Dear Lena
Alhamdillah I am glad you were able to find some comfort with the article and remember to trust 100% that Allah has the power to replace the grief you are feeling with contentment and serenity and that nothing is permanent in this world – it will pass insha Allah. I love that you are reaching out and helping others even though you are experiencing grief and not closing yourself off – this indeed can be one of the most effective ways to help yourself – which is to help others too subhanallah – this is the beauty of a generous spirit and a big heart that can still give even when it is experiencing some sort of trial. I pray Allah will replace your grief with contentment and reward you for your patience.

That’s great Lee Ann- and welcome to Islam:) Ma sha Allah, may Allah continue to bless your heart with guidance and faith and your life with contentment and success. Ameen.

Alhamdillah my dear sister shehla this is truly from the grace of Allah – jazaki Allah khair and all the best always.

And jazakum allah khair everyone for your kind words – this is all from the favour of Allah upon us.

Wa alaikum assalam Aminatu,

Thank you for your comment – I absolutely agree and am reminded of a part of another article I wrote about cultivating courage for a better world:

“Every ‘failure’ taught you a great lesson that you may have not learned elsewhere. Every ‘criticism’ can either be constructive feedback that you take to improve yourself or simply idol talk that you ignore and that strengthens your ability to not define yourself by the opinion of others, but only through the opinion of God. And every ‘setback’ that you experience can actually be a ‘stepping stone’ to something greater that you will achieve because of that particular situation and once again a way to build your courage because you do not allow difficult circumstances to diminish your mental and spiritual power.”

The full article can be found below:

http://muslimwomensuccesscoach.com/2014/09/08/cultivating-courage-for-a-better-world/

All the best,
Raghad

Alihamdulilah, this article really uplifted my soul and i praise ALLAH for this article ,it really change my emotional challenges ,jazaakumullahu khairan

Ameen dear Sabeeha.

Assalamu alaikum,

Thank you for your comment. Yes absolutely – part of my philosophy on life is think big but start small. Anything great that anyone has achieved started with an intention, a strong will to change, small, consistent steps, and lots of patience, persistence, and alhamdullilah in our case, faith in Allah (SwT). That strong will is so important because we may fail, several times, before reaching our goals but once again those ‘failures’ can be used as life lessons and stepping stones to something greater and more valuable in sha Allah.

All the best,
Raghad

Cleanse them. Take care of them. Pray for health in all of them. It starts with healthy diet and exercise for our body; prayer, quran, good deeds, being God conscious and aligning ourselves with Allah’s guidelines for our soul; cleansing our hearts of any hatred or miserliness or envy and filling it with love, forgiveness, and generosity; and clearing our mind of ‘clutter’ – vain talk, vain matters, worry, fear and filling it with intellectually stimulating, thoughtful,and useful matters and relying on Allah to overcome worry and fear.