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summer days have always been my favourite. i love the way there’s a beautiful blue sky with little clouds, allowing the sun to shine so bright that you feel good inside. i love the way i can’t look directly at the sun because it’s so powerful yet still lights up the entire world and allows my eyes, which would have otherwise seen nothing but darkness, to see its beauty. it shines upon nature, making the grass look greener as the flowers dance against a subtle breeze. it reminds me of An-Noor, the Light, and i try to comprehend the fact that if the sun is that blazing and powerful, how bright and powerful must the Light of Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ be?
i love that my best friend is really knowledgeable and has a desire to always be learning more. alhamdulillah and Allahumma barik— any question i have about Islam, all i have to do is ask, and i’ll receive an answer. my dad is the same, they’re quite similar in that regard. even then, there’s always more to learn; there’s an endless capacity to gain knowledge, no matter how smart they both already are. they remind me of Al-‘Alim, the All Knowing, and it makes me gasp when I think about just how knowledgable, smart and intelligent Allah must be.
my mother’s forgiveness is something that has always shocked me and not always pleased me. naturally, as a daughter, i feel more anger towards the people that have wronged her. yet, i love her compassion and kindness. you could hurt my mother so bad that she’d feel excruciating pain and anguish. and even then, if you were in trouble, if you needed help, if you dropped something on the floor, she would go and pick it up for you, she would help you, she would give. she’s incredibly forgiving and i stare at her in awe. she reminds me of Al-Ghafoor, the All Forgiving, and i feel both grateful and relieved that if a human can forgive people who have terribly wronged her, then imagine how vast the Mercy of Allah is, how forgiving He is.
me and my best friends, we laugh until we cry and until our jaws hurt from smiling too hard. friendship brings us happiness and when i’m sad, being around my girls makes life worth living. living with them during my time here at university, coming home to them after a long, hard day of lectures, classes and studying, knocking on each other’s bedrooms or cooking dinner with each other in the kitchen—it reminds me of Al-Wali, the Friend, and makes me wonder how much happiness being a true friend of Allah would bring. it makes me daydream about one day being in jannah, conversing with Allah and laughing with Him.
i love the way another dear friend of mine speaks in riddles and metaphors; sometimes, it seems like morse code. i’ll ask, “will you ever get bored of me?” with the reply being, “can God create a rock so heavy He cannot lift?” rather than a simple, straightforward ‘no’. staring at the message and trying to deduct whatever that could possibly mean—i’m reminded of Al-Latif, the Subtle, with His muqatta’at, the arabic letters at the beginning of some chapters of the Qur’an, alif laam meem. letting us figure it out rather than telling us the meaning directly, subtly giving us metaphors and hidden meanings with His words.
i love the way the birds pray during fajr and maghrib time through their chirps as they fly together in flocks, in congregation. it reminds me of As-Sami, the Hearer, and reassures me that He is always listening, He hears me when i talk to Him, He hears me when I pray.
on some hot and peaceful summer nights, me, my brother and my sister would lay in the garden and gaze up at the sky. the moon is one of my first loves, i fell in love with her so dearly ever since i was a child. its illuminance, the way it pulls the tides of the sea and the way it always used to—and still does—follow me when i’m in the car has always been beautiful to me. it reminds me of Al-Haadi, the Guide, and lets me know that if i ever get lost, i can still find my way back to Allah, He will guide me on the right path—all i have to do is ask.
when social media beauty standards get to me, or when i have stubborn acne and i look at myself in the mirror, seeing the things about myself that i both like and dislike reminds me of Al-Musawwir, the Fashioner of Forms, and i think about how perfect His creation is, just how powerful He is that He can create anything and everything i see around me, including myself, just because He willed it and said ‘be, and it is’.
“so wherever you turn, there will be the face of Allah” (2:116)
loving, for the sake of Allah.
Attribute of the Month — Al Maalik ul Mulk (the Master of the Kingdom):
reflecting on the creation is an act of worship and this ties to loving people/things for the sake of Allah, as He is the Owner and Ruler and King of everything you see around you, including yourself. it’s all His, it’s all part of His beautiful work. take some time to reflect on the things that bring you most joy in life and when you next prostrate or make a du’a or talk to Allah, praise Him for his Power and Might and thank Him for His Grace, favours and for providing you with these happy things.
a prompt to reflect on: what answered prayer are you currently living in?
Grab a Blessing:
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
(there is no power or might except with Allah)rabbana aatina fid dunya hasanatan wa fil aakhirati hasanatan waqina ‘adhaban-nar (2:202)
(our Lord! grant us good in this world as well as good in the life to come, and protect us from the torment of the Fire)
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jazakallah for reading! your presence here is appreciated, as always. this is my last post during ramadan, i’m so sad the month is leaving us :( i pray that the benefits, effects, habits and good deeds stay with us all for the rest of the year and our lives, Ameen. may Allah send you so much of His Love and Mercy and have a beautiful day/night! lots of love,
— SabrGirl ♡
This is so beautiful. Both the writing and the lens you view your life through. Thank you for sharing this 💕
Loved reading this. The words felt so smooth and soft if that makes sense and made me feel lighter and hopeful 🫂