions in life!

I hope to hear from you soon!

Fi Aman Allah,

A. Z.

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It's been a week since Med school started! It was not all smooth but Alhamdulillahi katheeran for getting through, nonetheless.

Last Saturday, we had our OK KA DOK freshmen salubong, intended to set the tone for us, first years, as we begin this journey. In that program, we had a breakout session to which I was asked, "what do you promise your five-years-from-now-self?"

I thought I might as well write here my response so I could safekeep and go back to it every time I will need it, In Shaa Allah.

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To my future self, five years from now..

I promise that I will be happy and proud of you whatever may happen, wherever life may take you, and whoever you may become. Because I know that in between the years, you will always give your best. It's not gonna be easy for you, but surely your resilience and faith will see you through, along with the tawfeeq of your Rabb.

I promise that I won't be hard on you even when our plans won't go the way we want them to be. I will hold on to the fact that Allah is still the Best of Planners, and He will write our story better than us.

I promise that I will be your greatest cheerleader and your loudest applauder when you finally get that coveted M.D. after your name, In Shaa Allah.

Above all, I promise that I will keep on praying to Allah that may all of your sacrifices and striving for His sake will be worth it after all, that may He enable you to be the doctor you have always wanted to be — a doctor who has the Deen as the heart of her career, a doctor who will benefit the Ummah, bi'idhnillah.

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— من جدّ وجد. بسم الله!

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Ya Rahman, Ya Raheem,,Ya Rabb al Alameen. Ya Rabb keep the people who have shared this dua with me in all my dua’s

Grant me death with the shahadah on my tongue.

Expand my grave for me and illuminate it with light

Preserve my record in Illiyeen

Lighten for me the questioning of the grave

Grant me death in a state of Ibadah, resurrect me in the same state

Keep me free from fear, anxiety and terror of the Day of Judgement

Grant my book in my right hand

Make me among those who show their books to others with happiness

Make me successful in the Meezan

Help me cross the Siraat like lightening

Ya Allah, pls do not give away my good deeds to others

Reunite me with my family in Jannah

Do not expose my faults in front of others on the Day of Judgement

Ya Afu, Forgive my sins that I remember, the sins that I don't remember and the sins that I didn't even consider as sins

Grant me a Qalb e Saleem (Sound Heart)

Cleanse my heart from malice, jealousy, hatred, self-admiration, show off, envy

Grant me the ability to forgive others

Grant me soft speech, protect my tongue from lying, backbiting, hurting others

Grant me beautiful patience

Grant me correct Aqeedah, excellent memory and understanding of the deen

Bless my parents, forgive them, Grant them good health and make me a sadaqa jariyah for them

Bless my siblings in their marriages. Bind us together with love. Do not let shaytan break our bond.

Grant all the single Muslims the coolness of their eyes.

Grant us righteous children and make them a sadaqa jariyah for us

Help me understand, write and speak Arabic

Help me maintain good ties with my relatives

Help me see my faults and cover it from others

Bestow me with wealth to spend in your way

Do not let others humiliate/oppress/mock/take advantage of me

Help me be courageous and take correct decisions

Grant me modesty in clothing and speech in front of non Mahrams

Oh Allah help me leave behind a legacy with humility

Forgive the Muslim ummah -the living and the dead. Bless the Muslims. Grant victory to the oppressed. Fill their hearts with Eman.

Oh Allah, accept my deeds

Ya Allah, O my Allah, Ya Rehman, Ya Rahim, Ya kareem, Ya Sattar, Ya Gaffar, Ya Kadir, Ya Sami, Ya Aleem, Ya Zuljalaali Wal ikraam be rehmatika astagis.

Ya Allah I turn to you in repentance, in submission. I beg you please fulfill my duas.

Ya allah Forgive my sins, a complete forgiveness that leaves no trace.

Ya allah Forgive my transgressions of Your Commands & the violations of the rights of people.

Ya allah Grant me victory over my shortcomings

Reform and upgrade me Ya Allah.

Ya Allah Accept my duaas, ibaadah & deeds.

Ya Allah Guide me towards performing good accepted deeds for Your Sake only.

Ya Allah Help me to attain khushu' & ikhlaas in my ibaadah.

Ya Allah Help me get closer to you as my end draws near.

Ya Allah Make me love You, Your Prophet (pbuh), Your Deen, Your Quran the way it deserves to be loved.

Ya allah Increase my eeman, tawakkul, yaqeen in You.

Ya Allah Increase me in Taqwa,

Make me of your grateful slaves.

Ya Allah Give me the strength to be steadfast throughout the trials I encounter.

Ya Allah Grant me a soft heart & content with Your Laws.

Ya Allah Make the Quran be my companion in both worlds.

Ya Allah Guide me to the siraat mustaqeem until my last breath, never be deviated in shirk, kufr or bid'ah.

Ya Allah Make me among the muhsineen, muttaqeen the mukhliseen, the sabiqoon fil ilm.

Ya Allah Increase me in beneficial knowledge.

Ya Allah Protect me from sicknesses of the heart (envy, arrogance, proudness, show off)

Ya Allah Bless me with happiness in this dunya & akhirah, protect me from sadness & depression.

Ya Allah Favour me with the ability to do tazkiyah of my soul throughout my life journey.

Ya Allah Remove the love of this world in its degrees & forms from my heart.

Ya Allah Invite me to Your House to worship You.

Ya Allah Grant me a good end, make me love to meet You.

Ya Allah Make my grave & barzakh a peaceful, cool abode.

Ya Allah Grant me the Shade of your Arsh on Yawmul Qiyaamah.

Ya Allah Give me my record of deeds in my right hand and make my mizaan (scale) heavy with the good deeds.

Ya Allah Grant me the favour to drink from the Hawd Al Kawthar by our beloved Prophet's (pbuh) hand.

Ya Allah Ease my crossing of the Siraat & Qantarah (bridges before Paradise).

Ya Allah Favour me the ultimate bliss of seeing You in Hereafter.

Ya Allah Shield, increase & protect the love/mercy/barakah between me & my spouse for as long as we live.

Ya Allah Improve our behaviour with each other.

Ya Allah Reward my spouse Your best reward for her/his striving for my family.

Ya Allah Make the Quran & Your Commands be our judge in all matters.

Ya Allah Strengthen our practice of the deen together.

Ya Allah Make us join together in bliss in Jannah al Firdaus.

Ya Allah, assist us with physical & emotional strength to be a good parents & example to our children.

Ya Allah Save our children from the impact of our mistakes in their lives.

Ya Allah Bless us with righteous children.

Ya Allah Make our children the coolness of our eyes and make them sawaab-e-jaariya for me & my spouse.

Ya Allah Make them of those who establish Salah and prostrate only to you.

Ya Allah Protect my family from evil, calamities, enviers & the shayaateen from man & jinn.

Ya Allah Protect our children from harm, sicknesses, disbelief, haraam and destruction.

Ya Allah Grant our children success in Deen, duniya & Aakhirah & grant us a lineage of righteous offspring until Yawm al Qiyaamah.

Ya Allah Unite our entire lineage in Jannah al Firdaus.

Ya Allah Make our children workers for Your Deen, hafidhul Quran, da'ees, imaams, scholars and shaheeds.

Ya Allah Make them become the reason for our place in Jannah & shield against the Hellfire.

Ya Allah save me & my entire family from the Hell Fire & make us enter Jannah al Firdaus Aa'laa without being accounted.

Ya Allah, you are Al Gaffaar. Forgive my parents.

Ya Allah Reward them in the greatest measures in this dunya & akhirah.

Ya Allah Elevate their ranks and grant them Jannah al Firdaus.

Ya Allah Make me coolness of their eyes in their old age.

Ya Allah Grant my siblings success in this dunya & akhirah.

Ya Allah Elevate the ranks of my parents, spouse's parents, my sisters & brothers, my elders & entire Ummah.

Ya Allah Protect them from illnesses and difficulties of old age.

Ya Allah Forgive the sins of those who have passed away in my family & the Ummah - young & old.

Ya Allah Grant them a peaceful time in the barzakh till they meet You.

Ya Allah Save us from trials of Dajjal, Yujuj & Majuj & the last Day.

Ya Allah Grant my family & friends who are waiting for the gift of "children".

Ya Allah Unite the hearts of my worldly companions who work for You & strengthen our brotherhood.

Ya Allah Unite the hearts of those undergoing family/marital difficulties.

Ya Allah Grant your perfect cure to those who are sick.

Ya Allah Protect my brothers & sisters across the warzones & from the persecution, slaughter, humiliation.

Ya Allah Relieve their sufferings & elevate their ranks.

Ya Allah Bring the downfall of those (modern day pharaohs) oppressors &

Relieve those who are deprived, burdened, oppressed, in debt.

Ya ALLAH bless the person who forwarded this duas and make this a source of sadaqa jariah for them Aameen..

Ya Allah, answer our Duaas You are the All Hearing, All Knowing! Aameen Ya Rabb.

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reminder:

Ramadan is about setting your life "right" and disciplining your soul. disciplining your soul does not only include learning to restrain your nafs and battling the desire to commit sins, but also to eat healthy and to avoid carbonated drinks and to sleep better to name a few. it includes all the good habits you developed and all the bad ones you gave up.

if you have been able to train your nafs both for the duniya and the deen in this manner, then know that Allāh will be extra proud of you.

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,Ya Allah Al Wali - The Protecting Friend, protect us from hearts that are not humble, tongues that are not wise, and eyes that have forgotten how to cry.

Ya Allah make me and my family from amongst the sabiqoon you mention in Surah Al Waqi ah. Let the light of our eeman emanate from our chest and from our right hand side.

Ya Allah grant us the companionship of Prophet ṣallallāhu alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him), his family and the Sahabas in Jannathul Firdous al aala.

Ya Allah accept our good deeds and increase us in reward and Your Mercy. Wipe away our sins and pardon us completely. Shower your Mercy upon us and save us from disgrace on the Day of Reckoning.

Ya Allah, when we die, let our soul and our record of Deeds be with the Illiyeen. Grrant us and our loved ones shade under your throne when there will be no shade but yours.

Ya Allah grant us, our parents, family and children guidance, steadfastness and increase in Imaan and taqwa. Keep us and our loved ones miles away from major and minor sins and from everything that earns your displeasure.

Ya Allah, make us of the few You love, You Pardon and You shade on a Day when there is no shade but from Your Majestic Arsh (Throne).

Ya Allah increase us in our love for You and Your Prophet ṣallallāhu alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him).

Ya Allah forgive us and increase us in Your Blessings and Provision

Ya Allah Save us and our loved ones from the punishment of the grave and the punishment of the Hell Fire.

Ya Allah, protect me and the Muslim Ummah against wicked oppressors. Save us from Fitnah and give us ease in our times of trial. Ya Allah unite our Ummah.

My Lord, bless us with the best in this world, the best in the Hereafter and save us from the fire. We are indeed in need of the good You have in store for us.

Ya Allah increase us in gratitude towards You , let me, my family and my spouse be among the pilgrims to perform Hajj in 2023.

Ya Allah protect us against Evil Jinns and Spirits. Safeguard me from their evil incitements and plots. Save me from every evil that you have created

Ya Allah forgive and have Mercy upon my parents, as they looked after me when I was young. Ya Allah Al Mannan make my parents proud of me in this world and in the hereafter.

Ya Allah, I pray and beg of you for the guidance of the Muslim Youth and Ummah. Save us all from Kufr, Despair, Misdeeds, bidah and Shirk. Keep us away from confusion of different sects and keep us on siratul mustaqeem.

Ya Allah grant us Ultimate Success -safety from the Fire and entry into Jannatul Firdous al alaa.

Ya Ghafoor make us from amongst the True slaves of Ar Rahman you mention in Surat Al Furqan who are protected from Hell fire.

Ya Allah help single mothers and sisters who have lost their husbands and guardians. Be their Wali and ease their hardships. Provide them with finance and help them take care of those under them.

Ya Allah Al Shafi cure everyone who is suffering from chronic diseases and those suffering from Cancer.

Ya Allah keep us away from people who want to cause us harm. Ya Allah make my enemies my friends and make my friends my best friends. Surround me with people who remind me of you and about the akhirah.

Ya Allah uplift the men of our Ummah. Make them men of true honour and deen. Make them our protectors and those who help us and guide us. Keep us away from men and hypocrites who might destroy us, our peace of mind and our eeman.

Ya Allah strengthen me in carrying out Your commands, let me taste the sweetness of Your remembrance, grant me, through Your graciousness, that I give thanks to You. Protect me, with Your protection.Place me among Your righteous and obedient servants, and place me among Your close friends, by Your kindness.

Ya Wakeel we entrust our affairs in your hands do not leave us even for a blink of an eye, . Purify our hearts and Bless our hearts with Your Noor.

Ya Allah, Grant me and my loved ones a blessed death. Let me proclaim the shahada before I die. Grant us the intercession of Prophet ṣallallāhu alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him). Ya Raheem make my last moments the best moments of my life. Let me die a shaheed in madina with my head in sujood and with my eyes shedding tears because of the love I have for you.

.Ya Allah to you we belong and to you is our return. Have mercy on us and forgive us and guide us towards things that lead to your pleasure and keep us miles away from things that lead to your displeasure. Please accept all our duas and protect us from hardships.

Ameen ya rabbul alameen.

[zefirart]

6, 8, and 30 for the echoes ask game :)

6. What's your favorite song?

Outside of the clearly popular ones i'd say Spring Radiance, it's a very relaxing song that i enjoy listening when i need to chill out a little! It's also the song i have set in heroes so it's always pleasing to open the game.

8. A scene or character moment you really liked?

Can i say i liked the whole cast & gam— Honestly i would be unsure to say one moment be it a scene or character that i specially liked, i feel like this game is full of moments that are simply very enjoyable or PAINFUL in one way or another and can be impactful, even the tiniest ones that come from random support number 69.

But since i'm very fond of Celi i want to say i was very proud of her when she stepped up to her role as a royal, thus getting the class change and all, idk i just think she's neat.

30. What's your favorite non-canon pair and why?

Well, if u know me u know i like irma and deen and like... really i mostly like it bc at this point i made the former my OC EJLGKSJDFL Ngl, it's a fun way to explore how on earth the citadel could've worked or affected them + dealing with loss (on both sides) and potentially moving on from it if we ignore his ending but well in the end its many things in my brain that i'm not very good at expressing

Outside of that i like gennykliff because they're the same age and while yeah, canonically we know she prefers someone older i like the thought of two kids of the same age just being pals and maybe those awkward puppy crushes coming into play. I think they could talk about writing and the like, just something lighthearted while expanding each other's worlds in the process.

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Khaaki banda/A Mere Mortal Made of Clay, Sufi song

“Khaki Banda” is a Sufi-Rock song written and composed byShuja Haider, incorporating some of Bulleh Shah’s phrases, sung by Ahmed Jahanzeb and Umair Jaswal.

A live version was recorded in Season 9, Episdoe 3 (2016) of "Coke Studio Pakistan." This production is absolutely one of the best live music shows highlighting musics of South Asia. I view many of the show's uploads on Youtube, and have purchased some of the CDs and DVDs.

While this song was composed with Sufi sensibilities, almost all of the lyrical themes can be appreciated by Christians, so I'm featuring it on this blog. See below for analysis of the religious themes.

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The basis of the Punjabi lyrics were written by Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri (1680–1757), also known as Baba Bulleh Shah. He was a 17th-century Punjabi philosopher and Sufi poet. 

Shuja Haider, the music director of the song, added some additional lyrics.  https://discover.hubpages.com/literature/Khaki-Banda-a-soulful-Sufi-rock-song

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English subtitles are on the screen, and an English translation is below.

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Khaaki banda Karda phire khudaayi Lau la baitha dunya naal  Rabb ton kare judaai

A mere human made of clay Goes around acting as if he’s as invincible as God He’s lost himself completely to this ephemeral world And does not ponder his relationship with his Lord

Na kar bandya meri meri Na teri na meri Chaar dinnaan da e mela  Dunya fer matti di dheri

O human, leave off this battle for worldly possessions Nothing here can ever truly belong to us The glittering spectacle of this world lasts but a few days And then everything turns to dust

Padh padh kitaabaan ‘ilm diyaan Naan rakkh liya ee qaazi Makke Madeene ghum aaya te  Naan rakh liya ee haaji

You’ve filled your head with mere bookish knowledge And smugly titled yourself a grand authority You’ve done a round of Mecca and Medina And smugly titled yourself a holy pilgrim

Satrangi re na-daani teri  Nautanki re man-maani teri

You are fooled by the bright spectacle of this world Your proud willfulness is driven by nothing but conceit

Deen dharam di gallan baataan kar kar ke wi samajh na aayi Firqe wande ‘ilm na wanbya  Wich weeraan boyi ladaai

Your never-ending religious debates failed to create a deeper understanding You spread people into conflicting camps, but failed to spread real knowledge All you did was sow seeds of dissension among friends and brothers

Na kar bandiya heri pheri Na teri na meri Chaar dina da e mela  Dunya fer matti di dheri

O human, don’t get caught up in worldly matters Nothing here can ever truly belong to us The glittering spectacle of this world lasts but a few days And then everything turns to dust

Khoti neeyat khote sikke Na dewan saccha haani Badlega tu badle ga sab  De nafs apne di tu qurbaani

False intentions, deceit, and duplicity Can never win you sincere companions All will change if you only change yourself Slay your own base desires

Sat-rangi re na-daani teri Man-rangi re na-daani teri Satrangi re na-daani teri Nautanki re man-maani teri Ae zaat magar faani teri  Aa dil de raste te chal

You are fooled by the bright spectacle of this world Your proud willfulness is driven by nothing but conceit But your being is ephemeral Come, follow the path of Love!

Chadhde sooraj dhalde Bujhde deeve balde Jinna da na jag te koi Oh vi puttar palde vekhe Loki kehnde daal ni galdi  Main te patthar galde vekhe

I’ve seen the sun that rises also set I’ve seen flickering lamp blaze anew The orphans who have no one left in this world I’ve seen them also find the means to flourish People say that success is beyond reach But I have seen the impossible become possible

Satrangi re na-daani teri Nautanki re man-maani teri Satrangi re na-daani teri Nautanki re man-maani teri Ae zaat magar faani teri  Aa dil de raste te chal

You are fooled by the bright spectacle of this world Your proud willfulness is driven by nothing but conceit But your being is ephemeral Come, follow the path of Love!

Sona chaandi heere moti kha lai tu Ucche makaana kamre bhaven saja lai tu Laazim nahi hai keh khushiyaan saari ki saari kama lai tu Raataan ‘ch kalliyaan ro ro  rabb apne nu mana lai tu

Dhokkhe-baazi vich guzaara dekhe na sajjan bhaayi Raaz tere raaz mere jaane Khuda di khudaayi

You can gobble up pearls, diamonds, and all the riches of the world You can construct grand mansions and adorn them beautifully But true happiness is something difficult to buy So spend your nights in solitary vigil, weeping for your Lord’s forgiveness

Those who live by dishonest means don’t hesitate to harm even their loved one God in His infinite power is privy to all our secrets

Satrangi re na-daani teri Nautanki re man-maani teri Satrangi re na-daani teri Nautanki re man-maani teri Ae zaat magar faani teri  Aa dil de raste te chal

You are fooled by the bright spectacle of this world Your proud willfulness is driven by nothing but conceit But your being is ephemeral Come, follow the path of Love!

Khaaki banda  Karda phire

A mere human made of clay Goes around acting…

Khaaki banda Khaaki banda  Karda phire…

A mere human made of clay A mere human made of clay Goes around acting…

Translated by Zahra Sabri  With special thanks to Asim Raza

Lyrics and translation from https://www.lyricsmint.com/coke-studio/khaki-banda

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Misbah Sheikh provides a detailed analysis of the lyrical themes in an excellent (2021) post at https://discover.hubpages.com/literature/Khaki-Banda-a-soulful-Sufi-rock-song

Here are a few excerpts from his lengthy analysis of the song lyrics:

The song describes how man lives in this world and how he should live. It says that a man is nothing more than a clay-sculpted person. He wants to rule the world but has lost sight of reality. He acts as if he is God.

A person sculpted out of clay. He's lost himself in this ephemeral world, acting as if he's as invincible as Lord, and he's not thinking about his Master...

The song reveals another nature of man. He does good deeds and then thinks of himself as he worth all praise. Here the writer of the song referred to Mecca and Madina (the holy pilgrimages of Muslims as the writer of this song was a Muslim so he is referring to the Islamic world here but it is a universal message to the whole of mankind. Going to churches, mosques, temples are not the deeds that make us good people. It requires much more effort and hard work.)

He says you've made pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina and declared yourself a holy pilgrim. You've been duped by the world's dazzling entertainment, and your arrogant tenacity is fueled solely by conceit.

Only going to Mecca and Medina is not what makes you a holy pilgrim. It needs more hard work than just traveling there. Here the lyricist encourages us to do good deeds and asks us not to forget death.o is always loving and forgiving. Knowing all of our sins. He never fails to forgive and bless us. Because God is the source of all Love. He teaches Love, which is all we need. Sadly, Love is the only thing we have forgotten. I believe, Love is the answer to every question. Only love has the ability to soften even the hardest of hearts...

Finally, the lyricist claims that anyone could get pearls, diamonds, and all of the world's wealth. Man has the ability to build large mansions and can lavishly adorn them. True happiness, on the other hand, is more difficult to get. He encourages us to spend our nights solely in prayers, requesting God to forgive us. He says our Lord is merciful and listens to our prayers; He will forgive us as He loves us very much.

He then says that God, with His Infinite Power, is aware of all our secrets. He is aware of all of his and our secrets. He is the One Supreme Power, and nothing is hidden from Him. He claims that the world's glittering display has misled man. Man's arrogance stems solely from a sense of self-importance. The dazzling display of this world has misled him. He is just arrogant because of his ego.

In concluding words, the song tells us that we (the human) are only here for a brief time. So, we should put aside our disagreements and don't allow our egos to rule our life. He encourages us to come and walk on the path of love, for we are nothing more than clay sculptures, and one day we all have to return to our Creator.

Read more of his analysis of the lyrical themes at https://discover.hubpages.com/literature/Khaki-Banda-a-soulful-Sufi-rock-song

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Hi 23!

Halooo, alhamdulillah alhamdulillah alhamdulillah 'alaa kulli hal, nadia is turning to twentythree

Happy karena izin kerja di hari senin wkwkw, terima kasih yaaa sudah hebat mengambil keputusan untuk lebih mementingkan diri sendiri dulu nad, im proud to be nadia now past and future insyaaAllah

Bekerja as a fashion designer, being a mom for adik2 fot the past 40days, mengkaji lebih banyak ilmu agama terkheseus ilmu pernikahan, to be sekre di gk, being able to stay for self, in happy girl era, always enjoy little thing, mooooreee self care, yuk bisa yuk lebih rajin buat baju2 atelier

Banyak sekali semoga yang aku panjatkan di umur yang baru bertambah ini, yaa mujiib.. qobul yaaAllah

And of course im very grateful for every single things that happen in my life that Allah has given, yaa syakur... jadikan aku hambamu yang selalu bersyukur atas semua takdirMu

Yang pasti sih harus makin nambah imannya taqwanya sabarnya dan istiqomah ibadah sunnahnya dan ngajinya

Umur kali ini rasanya beda bangettt, im officially an adult ... i ve graduated from college get my job and soon will be in the process to complete my half deen, Bismillah yaaAllah please guide me and show me your way

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Mu'awiyah narrated that Rasulullah salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam went to a circle of his companions radi Allahu ‘anhum, and asked them: ❛What has made you sitting here?❜ They replied that they were sitting together to remember Allah, to praise Him for guiding them to Islam, and bestowing favours on them. Rasulullah ﷺ said: ❛I adjure you, by Allah, to tell me that nothing else has made you sit together.❜ When they replied that indeed there was no other purpose for their gathering, he ﷺ said this amazing statement:

🌸 ❛I did not adjure you because I suspected you [of not telling the truth], but Jibril came to me and told me that Allah was talking proudly of you to the angels.❜ 【Riyad as-Saliheen 1450 (Sahih Muslim)】

This is not a royalty or a successful CEO saying he is proud of you, and boasting about you to his peers and colleagues, rather this comes from the King of all kings, praising you in the company of His noble angels.

So set the correct intention when attending halaqah or knowledge circles that we too may be amongst those whom Allah speaks proudly of in the heavens.

Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©

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السلام عليكم

What would you say to the parents who don't trust their child . I'm the eldest sibling and I just turned 18 and my mom let me download instagram. Cuz she's strict since our childhood and now she's literally doubting me for having secret conversations on insta like .... brooo I.....I've always been the best child , I've never did something that could make them regret and sad :( And Alhamdulilah I KNOW my Deen and know what's wrong and right for me now ... I guess I'm mature enough but especially my mom she literally doubts soooo much it makes me saddd :(( like ... cmon you don't trust me???? She thinks I'm like other girls but nahhh I'm not!! And that's the reason I don't have anything friends. Cuz I always put my Deen on top and so they feel annoyed so I just leave em!

Would you say something that I can screenshot from here and send to my mom so she can understand.. please?

Also thanks 🫂💐

و عليكم السلام و رحمة الله و بركاته حبيبتي 🤍

First of all, Allahuma barik 18 years olf and already so firm on the Deen and so proud of your religion, may Allah swt make you from the people of the Quran and fill your days with blessings my dear!

Unfortunately, some parents - because of lack of knowledge or because that's just the way they were raised themselves - tend to be very restrictive with their kids, out of love, out of fear for them, out of protection, obviously, but the means are just ineffective. Even if the end goal is noble and understandable, the channel of being dismissive, restrictive, limiting the children's accessibility and straight off refusing to give them access to things was proven to have negative impacts and it does backfire. Today, it is advised to use open communication with one's children instead. For example, instead of closing off on their children and cutting them off from the online world, a parent should rather speak openly to their children or teenagers about why the cyber world is bad, what are the possible threats, what could happen if someone chats you up on Facebook or Instagram, why tik tok is filled with haram, etc. If a mother for example sits her daughter down and says " sweetie, I do love you and I do trust you, but I don't trust strangers on the internet, I don't trust perverts and scammers, I don't trust what can possibly happen, I am afraid you get hurt because sometimes even if you are really being careful you might still fall for someone's scam because you're still young and you don't have that much experience.. " these words would definitely have a hugely different effect on the girl's emotions and on their relationship in general.

Parents shouldn't show their kids any signs of mistrust, on the contrary, they should be honest and they should openly and healthily communicate their thoughts because the kids are mature enough to receive and reciprocate. I wish parents didn't underestimate the maturity of their kids tbh. But it's okay, everything can be worked on and fixed with love and compassion.

And with that being said, the communication goes both ways, the kid should reassure their parents as well that they know what to do, they do follow halal content, islamic pages, they don't interact with the other gender, and they can even suggest that their parents have access to their phones just to be safe.

Again, compassion and communication are the key! I hope this helps 🤍

Kheir in shaa Allah!

-A. Z. 🤍🍃

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Future can wait (Alessia Russo x Reader)

"I would break up with you for Anna Kendrick." It took Alessia a few seconds to process what you just said, you were currently cuddled up to your girlfriend with your head on her shoulder and legs intertwined while watching pitch perfect for the 100th time.

"Huh?”Alessia was dumbfounded at what you said, "What does she have that I don't." You clear your throat playfully, "Where do I start." Alessia snapped her head towards you making you laugh. She gives you a nod to let you know you could continue, "First of all you can't sing." Alessia scoffs before sitting up straighter.

"I saw the sign..."

You stared at her in shock before bursting out into a fit of giggles at your girlfriends off key performance. Alessia pouts before slumping back into the couch. "What else?"

Recovering you cup her face, "Well, she that whole. grunge vibe." Alessia scoffed while crossing her arms, "I'm not dying my hair." You sigh disappointedly, "Yeah, I know." You lean your head back against her shoulder as you focus on your celebrity crush.

"I have known you for years and you haven't mentioned her once." Alessia accuses as she shrugs you off, "Well yeah, cause I know you'd get jealous." Alessia goes to argue but the pointed look you gives her cause her to shut her mouth in defeat.

"Fine, I'd leave you for Zac Efron." You freeze before slowly turning to face your smug girlfriend. "You can't do that he's a boy!" Alessia just shrugs before relaxing back, pleased with herself.

"Don't you have some sort of football thing to go to." Alessia chuckles before slipping an arm around you. "You're funny." A quick kiss to the lips and just like that both of you forgot about the petty little argument.

Alessia felt you shiver against her, " "You cold, Darling?" You nod before sighing, "Your body heat seemed to disappear after you mentioned him.? Alesia laughed loudly before kissing your cheek while getting up.

"I'm gonna take advantage of my couple days off and you some popcorn, you want some?" You pause the movie, "yes, please. Get the blankets." Alessia chuckles while nodding big before she goes you tug her back.

"Hurry back, you're warm." Alessia smiles gently before kissing you softly. You try to occupy yourself as you beat your girlfriend fiddle with the microwave. Looking around your house you smile, you thought it was perfect when you first bought it and you still feel the same way now.

After moving to America to be with Less you both had practically lived together in her dorm. So, it was only logical that you found a house whne you moved back to England. Sure, it was small but it was your home nonetheless.

You had deen Iving tnere Tor 3 years now. Mime ya differed you and Less a place just until you found your bearings which you took gratefully but as much as you loved living with Millie and Ella you knew you and Alessia needed some privacy.

"Babe! I can't figure out what button to press, it's not even...will you get in here and help please!" Your girlfriends plea for help pulls you out of your daydream. "Yeah, yeah! I'm coming Less." As you stand up to go help Alessia you knock over a photo, catching it just in time.

The photo is of you and Alessia after she won the euros. You were both drunk off your heads, you had your arms wrapped around the blonde's neck with her medal around your own as you both gaze at each other with the most love suck expressions.

Ella had snapped the picture mid celebrations and you couldn't be more grateful. In fact your whole house was covered in cute little Polaroids and framed pictures of the two of you from when you were 5 to now. Taking one more look around you smile, proud of the life you and Alessia had made.

Eventually, when you and Less get married and have kids, new pictures will replace the current ones of your ever growing family but that was for the future and as excited as you were for that you could live with more of these lazy days with your favourite person in the whole world.

You decide to go help your girlfriend with the microwave, "I bet Zac Efron wouldn't help you with the microwave." You both fell back into that petty argument with small smile splayed across both your faces.