Thinking of You
Some Thursday love to share with you all
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How are you, my dear friend? I was thinking about you and decided to send you some Thursday love. Once in a while, I’ll send you these impromptu emails of love, inshallah.
How is your Ramadan going? This so far has been my best Ramadan to date. I made dua to Allah to connect my heart to His Book and wow I have never felt so connected to the Quran as I do now. But I remembered that no Ramadan’s have felt this great to me.
That’s what I want to talk to you about today. I have come to realize that those years when Ramadan felt so hard and I felt like I may not have my ibadah accepted were leading me to the place where I am now, seeing the changes Allah is making, that are drawing me closer to Him, Alhamduliah.
It is easy to trust Allah in the good times, but those hard times make it really difficult. I want you to know you are not alone. It is a struggle we strive for. But staying steadfast is the only way to go. The more and more I read and understand the Quran the more I realize that despite the difficulties, the Straight Path is easy and the Truth is clear.
Remember you want Jannah. Nothing less will be sufficient. And Jannah is worth the struggle, the pain, and the striving.
I want to leave you with this:
O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your male servant, and son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your Hand. Your command for me prevails. Your judgement concerning me is just. I beseech You through every name You have, by which You have called Yourself, or which You have sent down in Your Book, or which You have taught to any one of Your creations, or which You have preferred to keep to Yourself among Your guarded secrets, to make the Great Qur'an the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sadness, and the pacifier of my worries.
Develop the best relationship you have every had with the Quran, this Ramadan and keep on growing in your love for Allah, and His Book!
What is your favorite surah? And why?
May Allah allow us to live to see Eid and accept our ibadah this Ramadan and make it beneficial for our dunya and akhira ameen.
Much love,
Nour