I came across this verse of the Qur’an which instantly gave me goosebumps and I would like to share it to you. 😔
If you are currently going through something now, whether you are sad, feeling empty, or have symptoms of depression—try to ask yourself, have you turned away from the remembrance of Allaah?
This verse struck me like an arrow to the heart, because recently I have been struggling with myself and with life in general. This verse made me realize, that after a few weeks, if not months of me feeling empty—I was slowly turning away from the remembrance of Allaah. I have neglected the Qur’an, I have neglected dhik’r, I have neglected listening to lectures, and so much more. Not only that, I realized that all the while I was being sad and empty—I was getting attached to this dunya’s false promises. I was getting attached to the norms of the society, for short—I was distancing myself to Allaah.
All this time, I have been asking myself what is the cause of my sadness or emptiness. I am naive not to be able to realize that, Allaah does not distance Himself from you. But it is YOU that distances away from Allaah, and that is the main cause of your emptiness. SubḥānAllāh.
O dear reader, O dear striving muslim. Take my advice. If you ever start noticing that you are slowly losing emaan, slowing down in ibadah, and such. RECTIFY immediately, ask for His guidance immediately. Do not underestimate the power of Allaah to remove His guidance from you. In one blink, you can turn from a devoted pious muslim, to a neglectful and hypocrite person. Let us have our regrets in this dunya, so that our regret will be followed by action. Rather than choosing to regret in the afterlife, wherein it is too late—and Hellfire will be our eternal punishment.
May Allaah keep guiding us. 🥺
— Shaf writes.










