Status of Mother

There’s a reason Jannah is not in her hands, but under her feet.
For if it was in her palms, her selfless love would have
handed it to you despite your deserving.
Alas, it is the ground that bears her entire weight. That is
where heaven lies, and if you wish to achieve it- carry her
weight.
Wipe her tears.
Give her hope.
Kiss her hands.
Tell her you love her,
in every tongue you speak.
Clean for her.
Cook for her.
Strive for her.
Do not simply hold her hand, for that is not where heaven lies.
Bare her burdens.
You may never come close to the unconditional manner and love in which she bared yours-
But you may earn the key to the gardens of eternal bliss locked beneath her feet.

Woman in Islam

Woman was made from the rib of a man.

She was not created from his head to top him,

Nor from his feet to be stepped on,

She was made from his side to be close to him,

From beneath his arm to be protected by him,

Near his heart to be loved by him.

Sometimes, Allah withholds from you, to give you something better...

Let go of the grudges. Let the bitterness die tonight. Make a decision tonight that it’s time to move on. And begin again. New, this time. Never forget that what has passed you by was never meant to befall you. And what has befallen you was never meant to pass you by. Know that sometimes Allah withholds from you, in order to give you something better. Keep your heart focused on Him, and He will take care of the rest. And remember: you will stumble, but that’s part of the path. Keep going. Keep rising and refuse to give up.

-Yasmin Mogahed

It is in Giving that we Receive

Act of giving something to others is an art of flowering your heart.

-Vinayak

I think there should be one such kind of plate in every family so we might be able to exercise “Giving”.

Think about people you truly respect. Think about people you truly admire. Think about people you love to be around. They may not be rich. They may not be highly accomplished. They may not be household names.

Yet you love to be around them--and you would love to be more like them. What sets them apart from everyone else?

They give: generously, selflessly, and without expectation of return. They give because their happiness--and their success--comes from someone else's happiness and someone else's success.

For it is in giving that we receive.

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A sign of intelligence is to see one in many and find the many in one.

-Sri Sri

The Purest Love - Love without attachment

Try not to confuse “attachment” with “love”. Attachment is about fear and dependency, and has more to do with the love of self than love of another. Love without attachment is the purest love because it isn’t about what others can give you because you’re empty. It is about what you can give others because you’re already full.

-Yasmin Mogahed

The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically their virtues make them vulnerable: they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.

-Ernest Hemingway

Start with Yourself!

The above words are said to be written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey in London, England.

When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.

But, it too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it. 

And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family.

From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world. 

Hasten towards Prosperity

حَيّ عَلَي الفَلاح

“Hasten towards Prosperity”

Success calls five times a day everyday, but people are too busy to answer the call because they are too busy trying to become successful.

Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it. The body itself is a screen to shield and partially reveal the light that’s blazing inside your presence… All the things we do, are mediums that hide and show what’s hidden. Study them, and enjoy this being washed with a secret we sometimes know, and then not.

-Rumi