CELEBRATIONS

Eid Mubarak to everyone.

Spread happiness.

May Allah grant youre duas and remember if they dont happen, then something much greater is in store for you.

Alhamdillah.

Have at least one of the things you are greatful for in your mind, then go thank your Lord.

IS IT ALL AS IT SEEMS?

Life...

And its endless complications.

Its reality and its delusions.

Its hope and beliefs.

Its pleasures and displeasure.

Many times a day do I try and look deeper into situations, find the route cause of a problem, or according to others .. "thinking too much/ over thinking." 

This often occurs when I carry out particular actions myself. I apply books that I have read, lessons that I have learnt, beliefs that I follow, to myself and my own actions.

Maybe its purely because I think others think that of me, or its because I may aspire to work with people in the future. 

With all of this said, it always redirects itself to, what do you believe in, and how does that apply to what actions you have carried out. 

Does it have a purpose? 

Like this moth I found on my wall. It has remained in my room for one whole day, only leaving a short while ago. Why did it not move from its spot all day? 

This flower, may have a purpose for attracting attention of bees to collect their pollen.

Everything has a purpose.

YOU have a purpose.

I have a purpose.

WE have a purpose.

Whether you believe its to serve God or to help the people.

Having a purpose is the purpose of life.

Don't you think?

Sometimes its hard to put into words what is in your mind. 

To be expressed or not to be is the question.

What is it that I want to improve on to fulfill my purpose? 

Should we strive to want to be a flower whose purpose leads to trail of other roles or a moth whose role (I) do not yet understand.

Maybe that is the question I need to answer.

CAKES FOR CHARITY

On February the 26th I made a drastic decision to see how long I could go without sugar, be it cakes, chocolate, pies, sweets, sugar, spreads etc. 

Before, I was someone who LOVED chocolate, and im pretty sure I still am. Its just been so long since I last had a chocolate bar (even before February 26th). Right now, its been almost five month this July 26th. Anyways thats besides the point. :3

I just wanted this message to be, that regardless of what decisions you make, do your absolute best to complete it, fight off the temptations, fight off the challenges, fight the battle of the mind. 

Even if you are unsure of what you want the end result to be, or how long you want to do/ keep doing something, be sure to choose the opportunities that provide you the best, in this life or the next.

Be it for your health, religion, career, education, family, friends, charity.

BE THANKFUL/ GRATEFUL

Smile. Its charity.

Ps. Even though my mother baked these sweets I did not have them. Temptation was real though.

PRAY FOR GAZA

Take a moment..

To appreciate what you have in this world

To be conscious of your position in this world

To know that while you have the good, some may have the bad

To be grateful and thank your Lord for these blessings

To think of those in Gaza, Syria, Burma and all the countries full of suffering

Reflect on the purpose of your life and where you feel it is taking you

Just look around us. The wars, the fight, the struggle, the pain.

"The Nation that claims to be the key peacemaker on Earth is the same Nation that makes and sells the most Weapons on Earth." Dr Uthman Lateel.

"And when it is said to them, Do not make mischief in the land, they say: We are but peace-makers. Now surely they themselves are the mischief makers, but they do not perceive." (Al- Baqara - 2:11-12)

Laa illaha illallah muhammadan rasoolullah (saw). 

BOOK WORM

Reading has always been a hobby of mine; from fiction to horror, from romance to comedy. I get excited when I dont read for a while and then suddenly I have time to fit in all the books that I intended to read in.

Some people say that its better to read books that actually matter in life, which I 100% agree with. However, sometimes reading fiction is a nice break into an unrelated world where you get to watch someone elses life unravel. Its like living another life without actually having to do anything but move your eyes.

These are my books for the summer:

- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

- The Fault in our Stars by John Green

- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

- Double Cross by Malorie Blackman.

INSPIRATION

Around a year ago today, I found the daily reminder on YouTube whilst going through a tough time. I have never been so grateful to Allah (swt) that He guided me to this page. 

What was funny was that every time something negative came into my head, that night when I would go onto this daily reminder there was a video up and ready as if it was there specifically for me, addressing that particular problem that I was having.

From finding this page, it has also led me onto finding other pages such as

• The Prophets Path
• The Merciful Servants
• Chronicles of Faith
• Ink Of Knowledge
• Muslim Speakers

And many more..

Even though sometimes they may post similar videos, it just ensures you don't miss a vital story. 

I seriously recommend them. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDailyReminder