Live!

Much despondency is the result of conceit.

If you would live out who you really are, you wouldn’t feel so disheartened.

Hanbali Groundwork

the more humble
the more meek
the more submissive

to Allah, Subhana Wa Tala

the more righteous
& the more virtuous
i become in salat

with this prayer-filled groundwork

the greater becomes
my reward & the more
noble and nearer

to Allah, Subhana Wa Tala

is my life

Baby Steps

“How can I live Islam when I am not at peace with myself?”

A believer can’t control the way he feels, but can control rational thought, speech and actions.

Start with baby steps: Think good thoughts, speak good things, behave the way a Muslim on the straight path behaves --even if you don’t fully feel it inside. Eventually, the inner peace of the nafs will break through.

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The song of birds
Fajr
Light strokes the horizon
An old man leaves for Masjid
A young man reads the WSJ
on the path to paradise
God knows best

The enemy

Despondency is not a sin. But it pushes a person into the darker corners of this dunya.

Despondency is a danger instigated by the self-destructive elements within all of us. Once despondent, a person could do anything.

Fight against despondency as your sworn enemy --for this struggle is your personal jihad.