#surah is in there

[blossomajesty]

This blog is 3 years old now! I hope to continue writing and making art for it this year since I stopped pretty abruptly for a good amount of time, and I do miss it.

[honeyliruh]

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ ضِيَآءً وَٱلْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

"He is the One Who made the sun a radiant source and the moon a reflected light, with precisely ordained phases, so that you may know the number of years and calculation ˹of time˺. Allah did not create all this except for a purpose. He makes the signs clear for people of knowledge." [Surah Yunus , Verse 5]

-honeyliruh

[suhyla]

The same pen that wrote for Yusuf to be sent to prison, deprived of his rights and denied justice, was the pen that wrote for him to become a minister, reigning over the treasury of Egypt.

The same pen that wrote for Yusuf’s brothers to dominate over him and throw him in the well

is the pen that brought them to Egypt, standing before Yusuf in need and at his mercy.

The same pen that took Yusuf from the arms of Yaqoub, returned him to his father years later as a Prophet and minister.

I do not know what may be written in my story next. But I know who holds the pen.

Shall I not trust the One who wrote the best of stories to write my story too?

— @suhylawrites on instagram

[peach-22]

Reminder: Faith fluctuates. It’s not easy. You are bound to go through phases where you find it difficult to stick to doing good deeds. Just make sure that you don’t allow yourself to drift away too far for too long.

[gospocki]

[digitalfountains]

Zoe Surah by Darren Ankenman

[notetaeker]

April 28, 2023 -  Friday

Back to regularly scheduled posting! Thankfully the exams for my classes were pushed back a week probably to give time to people after Ramadan so that’s what I’m working on. The past few days since Eid have been very hectic mentally, emotionally, and physically- inshallah hoping to get myself together today! Jumuah Mubarak everyone!

[al-islam]

جه علي النبي ﷺ فترة الوحي مكنش بينزل عليه ، بمعني إن تأخر عليه الوحي لفتره معينه ، حتي قال المشركين إن ربه دعه وغلاه اي بمعنى( تركه وابغضه ) فكان النبي ﷺ في حالة حزن شديد وكانت تراوده أفكار ان ربنا تخلي عنه! لدرجة أن النبي ﷺ مكنش بينام الليل من كتر التفكير ، ف ربنا أراد ان يبشر النبي ﷺ انه لم يُتركه ولم يبغضه كما قال المشركين ،فأنزل عليه الوحي وانزلت هذي الآيات العظيمة .جبراً لقلب النبي ﷺ

- ربنا يجبر بقلوبنا جميعا جبرا يتعجب له اهل السماوات وا��أرض .

There was a time when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ wasn’t receiving any revelation from Allah. The revelation was delayed for a while, and the disbelievers started saying that his Lord had left and abandoned him. The Prophet ﷺ was really upset and kept thinking that Allah had forgotten about him ﷺ, to the point where he couldn't even sleep at night because of it. But then Allah wanted to reassure the Prophet ﷺ that He ﷺ hadn’t left or abandoned him ﷺ like the disbelievers were saying. So, He sent down the revelation, and these amazing verses were revealed.

May Allah heal all of our hearts in a way that amazes everyone in the heavens and on earth."

[dvnyaaa]

He said: „Have no fear! I am with you, hearing and seeing all.“

[Quran, 20:46]

[ibn-agim]

Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) said,

"So fear Allah as much as you are able..."

[سورة التغابن (٦٤) : ١٦]

Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله تعالى) said,

"Whoever strives in the obedience of Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) according to his ability is from Ahl Al Jannah (People of Jannah)."

[منهاج السنة النبوية ج٣ ص٥٠٥]

[honeyliruh]

When I think of Sabr, I think of Yaqub عليه السلام and the qissah of Surah Yusuf. And I think its because I've always resonated with the way Allah سبحانه و تعالى shows us through his prophet that the method of observing patience, may not necessarily look the same for everyone. Yaqub عليه السلام went blind from his tears of grief, Subhan'Allah, and yet he still carried the purest form of Hope in his heart. He trusted His Lord's Plan knowing his complaints were only heard by Him alone, and even still his grief caused him to lose his own sight. As someone who has always worn their heart on their sleeve I remember feeling so heard and understood when I came across these profound verses. For the first time I felt content with the fact that, feeling things deep within my core and ultimately responding to my body's way of releasing grief, sorrow, loss, pain did not in any way translate to anything other than Sabr. I realised the truth in how our Lord's profound words have not just been preserved to be a book with stories of the past, but rather it is the sole cure to our hearts when this world feels like too much of a burden. It is and has always been our only way of navigating through this world and all it's trials and that is quite literally why our Lord Himself reminds us, "verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest". So for those of you who are struggling with something that no one can truly comprehend the depths of, know that you are entitled to your own way of coping that too without the pressure of someone else's definition of Sabr. And know that your Lord is All Aware of all the turmoils your heart has endured, He knows the sincere weight of each tear that falls from your eyes and ultimately it is He, who shall compensate for them just as He returned the coolness of Yaqub عليه السلام eyes.

Most of all, let this be a reminder that your tears have never fallen in vain 🌷

-honeyliruh

وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

He turned away from them, lamenting, “Alas, poor Joseph!” And his eyes turned white out of the grief he suppressed. [Surah Yusuf - Verse 84]

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشْكُوا۟ بَثِّى وَحُزْنِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

He replied, “I complain of my anguish and sorrow only to Allah, and I know from Allah what you do not know [Surah Yusuf - Verse 86]

فَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَ ٱلْبَشِيرُ أَلْقَىٰهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ فَٱرْتَدَّ بَصِيرًا ۖ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

But when the bearer of the good news arrived, he cast the shirt over Jacob’s face, so he regained his sight. Jacob then said ˹to his children˺, “Did I not tell you that I truly know from Allah what you do not know?” [Surah Yusuf - Verse 96]

[suhyla]

فصبر جميل

I used to really struggle with the concept of beautiful patience. How is patience beautiful? What was the secret? I have had the same thoughts about this verse for years and every time I would read Surah Yusuf in a hardship I would ask myself the same question.

It did not click until this Ramadan.

Beautiful patience is to embrace the waiting because you know what follows is surely a great relief. That is the only way to bear patience upon something that doesn’t make sense or a hardship that shakes you to your core. It is to remember Who put this in your path. When you know who Allah is, when you internalize His attributes, when you are upon absolute certainty that He is with you. That He is the Most Merciful and not a single thing happens to you without being full of His mercy. That everything that happens to you is full of khayr because He will never hurt a believer. That He is the Most Powerful and the One who opens the most tightly shut doors. That all of this could change at any moment. That He has complete control over your affairs and complete knowledge, so He is protecting you from something and when the time is right, this hardship will certainly pass. That He is the Most Generous, so *never* will you sincerely ask Him for something and beg him, clinging to His mercy and refusing to give up your duaa, except that He will respond with *more* than what you asked Him for. Wallahi not a single time will Allah not give you even more than you asked Him for if you internalize all of this. Only then— does patience become beautiful. Because you know what is coming will make you forget all the pain that has passed. That He is preparing you for something great. That He is shaping you into someone great. That His love can be found in every little detail and it will all make sense one day, no matter how long it takes.

Endure with beautiful patience, my friends. How can we know who Allah is and expect anything but the absolute best from Him? No— Allah is unlike anyone and anything. Even what you imagine to be the best case scenario will fall short of what He actually gives you. Do not doubt that for a moment. He is Allah. He is beautiful in all that He does 🩵

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[mindofserenity]

— Surah al-Ma'un (Small Kindnesses), 107th surah of the Holy Quran

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[reclaimrabb]

[digitalfountains]

Zoe Surah by Darren Ankenman