#that this too shall pass with the help of allah

[myli3s]

Life just wont give me a break

[muntasireen]

Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

"Shall I not inform you of whom the Fire is unlawful and he is unlawful for the Fire? Every person who is near (to people), amicable, and easy (to deal with).'" [Jami' At Tirmidhi 2488]

This hadith reminds me of a particular sister called Umm Sa'd. I didn't know her for long, I'm sure others who know her better have much more to say about her, but in the short, brief and very few times I've been in her presence, I, to this day - after almost 6 years since baghuz - still am reminded of her outstanding character, as if a pleasant breeze carrying a beautiful fragrance passes by me every time I remember her.

I had met her in the shar3i classes during the more stable days in Raqqah, we didn't speak much but exchanged salams however something about how light and polite she was always impressed me, how she would make sure to come on time to the classes and patiently wait for the classes to commence while tending to her children making sure they're sat quiet beside her. As time went by and things got hectic I didn't really see her again during the retreats from cities and villages until we ended up in baghuz.

During that time, water was kind of available, kinda not. And not everyone was willing to share their own stored water which was kinda understandable, alot of people were sick, their kids were sick and running out of water was in general a headache for all, so it'd be an even bigger one with those who have multiple needs for it. But subhan Allah, despite Um Sa'd having an injured husband who needed her to fetch the water and help him with alot of things like wudu and the like, despite having her own two children also sick and possibly herself (because let's face it everyone was suffering from something or the other because of the water and lack of nutrition), she would offer to give from the water she would carry herself to store for her family to those who would find themselves not having enough. And there was not a single sign of irritation from her, not in her voice, not on her face, not even her energy.

That's one thing I remember about her, no passive aggressiveness, she made you feel like you're not a burden even though you kind of were in that moment, lol. She didn't show resentment and I consider her as such and Allah is her Judge, I honestly don't think she even felt it within herself. Because she was keen on helping for the sake of Allah.

One of the last times I saw her was in baghuz, it was the day after a disastrous and tragic night of b. om bs,

I saw her sat with her children beside her just looking off into the space in front of her. I walked over to her and gave salams, and noticed her already soft kind voice even more softer and quieter than usual, as if she was holding back a cry. I asked her what's wrong, she pointed towards a trench charred in black from fire, she said my husband got shahada there last night. I was shocked but not surprised because many were getting shahada those days, but I tried comforting her by reminding her to be patient. To which she confidently responded - and actually ended up being the one to advise me - she said, "Yes, this is all for the sake of Allah. May Allah accept him and grant us shahada too."

Later on, as days went by I didn't see her again and eventually ended up in Hol. I asked about her to sisters and was informed that she had also gotten shahada. And subhan Allah, I didn't know Umm Sa'd so much, but her character and her thabat left a huge impact on me. So if you take away anything from this story, take that it is so important to be soft and an easy going person, because sometimes just that gesture is a push for another person to stay firm also. Sometimes we just need kindness, because we already have the harshness of the dunya and it's trials weighing us down, that one kind word or positive and easy attitude from someone could be the one thing that strengthens our resolve.

[ome-magical-ramblings]

Lineages of spirits: ropes from men and spirits.

... Ignominy shall be their portion wheresoever they are found save (where they grasp) a rope from Allah(Spirits) and a rope from men.  Quran 3:112

The meaning of this verse was specifically for the Israelites under the Islamic rulership but I'd like to expand the meaning and give a more esoteric view on it, we as the Israelites in this verse as a practitioner and someone learning magic, witchcraft and so on.

Spirits and humans aren't infallibles and that's something we have to keep in mind when we work with all of them. There are always jump of faith, jump of faith that the person talking with you isn't trying to exploit you for money or the jump of faith that the spirit you're talking to have your interest in mind as you have their interest in mind. It's nice to look at it as two polarity but that's a false dichotomy and there are MANY influence into this sphere. Some people get too bent on the psychicism of "oh I can do it myself" or "Oh I don't need a teacher I will figure it out myself", the self-initiation, and so on. I mean I am kinda self-initiated but not in every part of my practice and that's the important thing is that we can't rely on the astral for it all, and you can't just take the human words for it all. The other side of it is someone human, of flesh and bones who can talk to us, and speak to us as human and not as some pompous persona on the internet but someone who speaks with us as a normal person. A teacher, lineage, mentor, passing person, or a friends on the path are also important because they ground us, give us an avenue to talk, and we have this back and forth conversation going on. What is worse that we can also get stuck in our bubble, echo-chamber, in our based and cringe literature or this and that. We can get so stuck on our teacher that we forget their flaws, or get so stuck about our school that we don't think that our practice can improve outside of it. You can see where I am going with in this case, we can't rely TOTALLY on spirit interaction because our whole vocabulary will become so distorted by our own pre-spiritual culture that the word we use to describe our own experience won't be understandable for other people. We can't get too attached to our lineage because we might lose the helpful instructions and guidance we get out of it, in the same sense the system become the "The System" that Valentine Tomberg had a very apt way to describe it:

mysticism is the YOD of the Tetragrammaton, just as gnosis is the first HÉ, magic is the VAU—or “child” of mysticism and gnosis—and Hermetic philosophy is the second (final) HÉ [...] A person who has had the misfortune to fall victim to the spell of a philosophical system (and the spells of sorcerers are mere trifles in comparison to the disastrous effect of the spell of a philosophical system!) can no longer see the world, or people, or historic events, as they are; he sees everything only through the distorting prism of the system by which he is possessed. Yes, autonomous philosophical systems separated from the living body of tradition are parasitic structures, which seize the thought, feeling and finally the will of human beings. In fact, they play a role comparable to the psychopathological complexes of neurosis or other psychic maladies of obsession. Their physical analogy is cancer. Am I against learning from teachers? no, Am I against learning from Spirits? no, but there is some subtleness in the whole situation that's lost. In reality we always need guidance even in lack thereof finding someone to teach us as a teacher always, we can see guidance. It's not wrong to be misguided but what's wrong is charging ahead like it's nothing. "No, this person doesn't know what they're talking about, I will do it my own way" which is valid but then you have to realize that we are all cycling and going back throughout the year and seasons aiming to "grow" and transform rather than dying and "perishing". To cap all of this off, learn, listen, contemplate, widen your horizon and don't keep yourself locked in either boxes, there's more to the world.

[dailytafsirofquran]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Surah Al-Isra Ayah 4-8

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

17:4 And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture:

"Indeed you would do mischief in the land twice and you will become tyrants and extremely arrogant!''

17:5 So, when the promise came for the first of the two, We sent against you servants of Ours given to terrible warfare. They entered the very innermost parts of your homes. And it was a promise (completely) fulfilled.

17:6 Then We gave you a return of victory over them. And We helped you with wealth and children and made you more numerous in manpower.

17:7 (And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves.''

Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disgrace your faces and to enter the Masjid as they had entered it before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands.

17:8 It may be that your Lord may show mercy unto you, but if you return (to sins), We shall return (to Our punishment). And We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers.

It was mentioned in the Tawrah that the Jews would spread Mischief twice

Allah tells;

And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture: "Indeed you would do mischief in the land twice and you will become tyrants and extremely arrogant!''

Allah tells us that He made a declaration to the Children of Israel in the Scripture, meaning that He had already told them in the Book which He revealed to them, that they would cause mischief on the earth twice, and would become tyrants and extremely arrogant, meaning they would become shameless oppressors of people, Allah says:

And We made known this decree to him, that the root of those (sinners) was to be cut off in the early morning. (15:66),

meaning, We already told him about that and informed him of it.

The First Episode of Mischief caused by the Jews, and their Punishment for it

Allah tells;

So, when the promise came for the first of the two, meaning the first of the two episodes of mischief.

We sent against you servants of Ours given to terrible warfare.

means, `We unleashed soldiers against you from among Our creatures who were given to terrible warfare,' i.e., they had great strength and weapons and power.

They entered the very innermost parts of your homes.

meaning they took possession of your land and invaded the very innermost parts of your homes, going between and through your houses, coming and going freely with no fear of anyone.

And it was a promise (completely) fulfilled.

The earlier and later commentators differed over the identity of these invaders.

Many Israiliyyat (reports from Jewish sources) were narrated about this, but I did not want to make this book too long by mentioning them, because some of them are fabricated, concocted by their heretics, and others may be true, but we have no need of them, praise be to Allah.

What Allah has told us in His Book (the Qur'an) is sufficient and we have no need of what is in the other books that came before. Neither Allah nor His Messenger required us to refer to them.

Allah told His Messenger that when (the Jews) committed transgression and aggression, Allah gave their enemies power over them to destroy their country and enter the innermost parts of their homes. Their humiliation and subjugation was a befitting punishment, and your Lord is never unfair or unjust to His servants. They had rebelled and killed many of the Prophets and scholars.

Ibn Jarir recorded that Yahya bin Sa`id said: "I heard Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib saying:

`Nebuchadnezzar conquered Ash-Sham (Greater Syria, including Palestine), destroying Jerusalem and killing them, then he came to Damascus and found blood boiling in a censer.

He asked them: What is this blood?

They said: We found our forefathers doing this.

Because of that blood, he killed seventy thousand of the believers and others, then the blood stopped boiling.

This report is Sahih from Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib, and this event is well-known, as he (Nebuchadnezzar) killed their nobles and scholars, and did not leave alive anyone who knew the Tawrah by heart. He took many prisoners from the sons of the Prophets and others, and did many other things that would take too long to mention here. If we had found anything that was correct or close enough, we could have written it and reported it here. And Allah knows best.

Then We gave you a return of victory over them. And We helped you with wealth and children and made you more numerous in manpower.

Then Allah says:

(And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves.''

As Allah says elsewhere:

Whosoever does a righteous good deed, it is for (the benefit of) himself; and whosoever does evil, it is against himself. (45:15)

The Second Episode of Mischief

Then Allah says:

Then, when the second promise came to pass,

meaning, the second episode of mischief, when your enemies came again,

(We permitted your enemies) to disgrace your faces, meaning, to humiliate you and subdue you,

and to enter the Masjid,
meaning, Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).

as they had entered it before,

when they entered the very innermost parts of your homes.

and to destroy,
wrecking and inflicting ruin upon it.

with utter destruction. It may be that your Lord may show mercy unto you,

meaning that He may rid you of them.

but if you return (to sins), We shall return (to Our punishment).

meaning, if you return to causing mischief, (We shall return) means,

We `will once again punish you in this world, along with the punishment and torment We save for you in the Hereafter.'

And We have made Hell a prison (Hasir) for the disbelievers.

meaning, a place of permanent detention, a prison which cannot be avoided or escaped.

Ibn Abbas said,
"Hasir here means a jail.''

all that fell in their hands.
everything they could get their hands on.

Mujahid said,
"They will be detained in it.'' Others said like- wise.

Al-Hasan said,
"Hasir means a bed of Fire.''

Qatadah said:

"The Children of Israel returned to aggression, so Allah sent this group against them, Muhammad and his companions, who made them pay the Jizyah, with willing submission, and feeling themselves subdued.''

[milatibrahiim]

𝐀𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐟 ❁

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَـٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍۢ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ

Do not think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them until a Day when their eyes will stare in horror

𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝟒𝟐

may allah سبحانه وتعالى forgive us for our sins, we sit enjoying the luxury of our palaces we call home complaining about the grass being too high or the food being too hot and then laying in our beds of warmth certain that if we do not awake in the morning allah سبحانه وتعالى will grant us jannah!

While our brothers and sisters are are being massacred and attaining the highest level of jannah, the oppressors think they are destroying the muslimeen but truly they are only causing the gates of jannah to be open for each soul they slaughter and bomb

What are you doing to help ease the pain of the ones who are living under the circumstances of oppression? What are you doing to help attain victory fi sabir illah? Verily it will be those who give up their lives and stay firm on the deen of Allah سبحانه وتعالى no matter how much they go through in this dunya who will attain victory!

What will be your questioning on yawm al qiyama, as you knew what our brothers and sisters were being put through yet you did nothing, you could not even let through the utterance of a single dua, instead you stood there quietly awaiting the judgement of Allah سبحانه وتعالى upon you

𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐭 ❁

مَنۡ كَانَ يَرۡجُوۡا لِقَآءَ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ لَاٰتٍ​ؕ وَهُوَ السَّمِي��عُ الۡعَلِيۡمُ

Let him who looks forward to meeting Allah know that Allah's appointed term will surely come to pass. He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝟓

وَالَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَـنُدۡخِلَـنَّهُمۡ فِى الصّٰلِحِيۡ

As for those who believed and acted righteously, We shall certainly admit them among the righteous.

𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝟗

وَلَيَـعۡلَمَنَّ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَلَيَـعۡلَمَنَّ الۡمُنٰفِقِيۡ

Allah will surely ascertain who are the believers and who are the hypocrites.

𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝟏𝟏

[azzahrahumaira]

Jueves, 19 de Octubre

It's okay. This too shall pass. Nothing is permanent, not even your pain, darling. Just because tonight feels like hell, doesn't mean tomorrow you'll feel the same. Things change and so does your life. I know it's hard to manage your emotions, I know how impossible it feels to brush the rage and frustration away, but at the end of the day, it won't feel like this way forever. You'll definitely be happy again, only in different way. Your face will gleefuly light up and you'll be surrounded with joy again. Your spirit will come back to you again. No matter what happens, you deserve to be happy even if the world never stops knocking you down. God has beautiful ways of bringing light and happiness into your dreary soul, darling. So don't ever think that you are alone. You never are, you have never been. Allah has always been with you and He'll make you smile again, He definitely will. Eventough nobody supports you, but I promise you, Allah will always help you to achieve your dreams. So please, always thinks good of Him, okay? I love you. I always will.

[tyahasni]

I know it’s been quite sometime since i last post anything here. It just that i dont feel like it. Cus when I write, i need to have that certain kind of emotion but for the past weeks those emotions are just not there. you know what i mean? So here i am about to give you an update on my current life “situation” but most of all, the biggest news is that I finally graduated my diploma with vice chancellor award. Something 18 years old me won’t even imagine this could even happen. Back then, i always doubt my ability, and always thought that i was never good enough. I’ll always watched the others answering questions as it was the easiest things they ever heard while i just look infront of me with blame and hate for why my brain is completely empty. Im just an average students who tried hard to be more than just average. But now, I cant help but feel this feeling of relief. No more stress, no more overthinking every night, no more questioning myself, no more doubting myself, no more tears and no more worry. It just that im proud of what I’ve achieved so far. And it might not be a big deal to some people but it is to me. Bcs there just so many things going on during my last semester that I don’t wanna talk about it or even remember about it anymore. I pushed myself to my limits and God alone knows how tedious and struggling it was for me. But i constantly keep this in mind, that “giving up” is never an option so I have been blessed by my result. Allah is indeed the almighty, ‘after hardship comes ease’. I just know that everything happens for a reason and it probably change me for the better. So do offer yourself grace and compassion during your difficult time or even at your lowest and know that this too shall pass ✧˖°🌷📎⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

[blueewaves]

Just when you feel like you want to give up, and you did, but you try to ask for help, and you surrender yourself to Him. Amidst feeling of desperate and helpless, people are giving you hand and reassurance. they're form of Allah's love and how Allah's taking care of you.

Please don't give up, and try your best to finish this well, i believe in you. This too shall pass🤗

[muneersecstasy]

There's a constant battle going inside my head.

There's a constant battle going inside my head. My conscience(Zameer) conflicting with my Nafs. I keep hearing some voices from time to time coming from inside of me, in my mind. I don't understand where do they come from or it is Shaytan who's whispering them in my ears. Stopping me from approaching opportunities. Ceasing my capacity of rational thinking. Making me self-judgmental. Compelling me to start doubting my ownself, my own capabilities. Making me saying things to myself like you're worthless, you’re lazy, you’re stupid, you’re unlovable, etc. Which is eventually making me hate myself. However, forgetting how could you hate yourself? Despite, When Allahﷻ loves you the most. Heﷻ loves you more than seventy mothers. When our prophet Muhammad ﷺ loves you the most. How?

Maybe the reason behind procrastinating over everything is also these voices. Making me lazier day by day. And when I procrastinate, I judge myself pretty harshly, telling myself I’m not a good person, I'm just like a sack of potatoes. Moreover, what concerns me is that everyone is productive and are achieving their goals, except me. Asking myself why I'm not good enough?Somedays, these voices inside of me don't even let me sleep. Spending nights overthinking. Yet, i forget that we're human beings. Our lord created us as humans. And every human has different capabilities and potentialities on the basis of which, we work accordingly. We make mistakes, making us aware of what needs to be changed in order to improve. Besides, every human has their vices too. With whom a person constantly battles or either befriend them, that means to become slave of 'em. These vices or lusts are also aroused by our nafs. When Shaytan and nafs team up against us. They trick us in different different ways with gimmicks and deceptions, to make us go astray. But we should stay steadfast on our deen, and ask Allahﷻ for help and protection from evil. However, we make mistakes, we learn and we overcome. Nevertheless, we do keep repeating some of our mistakes untill we learn from them. Though, people don't see our struggles and just kept throwing their words as knives. They don't think that their mouths could work like a bows and words like arrows. And could criticality damage one's feelings. Even if they kill someone, someday. But who cares. And it is also their words behind the growth of these voices. It isn't easy to win over these voices. It is our conscience which help us to keep fighting the inner battle, against the things that we don't speak out. These troubles we've got may arises through the traumatic events we experience or have experienced. It just end up making a chaos inside your head. It feels like a graveyard, occasionally we end up burying something inside of us. In the end, what we came to realise is that these voices are nothing but created by our own Nafs, when befriended by Shaytan. ["Auzubillahi-Minashaitan-Nirajeem": I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Shaitan.] And, as for the thoughts, it can be seen as an example of a pathway where different passersby passes and it's upto you to whom do you have to pay attention to. If you gave your attention to the wrong one, it will eventually harm you. And for the right one, it will be beneficial for you. ["In-Sha-Allah": if Allah wills.] And to make a difference between the right and wrong, our conscience works. And ask Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى): "Ya Rabb, grant me the strength to change the things i can, the courage to accept the things i can't, and the wisdom to know the difference."

Somethings are better to be left unsaid. “Whether you conceal what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah will know it.” He knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Allah is powerful over everything.[ Aal-Imran | 3:29] Indeed. He's all knowing: Rab-ul-alameen. Our pain is as temporary as this world. Every disease has it's cure. Verily, it is our lord who shall heal the chest of his believers. Whosoever believe in his guidance and mercy, his heart will be cured. "...And (He) shall heal the breast of the believers." [At-Tawba | 9:14] Surely, heﷻ test us by putting us in trials. And verily, with hardship comes ease. How can we forget that this worldly life is only temporary enjoyment, and indeed, the hereafter is the home of permanent settlement? We all are here today and gone tomorrow. And all these worldly possessions will end up being worthless. And only our good deeds will remain with us on the day of judgement. May Allah ﷻ forgive us all for our sins. May Allah ﷻ grant us relief from all that suffocates us and constricts us. May heﷻ grant us peace amongst the turmoils and tribulations. May Allah ﷻ grant us protection against laziness, cowardice, miserliness and the punishment of the grave. May Allahﷻ grant our souls dutifulness and purify them from arrogance, envy, egoism, selfishness, greed, lust, intolerance, anger, lying, cheating, gossiping, and slandering. May Allahﷻ guard us all. As he's the bestower of faith and Security: "Al-Mu’min". And the Guardian: "Al-Muhaymin". May Allah ﷻ take our lives when he's most pleased with us and help us all to get over these mental traumas.

Ameen ya rabbul alameen!🌼🍃

Fi-Aman-illah!🥀

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[islamicrays]

hi so I'm a drug addict who's hit rock bottom and everyone in my life has left me and I don't blame them. I'm considering suicide. But I'm also considering converting to Islam, are muslims accepting of ex drug addicts?

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala forgive all past sin when a person accept islam so don't worry about your past. You can accept islam and work on your drug addiction. It's better if you go for counselling; it will help you in shaa Allah. Remember Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala won't burden us with something that we can't handle. Be positive and this shall too pass. After hardship their will be ease.

May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make things easier for you.

Allahumma Ameen

[sisterssafespace]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

recently i’ve been struggling a lot. i was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and bpd not too long ago now. but, i have been struggling so much with bearing it all? i haven’t told my family anything as i’ve told a few close friends. so, i cannot blame my family for the fact i’m very emotionally volatile. even though, i know i’m struggling i keep pushing people away & maybe it’s the embarrassment? the shame? that my anxiety attacks are coming back & they’re more frequent, more painful & so much easier to trigger now. i feel like i have this huge secret that i’m carrying around & it fills me with shame. i know mental health isn’t something to be ashamed of but, in a way i’m the one in my family who can do it all? so, the fact i’m struggling so much that i cry in my room a lot of the time whilst they all are chatting away fills me with sadness? i’ve never been close to my family so, it’s been this way for a long time. i’m very independent but to a fault even when i need help i won’t reach out to anyone. i know i have Allāh swt who will help me through anything & everything. but, i don’t know i feel overwhelmed i feel horrible every moment i’m alone my eyes tear up and i begin to cry because i’m hurting so much. sometimes the world feels so unbearable like i cannot go on any longer but then i remember [2:286]. sometimes, i feel as though i’m not cut of for this world it brings me so much pain & suffering. do not me wrong, i am blessed with so much but in my heart there is a lot of sadness & pain. i feel so weak the days are passing by & with each other my resolve to carry on gets weaker too. i have been referred to therapy & to take some medication but i have no time to go i have no will power to get up & seek treatment. it feels like i’m watching myself slowly wither away with each passing day. i try to make dhikr to distract myself but i end up having an anxiety attack because all i can think about is how i’m a bad muslim. that Allāh swt loves me so much He is putting me through these battles to strengthen me but, i cannot even handle them. i honestly see myself wishing that i could just disappear sometimes. - 🌊

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم،

قال الله تعالى في سورة القصص :

وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ ۖ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي ۖ إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

We revealed this to Moses' mother: 'Suckle him, but when you fear for him cast him into the water. Neither fear, nor sorrow because We shall restore him to you and make him among the Messengers.'

[ Qur'an 28:7 ]

و عليكم السلام و رحمة الله و بركاته 🌸

My dear sister, I started my answer with an ayah about one of my favorite stories in the Quran that is the story of how Musa (as)'s mother had to let him go as a newborn and throw him into the river (to save his life) because Allah swt told her (inspired her to do) so. This story is also mentioned in surat Ta Ha (20) - the surah that I love to call my anti-anxiety pill - but I chose this ayah from surat Al-Qasas for the precise words that Allah swt orders to Musa's mother :

ولا تخافي و لا تحزني | Do not fear nor sorrow (grieve)

The grammatical structure for these phrases is : Prohibition "النهي" which means that Allah swt orders you against doing that thing, it is not a request, it is not a piece of advice, it is actually stronger than that. It is prohibited that you give into your fear (i.e. anxiety) or fall into sorrow, saddness (i.e. depression). The same structure is used when Allah swt spoke to sayyidah Maryam (Mary as), when she was in labor and she was all alone, scared, confused, in pain, she even wished for death,

فَنَادَاهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَا أَلَّا تَحْزَنِي

But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree): "Grieve not!"

[Quran 19:24]

I personally support and adapt the tafaseer that explain this as that Allah swt loves, appreciates and cares for the women and the girls of the believers so much that He swt prohibits them to feel sad or anxious. - But we will get back to this later in the answer, in shaa Allah.

Now let's go back to the beginning. I have 3 main ideas, let me bullet them not to forget anything:

1) The diagnosis: You said, my beautiful sister, that you were diagnosed not too long ago, with 3 mental health issues. So I take it a shrink/ psychiatrist diagnosed you. And then what? it is not enough to have a diagnosis, what is more important is to have a plan, i.e. therapy. It is important to identify the issue but it is more important to figure out how to deal with that issue. Sis, you need professional help. That ache in your heart and those worries, those thoughts in your mind they won't just disappear on their own. You need therapy. 🥺🥺. Which brings me to point number 2:

2) Asking for help: There is a story that I heard somewhere, a long time ago, but is so iconic that it stayed with me. One time this man's boat drowned. And he was fighting for his life in the middle of the ocean, and he asked God to save him, after a while a boat passed by and stopped for him, they wanted to rescue him but he said " no I don't need you, I have God, He will save me", so the boat moved on. And the man made duāa again and asked God to rescue him. After another while, another boat approach him, and they wanted to rescue him. Again, he declined and said " I have God, He will save me " so they went away. Eventually, the man got tired and couldn't do it anymore. He drowned. After he died, he asked God why didn't you save me? I was waiting for you to rescue you me.. and God said " who do you think was sending you the boats? " ..

Why am I telling you this story? I feel like you are doing the same as this man.

Sometimes people are a means that Allah swt puts in our way to save us! Yes, you are being all toughened up and 'strong' by trying to retrieve from people - even your own family - and not bother anyone with your issues, but you are actually doing more damage and more harm to yourself and to your loved ones this way. No good ever comes from passively sitting in a corner and isolating ourselves in our pain and suffering, especially to us girls, we are very social creatures who thrive and heal with compassionate, empathy, sharing, co-dependence (not in a negative sense), and solidarity. Half of the problem goes away just by talking about it. We immediately feel so much lighter after we have a good talk/ crying session with someone we love. By isolating yourself and drowning in your misery, you are going against your nature and that only amplifies your pain 💔🥺 So I am begging you, to take a step towards your support system, be it family, a cousin, friends, a teacher, a therapist.. you need help and you can't do this alone. Asking another human being to be there for you never means you trust Allah swt less or that Allah swt is not enough for you! On the contrary, maybe that person is fulfilling a purpose for the sake of Allah swt by being there for you. Allah swt has created us this way, there is no shame in asking for help I promise.

⚠️ ALSO OMG HIGHLY IMPORTANT THERE IS NO SHAME IN HAVING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE I HAVE TO SAY THIS!

I don't know how much we have to deconstruct, how many walls we have to break down to set ourselves free from all the negative feelings that culture and the patriarchy installed in us since a very tender age, like shame, guilt, self-loathing.. it is A LOT, but we have to. There is no other way around it to free ourselves. And one last thing, my sweet sweet sweet sister, even if you think you can do it all, you can keep it all inside and put on a brave face and go on about your day while there is a battlefield in your head and a fire burning in your heart, you don't have to. Have mercy on yourself. Allah swt would never approve of this, you putting yourself through so much pain by refusing to seek help. And you wonder why your anxiety attacks are back! 💔🥺 which brings me to point 3:

3) Anxiety attacks: Are you sure they are anxiety attacks not panic attacks? How do you identify them? What are your symptoms? And how do you deal with them? How do you cope? See, beautiful sister, this is very very serious! You can't keep going like this and think " oh Allah swt is putting me thru this to make me stronger. " Umm actually, no, Allah swt is not putting you through this. He gave you this at the beginning yes, but He showed you the way, and you stubbornly refused! So now, you are putting yourself through this, my dear, and you do not deserve it!

Please do not take this with a rough note, I am using a very very soft tone, I promise. And also, lots of hugs and caresses 🥺❤️

I want you to promise me that you are going to consider my words, and seriously think of asking for help. For the sake of Allah, for the sake of yourself and your sanity. Remember, you do not own yourself, you do not own your soul, you do not own your body. It is all an amanah that we are responsible for keeping safe and sane until we return to Allah swt, and we are going to be held accountable for what we did with it. Allahu al'mustaān.

Looking forward to getting your updates!

May Allah swt sooth your pain and give you thr courage you need to ask for help. Ameen.

Fi Aman Allah.

- A. Z. 🍃

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THREE THINGS THAT CLEANSE THE HEART

The heart is an important part of every human being. The prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed it as the source of all good and bad body parts. If a believer's heart is clean and good, it is easy for the rest of his body to be obedient and to follow the commands of God. Therefore, we need to know effective ways to cleanse our heart of all the impurities that will eventually make it difficult for us to do good. Habib Umar bin Hafidz in one of his muhadhar mentions three things a mukmin needs to do to clear his heart.

First, it is to read the Quran in tartil and tadabbur. Take time to read the Quran day and night. Not to forget to read it in prayer, more preferably if done by oneself to getting the sense of it. Imam Abdullah bin Husein bin Thahir said to his nephew Habib Abdullah bin Umar bin Yahya: "Yesterday I saw houses in the city of masilah (the city where they lived) going up high, but I saw your house above all those houses. And even your room rises higher above your house. What have you been doing in your house?"

Habib Abdullah bin Umar replied: "I do nothing but to have the intention to build the house that you have taught us. And we work to gain money in the halal way. We also do what you teach like to glorifying guests, connecting good relationship with other human beings, holding an islamic assembly (مجلس), etc. Then in every room in the house in it I once have finished reciting the whole Quran in prayer. And on every rung in the house, then I once completed the Quran above it. As for the room in which I live, then I have already recited the complete verses of Quran in it."

At last, Abdullah bin Huseyin said: "That is why I see your house above all your houses and your rooms are higher above it. Up high because of the Quran."

It is in harmony with the words of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), "A house in which the Quran is being read in it shall be seen to the inhabitants of the heavens as the stars are seen by the inhabitants of the earth." So if a house as an inanimate object could become majestic with the Holy Quran reading in it, surely a mukmin's heart would benefit even more greatly from the Quran that he read and pondered its meaning.

Second, dhikr to Allah with adab and the presence of the heart. Pronounce dhikr with adab and reverence. For dhikr performed without the presence of the heart and without adab are of no benefit.

Third, it is to wake up at night with hearts and limbs that bow to Allah.

Also, Habib Umar adds for us to ask for help in these three things with the following three; First, Eat less (not too much eating foods). Leave behind lots and too much to eat. Second, to withdraw from those who are negligent. For gathering with them can distract you and put you in an uncomfortable situation unable to focus doing dhikr, making it difficult for you to focus on thinking(tadabbur), distracting you too much that it could be hard for you to wake up at night. Sitting with people who are neglectful and talking about things that aren't worth it will make you hard and do your nights for worship. God almighty said:

واذا مروا باللغو مروا كراما

"If you meet people who are doing nothing beneficial, pass away with dignity. "

Third, to ignore all nonessential things from the busyness with worldly affairs that are not important and of no benefit, no value to your ultimate life in the Hereafter. By this our willing heart will be clean and bright, thus making it easier for us to make a variety of obedient ones (good deeds), and our hearts too are worthy of God's view.

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Say “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves (by sinning), do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful” – Surah Az-Zumar 39:53

So I started to write this blog about my journey to islam and learning more about myself while never losing hope in the mercy of Allah swt. In it, I shared what was then my understanding of God’s forgiveness and the story of the companion who symbolised this for me the most.

Fast Forward to last night, I attended a Qu’ran tafseer circle which took my understanding of Allah’s mercy even further. It focused on ayah (verse) 53 of Surah Az-Zumar. I have to admit; I stopped attending this circle for many months throwing in excuses that I was just too busy. However, that day, I had this sense of urgency in my heart that I needed to attend the circle; it was a sensation that I just could not ignore.

That night in the circle, one of the sisters led the session reciting ayah 53 of Surah Az-Zumar, and she shared an in-depth explanation of its meaning. She described the infinite magnitude of the mercy of Allah swt against the mountainous weight of our sins. The tafseer of this one ayah left me in complete awe of the mercy of our Lord. It had me thinking whether I fully understood the concept of Allah’s mercy and so I felt it was only right that I came back and shared with you my thoughts and reflections to further your understanding on the mercy of our Lord.

‘O My servants’ – Allah swt begins this ayah addressing all of His servants – He is not only addressing the ‘pious’ or the ‘good’ Muslims, no. He is addressing all of His slaves; He is speaking to you and me. ‘Who have transgressed against themselves (by sinning)’ – every one of us has sinned- major, minor, knowingly or unknowingly, we are not infallible. This is a concept that many of us struggle to accept as we strive for perfection in our lives. You might have committed unimaginable acts or have crossed the lines that Islam has set. You may feel as a result of these sins, you are no longer a ‘worthy’ Muslim or that there is no hope for you. You may also have experienced other people telling you that you are destined for hell and that you are never going to be forgiven.

Now read carefully the command that comes next after Allah swt addresses you and acknowledges that you have sinned: He swt says ‘do not despair of the mercy of Allah’.  Just take a moment and think about this.

This is a command from Allah swt for you never to lose hope, and as His servant, you must obey. You are not allowed to be pessimistic about your sins, you and no one else is allowed to pass sentence. Why? ‘Allah forgives all sins’. You aren’t the only one that has made mistakes- you, me and everyone on this earth have sinned, but we must turn to Allah swt and ask for forgiveness so that He can forgive us. It doesn’t matter how big or how many times you have sinned- Allah swt, your Lord, ‘the Forgiving, the Merciful’ is forbidding you from despairing and assuring you that He will forgive you.

It doesn’t matter how big or how many times you have sinned- Allah swt, your Lord,‘the Forgiving, the Merciful’  is forbidding you from despairing and assuring you that He will forgive you.

 

I want to remind you of a narration that I hope will help you understand how merciful God is. Umar ibn Khattab RA reported that some prisoners of war were brought to the Prophet ﷺ, and there was a breastfeeding woman among them. Whenever she found a child amongst the prisoners, she would take the child to her chest and nurse it. The Prophet ﷺ said to us:

‘Do you think this woman would throw her child in the fire?’

We said, ‘No, not if she was able to stop it.’ The Prophet ﷺ said ‘Allah swt is more merciful to his servants than a mother is to her child.’-Sahih Al-Bukhari

Over a year ago my sister had her latest newborn and I was able to observe the way she would look after her child- comforting her with each cry, waking up throughout the night to feed her and making sure she was safe. SubhanAllah, I could see the affection and mercy my sister had for her daughter, and yet the Prophet ﷺ tells us that Allah SWT is more merciful than a mother. Just look to your mother on how much she cares and loves you- how can you then lose hope in God?

Du’a for forgiveness

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa’fu annee

“O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me” or “O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me.”

Note: By asking Allah swt to pardon us for our mistakes, we are asking Him to not take us on account of them on the day of judgement, i.e. to completely wipe them out as if they never happened in the first place. Try to make a habit of saying this du’a everyday.

I also want to touch on two names of Allah swt: al-Ghaffar (The Oft Forgiving) and al-Ghafur (The All Forgiving). Al-Ghaffar means to cover and conceal, the idea that Allah swt covers His slave by hiding his sins and not taking him to account for them. It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said:

‘Allah- Blessed and Exalted is He!- says ‘O son of Adam! So long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam! Were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam! Were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me having ascribed no partner to Me, I would bring you a similar amount of forgiveness.’ -Sunan Al-Tirmidhi.

The name al-Ghafur is similar to al-Ghaffar but it refers to the amplitude of His forgiveness i.e. the number of times that Allah swt will forgive you. Al-Ghafur is also said to be derived from the word ‘ghafr’ which is a medical plant that is used to heal woulds. The idea here is that forgiveness helps heals our wounds of sins similar to the medicinal plant that will help heal the physical wounds of our bodies.

The last point I also want to mention to you is the concept of being merciful to others. We as human beings are very quick to judge others for their sins- what makes you think that you can judge? If you want God to show you mercy, why aren’t you merciful to His other servants? Allah swt says:

‘Let him pardon and forgive, would you not love that Allah forgives you? Indeed Allah is all-Forgiving, Merciful’ -Surah an-Noor 24:22

I also believe that by encompassing the characteristic of being merciful, it will help you gain a better understanding of the mercy of Allah swt. If someone wrongs you, forgive them- do not grow hatred and if you see someone sin, do not judge, immediately make du’a for them that Allah swt forgives them and guides them to the straight path. This can be difficult at first, but, when you remind yourself that you are doing it for the pleasure of Allah SWT and His mercy, over time, it will become second nature. Remember that any du’a you make for your brothers and sisters; the angels will make that same dua for you as well.

So now let me ask you, Allah swt is inviting you towards His mercy. Will you accept it? Or will you allow the shaytan to make you feel hopeless? Remember that all he can do is whisper, but the promise of God is true.

It’s your choice- make the right one.

Come, come whoever you are

Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving

It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair

Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times

Come, yet again, come, come

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ASSALAMU ALAIKUM. I just want to ask, what shall I do if I feel less care and love with my mom because that's how she raised me. She failed to make me loved and care. It's not my intention to be like that, it's just how i feel towards her. She hated me since when I was born because she doesn't love my father, so she treated me not so good. And now we are not having a good relationship. I don't know what to do. I'm trying to be nice to her but she has low-temper.

Alikum Salam

Its unfortunate what you have had to go through. There's definitely nothing that can justify bad treatment towards an innocent child.

Sadly, that's how some cultures are; the kids take the heat from both parents for mistakes made by either of the two.. which is 100% wrong.

Make dua to Allah ﷻ to grant you sabr. She is your mother and deserves love and respect from you. Return her harsh treatment with good behavior and once she sees your kindness and love towards her, she will soften up towards you too inShaAllah. She does have a mother's heart in the end. Mothers aren't good at hating their own children.

If the above is too difficult for you, atleast ensure to not return her harsh treatment with anger or words that will hurt her and that you may regret in the future. Return her anger with silence and she may realize someday that she is being overly critical with you..

Also, most importantly, remember to try to forgive her for her mistakes. She's your parent but still a human being, not an angel; so don't expect perfection from her. Like all human beings, she may have made mistakes too along the way. Try to forgive her for what has passed and start on a fresh note. Allah loves those who forgive..

Also, do an audit of yourself. Your behaviour towards her. Have you done something to trigger this behaviour? Do you not listen to her, ignore what she says, misbehave with her, never give her a helping hand, are demanding towards her sometimes, constantly do things that make her upset? Do you consciously try to do things that would make her happy?

Does she have someone to talk to, help around the house, someone she can call a friend, does she have a life outside of the house? Does she bottle up her feelings inside her and then they come out in the form you have mentioned above? Can you be for her the listener she has always yearned for?

Think about it this way: Maybe this is her way of saying "I feel like you don't care about me or love me"? Try to put yourself in her shoes. Would you like to have the life she's had?

There's always two sides of the story. I've seen this behaviour with people and it usually has a root cause. Try to identify the root cause rather than cure the surface level symptoms.

Relationships take work. Try to show her utmost kindness and love and lend her a helping hand whenever possible. You are her blood too so she will eventually soften up inShaAllah. But you must give it your 100%. It will be very difficult but rewarding and worth it with the help of Allah inShaAllah

May Allah grant you ease and sabr in this regard. Ameen...

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Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim Do everything for the pleasure of Allah. Take strength from Allah. One day Musa, alaihi salam, had a toothache. It was very bad. Musa, alaihi salam, was the Kalimullah of Allah, so he could speak with Him. He asked Allah Azza wa Jalla "I have a very bad toothache. What shall I do?" Allah Azza wa Jalla told him to eat some grass. As soon as he ate, his toothache was gone. After some time had passed, his toothache started again. He said "I found the remedy anyhow" and went to eat the grass again. The pain didn't stop and increased even more. He asked Allah Azza wa Jalla again - "Ya Rabbi, You showed this to me and said it is the remedy. I ate it the first time it helped. Now it got even worse". Allah Azza wa Jalla told him "Last time you remembered and asked from Me. This time you asked from the grass, not from Me. When you ask from grass, grass has nothing. You had to remember Me while eating it." You should remember Allah in everything. Don't say "I am strong" and rely on your strength. A smart person will rely on Allah, then use his strength. And he will use his strength on the way of Allah. Otherwise, if strength is used to harm people, you will be harmed yourself and be embarrassed in the end. This is the way shown by the Awliya. Don't rely on strength too much. Don't think that the favours given by Allah to you are from you. Everything is from Allah. Ask everything from Allah. And if you are strong, make shukr/thanks to Allah for it. Then a man won't harm others. He will use his strength on the way of Allah. He will use it for akhira. He will be proud in akhira for the things he's done. Because in dunya everything is written; everything is recorded by the angels. ~ Sultan Mawlana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar Rabbani (qaddasAllahu sirrahul'aziz)

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The Life of The Prophet Muhammad(pbuh): The Assignment of the Duty of the Prophethood and First Muslims

First Revelation is Sent Down

The 16th night of the month of Ramadan had passed.

The 17th of Ramadan was a Monday night.

The mount of Nour and everything around it were covered with a deep and significant quietness to be able to hear and listen to what would be said soon. Maybe, out of respect to the ones who would speak and listen to.

It was past midnight and almost dawn. The exceptional time when nightingales sing and roses give out pleasant scents with all their beauties. The extraordinary time when those who mention the names of Allah are enthused and attain endless pleasure!

Gabriel (may Allah be pleased with him), the angel of divine revelation, took the shape of a most beautiful human being and was quite delighted. The environment smelled wonderful. The manifestations of fear and hope, and excitement and peace were intertwined.

Gabriel (may Allah be pleased with him) was very joyful because he would meet the last Prophet, the Prophet of the prophets and he would talk face to face with the Sultan of Lawlaka, who would deserve the title, “the Beloved of Allah” with his belief, worship, contemplation and struggle.

The expected moment finally came.

Gabriel (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared before the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in his human form, sending out divine radiance around in the dark night. He spoke to him in a loud but calming voice: “Read!”

The heart of the Master of the Universe was filled with wonder and fear. His heart shivered!

He answered: “I do not know how to read.”

Gabriel hugged him and held him tight; then, Gabriel released him, saying, “Read!”

The Master of the Universe gave the same answer, “I do not know how to read.”

Gabriel hugged him for the second time and held him tight; then, Gabriel released him, saying, “Read!”

The Master of the Universe said, “I do not know how to read. Tell me! What shall I read?”

Thereupon, the angel recited the first verses of the Surah of Al-Alaq from the beginning to the end, which, through Allah Almighty’s ordering, he was in charge of conveying to the Prophet (pbuh):

“Read in the name of your Lord Who created. He created man from a clot. Read: And your Lord is the Most Bounteous, Who taught (to write) with the pen, taught man what he knew not.” (Al-Alaq Surah, 96:1-5) 

The Master of the Universe (pbuh) was at the heights of excitement and amazement and recited what he heard word by word. The verses that came down became established both in his tongue and in his heart.

Gabriel, who fulfilled his task, disappeared suddenly.

“Cover Me!”

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) shook with awe and excitement at having received a Divine revelation, left the cave, and went straight towards Mecca.

He encountered many peculiarities on the road. The mountains, rocks, and trees greeted him by saying, “Assalamu Alaykum Ya Rasullulah” (May peace be with you, oh Messenger) and congratulated him on his exalted duty.

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) arrived home. He had lost his breath in the face of the magnificence of this situation.

All he could say to his faithful wife, Hazrat Khadija Kubra, who anxiously greeted him was, “Cover me! Cover me!” 

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) who sought solitude at mount Hira was now in his home and was now alone with his thoughts.

He woke up a while later. Even if it was a very small amount, it was obvious that he had reached some level of comfort and peace. He narrated what had happened to Khadijah al-Kubra in detail and said,

“I am scared, O Khadijah! I am scared that I will be harmed!”

Those words of our Prophet definitely originated from his desire to feel safe regarding reaching the eternal happiness and honorable duty.

Hazrat Khadija possessed eminent capabilities as well as a level of understanding and discernment that qualified her to be the first wife of the most esteemed Prophet, whom she fully trusted. She affirmed the Master of the Universe’s (PBUH) wish about feeling safe with these words:

“There is no reason for you to feel any kind of fear or worry. Do not be sad, Allah will never embarrass a servant like you. I know that you always speak the truth. You perform duties that have been given to you and safeguard that which has been entrusted to you. You interact closely with your relatives. You treat your neighbors in a very kind and caring manner. You help the poor. You open your doors to strangers and entertain them as guests. You help the community during disasters and tribulations! Oh my Uncle’s Son, persevere. By Allah, I hope that you are this community’s prophet.” 

What did Waraqa say?

Doubtlessly, everything that had happened was not insignificant and did have some meaning.

It was up to Hazrat Khadija to learn by inquiring.

Whom could she go to? Who could understand these affairs? And whom could he trust in?

Hazrat Khadija thought for a long time and finally determined the person whom she would consult with: Her uncle’s son, Waraqa bin Nawfal.

Waraqa bin Nawfal was an elderly man and a Christian in the pure sense. His eyes could not see yet his heart was enlightened. He read the Bible and Torah and had learned many things from them both.

Without wasting time, Hazrat Khadija went to go see her uncle’s son with our Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Waraqa first listened to our Master (PBUH). As our Holy Prophet (PBUH) explained what had happened to him, Waraqa’s face was changing color. When our Master (PBUH) finished speaking, Waraqa exclaimed: “Quddus! Quddus! The angel that you saw is the Holy Spirit, Namus al-Akbar, that the Exalted Lord sent to Prophet Musa. You are this nation’s Prophet. Ah! If only I were younger so that I could be with you when you invited the community to the truth. And if only I could live long enough to be of help when the tribe expelled you from your homeland.” 

These expressions comforted both Hazrat Khadija and our Holy Prophet (PBUH) to some degree. However, there was one thing that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) did not understand: Why would the tribe expel him from his homeland?

Waraqa answered his question: “Yes, they are going to expel from you from here since whoever has received a revelation has been the recipient of hostility. If I am able to reach the day when you will invite the community to truth then I will help you in every way I can.” 

Waraqa bin Nawfal was speaking the truth - a reality that had to be exposed…

After this, our Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Hazrat Khadija left Waraqa bin Nawfal’s home.

REVELATION CEASES

Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) faced an incident called “the Suspension of Revelation.” after a while. It was evident that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was greatly saddened and distressed by this break in the deliverance of revelation, an incident whose wisdom we cannot fully grasp and which has been more-or-so described in the following way: Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was so distressed that the earth was becoming too tight for him and he wanted to be saved from its restraint. During this time, either Jibril (Gabriel) or Israfil  appeared to our Holy Prophet (PBUH) for the purpose of consoling him. 

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was faced with sadness for an exact forty–day period. Since the world is a center that is composed of an indefinite number of Divine wisdoms, everything that takes place within it undoubtedly has a purpose. Sometimes it is possible or impossible to catch the purpose behind these kinds of circumstances with the tiny measuring scales in our minds. However, not knowing their Divine wisdoms and reasons is not by any means proof that they are without wisdom and reason. Above all, it is not possible for a duty like prophethood, in which everything has been specially programmed by the pen of wisdom, to be insignificant. For this reason, there were many wisdoms and reasons behind the delay in the deliverance of revelation. However, we are not aware of them. There are many scholars who interpret this situation in various ways. Here is a summary of some of these views:

1) Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) greatly panicked in face of the first revelation and the heaviness of the situation had jolted his soul. This incident occurred so that his soul could find some peace, be rested and prepared for the forthcoming revelations.

2) Our Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) was being prepared for the burdens and tribulations that he was about to face.

3) The deliverance of revelation was delayed so that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) could long more deeply for the next revelation.