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Think You’re Ordinary? What Islam Says About You

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Bismillah... Muqaddimah Hello, my wonderful friend. Have you ever sat quietly and asked your heart, “What is my true purpose?” As Muslim women, we wear many hats. We are daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, friends, employees or bosses. But our main purpose, the one that defines us, is to be a true servant of Allah. This post is my summary of ideas from a book about the Muslimah. Its goal is simple: to help us shape ourselves into a complete Muslimah, beautiful in our akhlaq (character), our modesty and our aqidah (belief). But before we learn how to walk the path, we must first understand why this path is so special. Why Is the Muslimah’s Path So Honoured? Let’s be honest. Sometimes the world makes us feel small. We hear stories from history, or see things today, that make us question our value. So let us look at what the Quran and the Sunnah really say about us. 1. The darkness before the light The book reminds us that before Islam, in the time of Jahiliyyah...

Pop! Surprise Blessings? Maybe It’s Your Simple Good Deeds!

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Wow! Sometimes amazing things happen in our lives, don’t they? Just like that! Pop! Like magic! Maybe you wished for something really hard with all your heart... Pop! It comes true! Maybe something felt super tricky, like a big tangled knot... Pop! Suddenly, the best path opens up, easy peasy! Maybe everything felt messy and confusing... Pop! All your plans start working out smoothly! Why do these wonderful surprises happen? Is it because we made super big, amazing prayers? Or because we did some huge, heroic good deed that everyone saw? Hmm... maybe! Sometimes, yes! But maybe... just maybe... there is another reason. A quieter, softer reason. The Secret Power of Little Good Things Think about this little secret. Maybe the big blessings come not only because of our biggest actions that everyone sees. Maybe they also come because of the little, tiny good things we do. The secret good deeds that nobody else noticed. The simple kindnesses we do without thinking too m...