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“God does not expect of us what we cannot do, but He does expect what we can do.”
“But I comforted myself with the thought that the reward for every discomfort I suffered for God was a spiritual blessing.”
“You may have lost someone, but youve found something immeasurably more valuable: God, she told me. And Gods love lasts forever.”
“You may have lost someone, but you’ve found something immeasurably more valuable: God,’ she told me. ‘And God’s love lasts forever.”
“Boys will always be boys, he said. The relationship obviously wasnt meant to be. He told me I should trust that the break-up was for the best, even if I couldnt see that yet. As with every form of ...”
“Anyone seeking to draw closer to God needs to curb the horizontal and ascend to God vertically, he said. And this means giving oneself fully to God with all ones heart, body, mind and soul. There ...”
“Youve been tested. He advised me to try and forgive and pardon, and this way seek to become beloved by God without my forgiveness being tied to the one who wronged me. This is the Divine remedy, he...”
“Nothing happens without Gods will, and life doesnt always go according to plan. Man proposes, God disposes. And it is Gods will that we need to surrender to. In retrospect it usually all makes sense.”
“God was inviting me to go on Hajj, but before that I needed to settle my debts. Muslims may only embark on their pilgrimage if they are debt-free or at least have made an arrangement for repayment.”
“the essence of the Hajj is Arafat. On the ninth day of the Hajj month all pilgrims gather on the great Plain of Arafat to offer their deepest heartfelt prayers. Its a reminder of Resurrection, when...”
“Then Gai told me about the famous cup of the heart, which I should now begin to empty. The Sufis compare our spiritual heart, the seat of God within us, with a cup into which the love of God flows....”
“The words of the Quran all seemed strangely familiar yet so unlike anything I had ever read before, he told us. He embraced Islam in 1977, and changed his name to Yusuf, the Arabic for Joseph. I id...”
“According to Islam, whenever we are struck by illness or misfortune or someone hurts us, there is a higher purpose behind it, which we may not understand at the time, one of them said to me. Thats ...”
“It was clear to me by now that studying Islam was one thing and absolutely worthwhile, because it helped me grasp the meaning of the religion and how it all fitted together. However, I felt as tho...”
“Sometimes I was too tired, other times just lazy. Now and then, I was frustrated because nothing seemed to be happening no signs from God, no enlightenment, nothing. But that wasnt the point, the ...”
“Of course Id like to marry a practising Muslim, someone I can share my life and also my religion with, but I just havent met the right man yet, I told her. Fadwa was sympathetic and understood my d...”
“During this time I came to understand a lot about myself, human beings, faith and the meaning of marriage and friendship. The world is not black and white, nothing is what it seems, and we are not ...”
“When you accept Islam, you dont cease to be the person you were before in your identity and culture, he told me. The only thing that Islam does is make you stronger in your identity in terms of act...”
“Among the lessons I learned on Hajj was that I needed to be mindful and keep the inner connection with God at all times and that self-improvement is definitely a never-ending struggle.”
“The way we experience the pilgrimage is a reflection of our inner state, the imam said. To some of us it will be a strenuous trial, whereas to others every step of the way is a joy, despite the pri...”
“As pilgrims we effectively slip into the role of our spiritual ancestress and run back and forth between the hills seven times. This symbolises our own quest in this world for whatever we are seeki...”
“Purify your intentions, your inner being, your heart and be sincere in your actions, he wrote. God looks into your heart, not at your outer form. He looks at what lies behind the clothes He looks ...”
