JustAnotherRevert

VeiledMama

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You are not her, and she is not you. You are not him, you are not them. You are you. Remember this, especially in this month of Ramadan. Everyone's Ramadan looks different; everyone's worship looks different. As hard as it is, sometimes you have to put blinders on and focus on the reality of the actions that you are doing. Acknowledge the steps you are taking towards Allah, even if they seem small to you.

You may look at the Muslims around you and see their outward worship. Then you feel bad about how much you're doing. As long as you are doing your best, it's enough darling. I promise. Worship comes in all different forms, and Allah accepts all forms of worship that are done according to the Sunnah and for His sake. Don't forget this.

Strive your hardest, smile in the face of hardship, and take your pain and worries to your Lord. He can soothe your sore heart, He will allow you to find your worth through Him, and He will lighten your burdens.

Refrain from complaints and say "Alhamdulilah" often. Pray, pray, and pray some more. Please remember Allah and ask Him for help whenever you need it. When you find yourself in tears, and no one sees them but Him, when you're at your lowest, remember that sujood will lift your soul.

Never undermine the burdens of your heart. How you feel is real, and your test is tailored especially for you. Your tears are valid, the heaviness in your heart is valid, your tiredness is valid, and so is your stress.

Know that Allah will never give you more than you can bear. And even though it seems like no one understands the true weight you are carrying, He surely knows. You're doing an amazing job! May Allah be with you always.

— Aasiyah

[archivefortheummah]

"Stop raising your daughters to be 'pretty.' Raise them to be Sharp like ‘Ā’ishah (رضی الله عنہا). We don't need dolls; we need minds that can't be fooled."

[aysufs]

“Seven deeds of a servant continue to be rewarded after his death while he is in his grave:

knowledge to be learned,

constructing a canal,

digging a well,

planting a date-palm tree,

building a mosque,

handing down a written copy of the Quran,

and leaving a righteous child who seeks forgiveness for him after his death.”

Musnad al-Bazzār 2773

[larmoyante]

“My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness.”

—  André Breton, What is Surrealism?: Selected Writings

[aysufs]

The Prophet obligated payment of charity at the end of Ramadan,

a portion of dates or barley,

upon slave and freeman, male and female, young and old among the Muslims.

The Prophet ordered it to be given before people go out for Eid prayer.

Sahih Al-Bukhārī 1503, Sahih Muslim 986

[aysufs]

Dua for Good in This World & the Hereafter

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah wa fil-akhirati hasanah wa qina ‘adhaban-nar.

Our Lord,

give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter

and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:201)

[aysufs]

Shaykh ul-Islām ibn Taymiyyah [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:

“Whoever believes that the Qur’an was altered has disbelieved,

for that is a rejection of Allah’s word and promise.”

[Minhāj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 39]

[aysufs]

Abu Qatadah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

“The best of what a man leaves behind are three:

a righteous child who supplicates for him,

ongoing charity the reward of which reaches him,

and knowledge that is acted upon after him.”

Sunan Ibn Mājah 237

[aysufs]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: 

“Mixing too much with people,

wishful thinking,

being attached to anything other than Allāh,

eating one’s fill,

and sleeping.

These five are the greatest corrupters of the heart.”

[Madārij al-Sālikīn (1/453)]

[anaseshaafi]

كلُّ الديونِ جزاؤها متيسّرٌ

‏لكنَّ دَيْنَ الأمِّ من يقواهُ ؟

All debts can be repaid, it's true,

But the debt to one's mother—who can fulfill it?

[anaseshaafi]

إن ضَاع عند الناس حسن صنيعك، ما ضاع عند الله حبة خردل.

If your good deed is lost on people, not even a mustard seed of it is lost with Allah.

[niqabiummaadam]

Halfway through Ramadan.

SubhanAllah… how did we get here so quickly?

Fifteen days of fasting.

Fifteen nights of du’a.

Fifteen chances to soften what’s been hard inside me.

Some days I felt focused.

Some days I felt distracted.

Some nights I stood longer.

Some nights I was tired.

Some days my heart felt full.

Other days I felt like I was just trying to keep up.

But I’m still here.

And that alone is mercy.

There are people who didn’t make it to this Ramadan. People who stood beside us last year in prayer. People whose voices we heard at iftar tables. People whose names we spoke without realising how temporary this life truly is.

And here I am — still breathing.

Still fasting.

Still being given another opportunity to turn back to Allah.

That humbles me more than I can explain.

Because Ramadan isn’t guaranteed.

Next year isn’t guaranteed.

Even tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.

I don’t want to waste the second half.

I don’t want routine to take over.

I don’t want to reach the end wishing I tried harder.

I want to slow down.

To sit longer in sujood.

To make du’a like I truly understand how much I need Allah.

The last half is approaching.

The nights are getting heavier.

Laylatul Qadr is somewhere ahead.

And maybe this is the moment to reset again.

To forgive more.

To let go of what’s been weighing on my heart.

To remember why this month is such a mercy.

Ya Allah, don’t let me drift.

Let the next fifteen days be deeper than the first.

Let my sujood be longer.

Let my repentance be sincere.

Let my heart soften in ways only You can soften it.

Let me leave this Ramadan forgiven.

Halfway there.

No more wasting moments.

And as I look at the moon tonight, I’m reminded that this month is slipping away… and I don’t want to let it pass without it changing me. 🌙🤍

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“Don’t assume bad of Allāh, for by Allāh, if you obey Him and love Him, He will make for you a source of relief and a way out, and if you are alone, within your family and society, then Allāh will accompany you in your loneliness. And He will strengthen your heart, and make it firm with His guidance.”

— Shaykh Muḥammad al-Mukhtār ash-Shinqītī

[aysufs]

Umar ibn al-Khattāb (رضي الله عنه) said:

When a man is careless with his deeds,

he'll be tested with grief in order to make up for this.

al-Hilyah (v. 1, p. 71)

[niqabiummaadam]

Life was never meant to be a straight road. It was always written as a test.

There are days of ease that make you smile without trying. And there are days that feel like they press on your chest until even breathing feels heavy. Joy and grief. Gain and loss. Closeness and distance.

This dunya was designed as a place of fluctuation — not permanence.

“And We will surely test you…” (Qur’an 2:155)

Being a revert has taught me that guidance itself can come wrapped in loneliness. That choosing Allah sometimes means losing people. That standing firm can look like standing alone. You grieve relationships that no longer fit your akhirah. You miss family gatherings that don’t feel the same anymore. You miss versions of life that felt simpler — even if they weren’t better.

There is a quiet ache in missing loved ones who don’t fully understand the path you chose. A sadness in wanting to share Ramadan, Eid, suhoor tables, du’a moments — but feeling like you’re walking between two worlds. Loving them deeply, but loving Allah more.

And then there are the personal tests. The ones no one sees. The internal battles. The nights you cry to Allah because your heart feels stretched between sabr and exhaustion. The rollercoaster of iman — high one week, heavy the next. Feeling strong. Feeling fragile. Feeling certain. Feeling shaken.

But this is the nature of dunya.

Allah never promised a smooth journey. He promised meaning. He promised reward. He promised that no tear goes unnoticed, no hardship goes unrecorded, no sacrifice goes unseen.

“Indeed, with hardship comes ease.” (94:6)

Not after. With.

So maybe the ups and downs aren’t contradictions. Maybe they’re refinement. Maybe the losses carve space for something purer. Maybe the loneliness strengthens a dependence that only Allah can fill. Maybe the missing is proof that we love deeply. And maybe the struggle is proof that we are being shaped for something eternal.

This life is temporary. The tests are temporary. The ache is temporary.

But the reward is not.

So I hold onto sabr in the valleys.

Shukr on the peaks.

And tawakkul through the turns.

Because even the rollercoaster was written by The One who never makes mistakes.

[al-firdaus]

Ramadhan is about getting closer to Allah. It’s a month about change. If you feel that you’ve sinned so much you can’t turn back to Him, take this month as an opportunity to repent and purify your heart. Know that His doors of Mercy are always open. Never think you’re far away from that.

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The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Guard yourself from the Hellfire even with half of a date in charity. If he cannot find it, then with a kind word.”

Source: Sahīh al-Bukhārī, Sahīh Muslim.