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firz | 20 | sg, muslim | in Allah, I put my trust.

[pytheagoras]

how much i love my new room ✨

[sleepinnyc]

nothing will ever beat a good book, with an iced latte, in a cute environment ☕️📖✨

ig: iced.coffee

[artisticeh]

Ohmygosh hi friends i’m still alive, decided to look back here and see what’s everyone been up to. It’s been two years!! 

You can find me on instagram  if you’d like, i even have my own mini online store filled with goodies as well if you guys are interested. Much misses!

[sumhea]

Lightning was A+++

Insta: @hsclub.png

[thebootydiaries]

Tears fill my eyes as I read the words on my screen. The world seems to stop spinning for the slightest second as I re-read the anonymous message over and over again, gripping on to the hope that the words will magically disappear. But they didn’t. Anon had done it; they’d figured out that the only way to make me take off my hijab was to call my hair ugly. My one weakness.

A tear streams down my left cheek.

Eight years of academy hijab training…wasted. I had to prove this extremely relevant and good-looking anonymous person wrong, I cared too much about what they thought. How could I live my life knowing that there is one person out there who thinks probably my hair is ugly maybe? How could I look myself in the mirror? How could I face my family? My shoulders shook as I cried silently, and my chair squeaked ever so slightly at the vibrations; as if it, too, was crying in sorrow.

It wasn’t until that moment that the second part of the message dawned on me… how would I prove them wrong without breaking the rules? Was it really against the rules? I reach into my hijab and pull out a scroll. At the very top, in cursive jet-black inked letters, the word ‘Rules’ stares back at me. My heart is racing as my eyes frantically read the scroll.

‘Rule #1: no killing people,’ it reads. I let out a whimper. There go my evening plans. 

Suddenly, my eye catches the next words. The scroll is rustling in my trembling hands as I turn my face away, tears spraying out of my eyes like the spit of a white person as they try to justify racism. The cursive words felt more like a curse of words, vivid and refusing to disappear as if I were still staring at them even through my closed eyes.

Rule #2: don’t show ur hair girl it’s ugly lmaooooo

[queensugardaily]

Bonus:

[flavoracle]

SO MUCH THIS!!

When helping kids learn from their mistakes and correcting past behavior, it’s important for parents and other role models to separate what they DID, and who they ARE.

Look at the exchange in the images above. The kid apologizes for “being bad,” and the adult points out that it isn’t a question of “being.” It’s about specific behavior.

“Definitely was acting brand new. But you ain’t got a bad bone in your body.”

For a personal example, I’ve been working with one of my kids about bullying other kids. And when she behaves that way, I will tell her, “What you’re doing is bullying,” or “Stop bullying them.”

What I WON’T say is “You’re being a bully.”

Because kids listen (even when we feel like they aren’t) and they are constantly taking in information that they use to define themselves. And the worst thing I could do in this situation is say, “You’re being a bully,” and they believe me.

It happens so often, it’s tragic. We tell kids, “You’re a bully,” “You’re dumb,” “You’re being obnoxious,” and they internalize that. And as soon as a kid accepts “I am a bully” as part of their identity, they will act accordingly.

On the flip side, I used to think it was OK to label kids with “being” statements as long as they were positive, but I’ve learned even that has hidden dangers.

For example, imagine one of my kids finishes a puzzle really quickly, and I respond by saying, “You’re so smart!” Seems great, right?

But what happens when they move on to a harder puzzle and they don’t finish as quickly? So they start thinking things like, “Dad said I’m smart because I can do puzzles fast. But I didn’t do this one fast so I guess I’m not smart after all.” Or, “Dad says I’m smart because I can do puzzles fast, but I didn’t do this one fast so it must be a stupid puzzle that’s made wrong.”

I guess my point is, use “you are” statements sparingly and carefully with kids. Tell them things like, “You are important,” “You are valuable,” “You are loved.” But when it comes to behavior, make it clear that what they do does not define who they are. Let them define themselves.

[likealittleraccoonthing]

I DIDNT KNOW THIS POST COULD GET BETTER AND IT DID GUSBDID

[thebeardedsenpai-deactivated201]

Questioner: Someone who loves a person for the sake of Allah, must he say, “I love you for the sake of Allah,” to him?

Al-Albaani: Yes, but loving [someone] for the sake of Allah has a huge price, only very few people pay it. Do you know what the price [to be paid] for loving someone for Allah’s sake is? Do any of you know the price?

Let whoever knows give us the answer.

Someone present: Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “There are seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the day when there will be no shade except His …” one of the categories mentioned are two men who love each other for Allah’s sake, who get together for that reason and part for it too.

Al-Albaani: This is correct in and of itself but it is not the answer to the question, it’s an approximate definition of loving for the sake of Allah but not a conclusive one.

My question was what is the price that two people who love each other for the sake of Allah must give one another? And I’m not referring to the reward in the Hereafter. What I’m getting at from the question is what is the practical proof that two people love each other for the sake of Allah? Because two people may love each other but their love is nominal, not real.

So what is the proof of true love?

Someone present: “That he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.”

Al-Albaani: This is the characteristic of love or [at the very least] one of the characteristics of love …

Someone else: Allah said, “Say (O Prophet): ‘If you love Allah, then follow me and He will love you.’” [Al-’Imraan 3:31]

Al-Albaani: This is the correct answer to another question.

Someone present: Maybe the answer can be found in the authentic hadith, “There are three things if found in a person, he will experience the sweetness of faith …” one of which is two people who love each other for Allah’s sake.

Al-Albaani: This is the effect of loving someone for the sake of Allah, [that you find] a [certain] sweetness in your heart.

Someone present: The Most High said, “By Time! Mankind is in a state of loss indeed. Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.” [Surah Al-Asr 103:3]

Al-Albaani: Well done. That is the answer.

And an explanation of that is that if I really love you for the sake of Allah I would persist in advising you, and you would do the same. Persevering in advising one another is very rare between those who claim to love each other, this love might have some sincerity in it, but it is not complete, because we try to make an allowance for the other, afraid that the other person will become angry, that he will flee … and so on.

It is in light of this that [you can see that] the cost of loving someone for the sake of Allah is that each person shows sincerity towards the other by advising him, always and forever telling him to do good and preventing him from bad — he is more constant in advising him than that person’s own shadow is close — for this reason it has been authentically reported that when parting from one another, one of the habits of the Companions was that one of them would read to the other, “By Time! Mankind is in a state of loss indeed. Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.” [Surah Al-Asr 103]

• Al-Haawi min Fataawaa al-Albaani, pp. 165-166.

[academc]

AUG 22 2018 [TUES] — i finally started university and here’s me taking notes for my first set of college readings !!

[sleepy-minimalist-deactivated20]

Neutral journal stack + self care Sunday setup ☕️

[elnstein]

new bujo style ?? idk this feels more comfortable ?? i’m a mess lol

[chaiinoir]

trying to finish up my summer reading assignment // david and goliath by malcolm gladwell

[stillstudies]

A two-spread week! I tried to challenge myself this week by trying to journal everyday for a week straight which worked out pretty well aside from the weekend (I journaled 6/7 days straight, which is still a feat for me). I love journaling but I don’t think I’ve ever journaled this consistently before. I’m not sure if I want to continue this, but I will say that journaling everyday really makes you grateful for each day of your week and puts you in a healthy mindset.

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High Five- Sigrid

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[diaryofamathstudent-deactivated]

JULY 10 - 2018

I’m ready to support Belgium! ⚽️ I had lunch with a close friend of mine ft. some notes of last year! ✨

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[diaryofamathstudent-deactivated]

JULY 5 - 2018

I had a very nice day! I talked to my crush, learned to make some studyblr icons and watched some Netflix! ✨

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[2gris]

[iknowthis]

01.05. my histology exam is tomorrow so I did some last minute revision at this cute coffee shop in my neighborhood. 🌿 also pictured: my study schedule, which I wasn’t able to stick to. I hope this works out anyway 🤞🏽

[islamicrays]

A message from a sister who battled depression. Believe me my brothers and sisters, if we keep our trust in Allah, He will not fail to help us!

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“I often used to consult religious people about my state of mind, and they would tell me to increase my dhikr or remembrance of Allah. This would frustrate me as I thought they really didn’t understand what I was going through! But when my condition became really unbearable, as a last resort, I put all my hopes in my voice and starting reciting:

لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وحْـدَهُ لا شَـريكَ لهُ، لهُ المُـلْكُ ولهُ الحَمْـد، وهُوَ على كُلّ شَيءٍ قَدير .

‘laa ilaaha illa Allahu, wahdahu laa sharika lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu, wa huwa ala kulli shayyin Qadeer’

(None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent)

Whispers came to my me that this is useless, my mind laughed at me, and my heart was still dull and sad; but I did not care and kept repeating it with desperation until tears starting pouring out of my eyes. I cried like a small, lost child, but I kept repeating the words - maybe tens, hundreds of times. By Allah, only after half an hour, I felt as if someone had touched my heart and removed a stone from it. For the first time ever, I felt somewhat light, I felt my breathing and my body was lighter. Subhan Allah! I could not believe it! I made it a daily, nay, an hourly remedy. It still took me 2 years to be fully cured by the Help of Allah. But I swear I feel like I haven’t felt in ages! It was not those people who were trying to fool me, it was me not giving the Words of Allah a chance!”

via Tawfique Chowdhury