“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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Exams!
As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaah
Like many of you, I’ve become inundated with exams!
At such a time, we need reminders more than anything about reliance upon Allaah and knowing that success in this world and the Next, truly lies only with Him subhaanahu wa ta’aala. Below is a short video by Shaykh Mishaari ibn Raashid al-‘Afasy on the ‘Du’a of the one experiencing difficulties’ (with translated subtitles) and he ties it in with sitting exams etc – the original video is called al-ghash (cheating) and is available here.