“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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Not stopping for anything
A believer.
Sitting alone in the calm and quiet space of his/her own, reciting the Qur’an.
Eyes lowered humbly, mind in deep thought and contemplation; reciting and reciting. Not stopping for anything.
All their attention devoted completely to the beautiful verses and chapters that unfold.
Not diverted by any sound;
neither the song of a bird nor the horn of a car in the street,
neither the thunder in the clouds nor the ring of a phone,
neither the distant call of a friend nor the silence of the room enclosing them.
A most beautiful experience yet one of the simplest that a slave can implement.
Serenity, tranquility and peace can be found anywhere; we just need to engage our mind and connect our heart with its Maker.