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... A simple soul striving to live positively, peacefully and responsibly in this chaotic world. This little blog here is about my fascination with Islamic art and architecture and words that inspire good thoughts and happy faith. If I followed you or re-blogged a post of yours and you blog about crochet, knitting, embroidery or fabric (sewing; quilting); or you blog about colour, pattern, art, mosaics, crafts and interior decor then I did so through my other blog, SOARING IMAGINATION.

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"What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings."

~ IbnTaymiyyah. 

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Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque, Dubai. Photo by Sahrish.

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Life is short and time is running out fast. You have no time to waste and you have only one life to get it right.

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Every successful person has a painful story & every painful story has a successful end. Learn to accept pain & prepare for ultimate success.

via Ummah Films on Facebook

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There are 4 things you can never recover: The stone…after the throw. The word…after it’s said. The occasion…after the loss. The time…after it is gone…

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I tell you to keep going, not because it's easy. Not because it doesn't hurt. I tell you to keep going because there's no other way. To stop is to die. Life is in motion. In growth. In change. Life is in seeking and in finding. Life is in redemption. Each moment is a new birth. A new chance to come back, to get it right. A new chance to make it better.

Yasmin Mogahed

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Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “There is no harm in riches for the one who fears Allah the Exalted, but health is even better than riches for the one who fears Allah, and cheerfulness is a bounty.”

Source: Musnad Ahmad 22647 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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Don't focus on your past, you're not going that way.

Boonaa Mohammed

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"...Forgiving is not forgetting, it's just letting go of the pain

We hold grudges like guns, always quick to aim  And blame everybody else, but what difference does it make  Because nothing will change until we decide to change  The condition of ourselves, regardless of who's to blame..."

excerpt from Sorry by Boonaa Mohammed

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"Had Allah lifted the veil for his slave and shown him how He handles his affairs for him, and how Allah is more keen for the benefit of the slave than his own self, his heart would have melted out of the love for Allah and would have been torn to pieces out of thankfulness to Allah. Therefore if the pains of this world tire you, do not grieve. For it may be that Allah wishes to hear your voice by way of duaa. So pour out your desires in prostration and forget about it and know, that verily Allah does not forget."

Ibn al Qayyim

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Your state is the lens through which you see the world. When you're in a negative state, you fail to see the beauty in yourself and others. Yasmin Mogahed

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The roots of evil are three: Pride, Envy and Greed. Pride (and arrogance) prevented Satan from bowing, Envy led Cane to kill Abel, and Greed took Adam out of Paradise.

Al Hasan Al Basri

"By taking these three diseases of the heart out of our lives, we would be wiping out the roots of racism, tribalism, stinginess and hatred. Maybe then Almighty Allah would listen to our prayers and enable us (Muslims) to overcome our present challenges!!! Ramadan is the best time to intensify our inner purification."  Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick

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The most ungrateful action is when you don't utilize the gifts that Allah (God) has given you.

Ali Arkedani

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The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

Tariq Ramadan

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Don’t be afraid to stand up for what you believe in, even if that means you will be standing alone.

Boonaa Mohammed

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Sometimes it takes a very big mistake to help you change into the best person you can be.

Mufti Ismail Menk