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Own your failure, own your growth
Why do we feel accomplished and proud of our efforts when things work out, but we blame fate or taqdeer when we encounter trials or failure? The reality is, given our ability to reason and to choose how we respond to what we are faced with, both good and bad, we’ll never have certainty as…
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Who is that voice in your head?
There are signs in everything, if only we paid attention, or reflected deeply enough on it. It’s like noticing all the cars on the road that are similar to your own. You may also notice cars that you really dislike, and cars that you love. But do you notice cars that don’t interest you in…
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The quick sand of my mind
The icy breaths that leave my mouth on a miserably cold morning is the only accurate reflection of the emotions that stir within. I see messages proclaiming that love is the answer to the world’s problems, but they don’t realise that most don’t know how to love. It’s the arrogance of the assumption that if…
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Psssst, guess what?
The universe is not waiting to serve you. It’s time to own your shit. “Expecting life to treat you well because you’re a good person is like expecting a bull not to charge at you because you’re a vegetarian.” (Unknown) This is my favourite quote whenever I come across someone that feels defeated because they…
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Questions from a Non-Muslim
cynicallyjaded: wolfy18: I have a few questions I’d like to put out to the Muslims & Christians on here. Some questions might appeal to one religion more so than the other and the questions are sort of related to eachother, but whatever. 1. If God is all seeing, all knowing, and the great planner of everything, does…
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Misconceptions of Taqdeer (Fate/Destiny)
reflectionofhumblemodesty: A husband and his wife were standing in front of a mirror The wife asked: “What do you see?” The husband smiled and said: “The rest of my life..” Allah subhana wa ta’ala has already written the names of your spouses for you. What you need to work on is your relationship…
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Destiny…
Some believe that the future is written and cannot be altered, others believe it can. Some believe it’s not written at all, and lies completely in your hands. Unsurprisingly so, I believe in neither, at least not within the context of its common interpretation. I often wonder what fate really is, and if it really…
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What goes around comes around…only when it comes around, it comes around twice as hard. (Source: http://soulhunting.tumblr.com)
