Don’t know if you remember me, but you seem to have a come a long way… Mashallah, a shaykha! May Allah preserve you, Ameen, and jazak Allah for a very enlightening article!

Then remember God’s words to you, Man:

“See ye not how Allah hath made serviceable unto you whatsoever is in the skies and whatsoever is in the earth and hath loaded you with His favors both without and within? Yet of mankind is he who disputeth concerning Allah, without knowledge or guidance or a Scripture giving light.” (Luqman : 20)

“And walk not in the earth exultant. Lo! thou canst not rend the earth, nor canst thou stretch to the height of the hills.” (Al-Isra : 37)

“O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful, Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee? Into whatsover form He will, He casteth thee” (Al-Infitar :6-8)

“Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit to Allah’s reminder and to the truth which is revealed” (Al-Hadid : 16)

And if you don’t yet know God, then let Him introduce Himself to you:

“He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Knower of the invisible and the visible. He is the Beneficent, the Merciful. He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Sovereign Lord the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him). He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.” (Al-Hashr : 22-24)

Wouldn’t you love to hear these words said to you at the last moment in your life, when you are about to be buried and forgotten:

“But ah! thou soul at peace! Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure! Enter thou among My bondmen! Enter thou My Garden!” (Al-Fajr : 27-30)

Then, keep in touch with God,…

“And be thou not of the neglectful.” (Al-A’raf : 205)

…and keep thinking of this:

“Hast thou not seen how Allah hath sent down water from the sky and hath caused it to penetrate the earth as water springs, and afterward thereby produceth crops of divers hues; and afterward they wither and thou seest them turn yellow; then He maketh them chaff. Lo! herein verily is a reminder for men of understanding.” (Az-Zumar : 21)

I think this ties in with this article.