To my dearest friend, There's a dark cloud over you these days. It's always following you around and it's always raining. Sometimes it's a light drizzle and other times it's a storm but it just keeps pouring. The rain doesn't touch the anyone else around you but everyone sees it. They see what it's doing to you physically and emotionally. They are sad because they realised that they can't do anything to stop the rain. They try to hold an umbrella over you but when the rain becomes too heavy, you think that it's pointless for them to be holding that umbrella. So you walk away getting even more drenched along the way. Your spirit is dampened. Your soul is drowning. Your face is dark and wet. Your heart is crying... And here I am wishing I could do more to help. All I can tell you is don't be sad, dear friend, God is with us. He knows what you're going through. He sees everything, He hears everything. Always remember; For inde...
"(T)hey plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the Best of Planners" (8:30) This verse of the Qur'an gives me so much hope. It's like Allah telling me that no matter what happens, good or bad, expected or unexpected, it is all a part of Allah's plan. Whenever I come across this verse, I can't help but think of this major event that occurred to my family 10 years ago. My father sold our house to buy a new one in a new neighbourhood. My siblings and I had to transfer schools and I hated it. But since my father had bought a cheaper house, within a year he was able to save enough money for my family of 5 to do Umrah! Alhamdulillah... Also, if my family had not settled into this new neighbourhood, I would not have met the people I know now. I wouldn't have become the person I am now. My point is, you might hate something in your life right now. But who knows? Maybe it is good for you? Maybe it is in your life to teach y...