[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Aida

Everything happens, Allah grants it for us, just a little later than usual. In the meantime we are wriggling in our seats impatiently. Then when the said time comes we feel ashamed for having been so impatient in the first place.

Originally Posted by Yahya

Assalamualaikum

SubhanAllah. All praise is the most merciful, most generous who with death gave me life. Who took from me and returned to me manytimes over.

SubhanAllah, 'Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?' I deny none of Your favours, Oh Most Merciful

Wasalamualaikum warahmatullah
Yahya

Originally Posted by Zam

I think we all misunderstand what it means to be grateful. We may think it just means saying thank you or Alhamdulillah, but in reality, gratefulness is a state of being. Our normal disposition is to take everything for granted and therefore we are always desiring more, but if we truly become grateful, we will naturally become content because the wonders of what Allah has given us will become apparent, and the soul will overflow with thankfulness to Allah.

We can start by just doing what is easy, just look around you and start thanking Allah for everything you see. Thank Allah for the fact that you can even see and that you can even think. Break down all the things you take for granted and thank Allah for each and every atom. Realize nothing you have is your right, and everything including your existence itself is a gift, and realize what a miraculous gift it all is. The fact that Allah made you and gave you all these things shows that you mean something to Him, yet we forget Him though He is always thinking about us, facilitating our needs, making us happy, teaching us lessons, and ultimately guiding us to Him. Keep trying to find different objects, concepts, and aspects of your life that you want to be grateful to Allah for, you will never run out of things to thank Him for, and you will begin to feel inside that you really have worth.

If we had enough gratefulness for what Allah has given us and what He is giving to us at this very moment, then that would drown out of the soul all the worries we have about the future. And this gratefulness would be the means by which we become happy, and by which we are given more, and by which we gain the pleasure of Allah.

Wow, some good thoughts up in here. I like.

[the_only_one]

Why would non muslims have so much beef with implementing Sharia Law in West? their reactions are quiet ironic especially these laws don't apply to them.

[jaani]

Silence is the best remedy of all!

~j

[the_only_one]

If it was not for your generousity and most kind attributes, i would've hesistated to keep coming back, asking for more. sometimes, i feel small in persistently asking from you over and over again. subhaAllah, you are generosity and openhandness. your bounty makes me feel less greedy and more in need of you la ila illah

[Spice]

Almost done, nearly dead.

[jaani]

ugggghh.......i ate the Dove 'rich dark' chocolate and now i've a bitter taste in my mouth

dark is so overrated.......milk chocolate all the way!

~j

[Aida]

It seems nearly impossible to break out of this cycle. Sigh, I'm just not trying hard enough.

[bluey]

I'm up late. Again. Till Fajr. I have the most crappy routine right now.

[flutterz]

sometimes i feel like i might be getting too comfortable in my skin. i was reading something and it sent a chill down my back. am i taking my life for granted? have i started to expect it to last like this forever? no. till the end of the year? maybe. uh-oh.

we keep forgetting to be grateful. we're not outright ungrateful. we just need to be proactively grateful. cuz the way we naturally are, we think if we're good, nothing bad will happen. despite the fact that we've been contradicted every single time in the past. but we're hopeful to the point of being hopeless. it seems like there's nothing else we can do.

we can't stand being happy for too long. we're suspicious of good times. we anxiously wait for the axe to fall. cuz we can't escape the misery that is our lot. at least, not for long. we'd rather just get it over with sooner than later. we don't like being deceived/distracted by temporary happiness, by false hopes. we fall for it, sure. but soon we come around and start asking, "so what's the catch?".

just goes on to show that despite all this time that has passed, we've not moved on. perhaps we never will. it's not easy. i've started to think that perhaps it is impossible. to move on. to forget. to not be reminded. to stop thinking. to stop feeling. to stop being. to stop existing. to stop hoping. to stop wishing. it's not worth it. but sadly, life is like that. we'd rather it wasn't at all, but who are we to decide.

perhaps i should stop reading. perhaps we should stop being so suspicious of seemingly sunny days. but what if every time we go out, it's deathly cold and the sun's is just there to lure us out of our cocoon. but i exaggerate. every sunny day isn't like that. we're being ungrateful. defensive. cuz that's what we seem to do best when we can't do anything else. but can you blame us. we're only human. that's our basic survival instinct. but let's try not to be like that.

let's try to rise up a little and be more. let's try to be proactively grateful for both the present and the past. let's hope for the best and be prepared for the worst whilst keeping balance between the two. let's try to be a little less self-absorbed. let's try to be content. let's be us, who we really are at our best, or at our best of our worst. let's just be...

[Ilikemyscarf]

May God bless my parents with the best of this life and the next, ameen.

[Aida]

Originally Posted by Ilikemyscarf

May God bless my parents with the best of this life and the next, ameen.

Ameen. Especially our mothers, who've done so much for us from birth till now. Mash'Allah!

[Ilikemyscarf]

I thought i'd never say this but...i'd rather be studying.

[DramaRani]

I would really like a good slice of pizza for lunch.

[the_only_one]

I really really really hope the book i picked up off the shelf..had the wrong english translation going...

or else that's blamsephy! astaghfirullah

for ayahs 55:27 and 5:64 doesnt mean what they say!

may Allah subhwa tallah guide us all including me.

[Zam]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

I really really really hope the book i picked up off the shelf..had the wrong english translation going...

or else that's blamsephy! astaghfirullah

for ayahs 55:27 and 5:64 doesnt mean what they say!

may Allah subhwa tallah guide us all including me.

uh oh...
here I hope this helps inshaAllah

Understanding the Divine Attributes: the Salaf, Ash`aris, Maturidis, and the way of mainstream Sunni Islam