“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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Nominated for the Brass Crescent Awards
So… I recently found out that a sister was kind enough to nominate the blog for the Brass Crescent Awards, and surprisingly they’ve selected it for ‘Best Writer’. I don’t really do awards or competitions(!), but since it’s been selected, I thought to engage blog readers too. I’m certainly not the best writer, but if you’ve benefited from the blog overall, please cast your votes here: http://www.brasscrescent.org
Scroll down the page to where it says ‘Best Writer’ near towards the bottom, and the blog icon is the pink one on the right-hand side. Jazakum’Allahu khayran 🙂 Remember to verify your votes through email.