“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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Take off your coats of burden
Every once in a while,
You need to retreat indoors.
To the warmest and coziest parts of your home and heart.
To heal,
To nourish,
And regain what the world has stripped you of
Or taken away from you,
Or stolen from you.
Retreat, to remember who you are.
To find the missing pieces,
To the puzzle that is your life.
Come in and take off
Those coats of burdens,
That God never placed on your shoulders.
Retreat, because sometimes, my dear,
That’s how a glorious victory comes.
Remember the army that retreated
Only to launch back and win the war.