My laughter won't last forever—but neither will my tears.

As `Ali (ra) expressed beautifully, “Detachment is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you

So often we experience things in life, and yet never see the connections between them. When we are given hardship, or feel pain, we often fail to consider that the experience may be the direct cause or result of another action or experience. Sometimes we fail to recognize the direct connection between the pain in our lives and our relationship with Allah SWT

Time of difficulty test our faith, our fortitude and our strenght. During these times, the level of our imaan becomes manifest

In his mercy, He sent the storm itself to make us seek help. And then knowing that we’re likely to get the wrong answer, He gives us a multiple choice exam with only one option to choose from: the correct answer. The hardship itself is ease. By taking away all other hand-holds, all other multiple choice options, He has made the test simple.It’s never easy to stand when the storm hits. And that’s exactly the point. By sending the wind, He brings us to our knees: the perfect position to pray

The enduring life is the one that begins once we awaken from this world. And it is in that awakening that we realize… It was only a dream

Don’t grieve at the stab.It’s only meant to free you.From the chains that bind you to the earthand shackle you to the shadows of people.The mirage of water cannot quench.But is so beautiful to the thirsty.I’m afraid. Of never knowing another life.Different. So different.If I let go, will You take me higher?Above grief, want, loss.Above all that I’ve ever known.Take me higher. Unbind me from the earth.Like a vaccine, it sickens, to make you stronger.The stab is temporary. The freedom, eternal.