Comments on: Rose of Jericho

By: DontCry

DontCry — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 03:55:09 +0000

MashaAllah.
May Allah allow us to act according to this and to constantly see the hidden blessings in the trials and tribulations we face. jAk

By: Hiba

Hiba — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:20:09 +0000

In reply to Work in Progress. Salaam, alhamdulillah these words resonated with you :)! May Allah SWT ease your burdens and make your pain and struggle an expiation for you and accept your dua's. Reminder to myself first and foremost, His mercy is greater than His anger, and those are His words not mine. Nothing happens by chance, every single occurrence in your life has divine meaning, and is written somewhere beyond time and space, and is ultimately all part of a world that will perish and come to an end. The only eternal part is our souls and the way we react to those occurrences, our deeds, and may He illuminate our paths and grant us perspective and tranquility in our minds and hearts, through thick and thin. Try talking to Allah SWT throughout your day, take Him as your comfort and best friend, and utilise the precious moments before Fajr to ask and beg for what it is you are searching for, and then have every hope and expectation in his unlimited mercy that it will come your way. The negative thoughts and anxiety spirals are shaytaan trying to make us despair in God, and after a while we form these mental habits and it becomes second nature to feel that way, make a conscious effort to recite something or make dua when you get those thoughts, turn to Him immediately to quell the pain and worry, and know He is there, hearing you clearly and responding in the very best way

By: Ashabi

Ashabi — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:38:55 +0000

Wow…so beautifully scripted.. Barakallahu fik for this reminder..just what I need to navigate fro these months. May Allah azzwajal ease that long road and help us cling to His rope.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 02:34:55 +0000

When a cavity is filled with gold or silver and the crevice in our mouth
is silenced from pain, our smile and expression can radiate a sense of thanksgiving
because a toothache is no more.
A heartache seeks out a resolve and the above article clearly describes such a beautiful
blossom of recovery when the author of creation is invited to the forum of inquiry
whether audible or in silence to even one drop of Zamzam.

By: Work in Progress

Work in Progress — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:08:58 +0000

Wow wow wow, i was just checking my e-mail and opened up a bunch of articles on virtualmosque at random and because it was just before class and didn’t plan on reading all of them and i was actually reflecting and felt extremely disappointed in myself and my level of iman (or lack thereof) this coupled with the despair and sadness i felt (because of an ongoing issue) made me feel so overwhelmed that my mind just blanked almost like a computer with too many things going on that just freezes and reaches its limit and can no longer function or process anything, that’s what happens when i think about the odds against me and my ultimate dream. Sometimes i don’t let myself really think of my dream at all, it just seems i have so many pieces of evidence validating that i can’t reach my dream (and this is only the ones i’m aware of i’m sure there’s more that i don’t even know about and especially the thought of that makes me feel especially disheartened) so i feel so discouraged and i have so many unanswered questions that i think a while back i accepted defeat and just this time accepting second best or mediocrity. So whenever i try and go into that dangerous place that is my mind and try to unravel these woven and complex problems apart i get lost and overwhelmed with the vast amount of questions, and the odds against me, they all seem to all point to me having no chance. Still i know that Allah is greater than absolutely any problem that could possibly arise so i know it’s my fault neglecting my state for so long and inshAllah i can find the strength to change myself.

So i was feeling this way and looking for an article that might help and MashAllah i found some very helpful articles but none shook me and resonated with me the way your article did, that first sentence explained what i was going through but could not describe may Allah reward you with the best of this world and the next! you don’t realize how much you helped me just to know that the level of despair i was feeling was not abnormal means that i can overcome them if i choose thank you thank you! additionally i was kind of surprised that i didn’t read your article sooner because i thought i’d seen it around when i looked at the upload date it was today and i thought man if this isn’t a sign to keep going i don’t know what is, still, although i dont’t ever despair in Allah SWT i’m more afraid that i won’t make the right decision. I;m sorry i know i’m rambling on and on i’m just so happy to have found this reminder THANK YOU!!!!!