"And to your Lord direct your longing."

"And to your Lord direct your longing."
Reference : Quran  94:8

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If Allah inspires you during your intense crisis to be in dua..

Allah, the Most High, says:
"And he (Yunus) called out within the darknesses, 'There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.' So We responded to him and saved him from the distress."
Reference: Surah Anbiya': 87-88

A Reflection : If Allah inspires you during your intense crisis to be in dua, then know for sure that He wants to relieve you of your distress.

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Recite 'Qul yaa ayyuhal kaafiroon' when you go to sleep..

The Prophet peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said:
"Recite 'Qul yaa ayyuhal kaafiroon' when you go to sleep, for it is a renunciation of shirk(polytheism)."
- Reference: al Bayhaqi, Saheeh al Jaami', 1172

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The key to the light of the heart..

The key to the light of the heart lie in reflecting upon the Quran, being humble before Allah in secret, and leaving sins.
- Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyyah

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two eyes: one remains focused on Paradise and the other on Hell.

If Allah intends good His servant, He blesses him with two eyes: one remains focused on Paradise and the other on Hell.
- Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyyah

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If you knew Allah...you would leave people aside and take Him as your Companion.

If you knew Allah as He should be known, you would leave people aside and take Him as your Companion.
- Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyyah

"cause me to die as a Muslim (the one submitting to your will), and join me with the righteous."

"cause me to die as a Muslim (the one submitting to your will), and join me with the righteous."
- Reference: Quran 12: 101

Alhamdulillah!

Alhamdulillah
All Praise and Thanks be to Allah

"Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty. "

The Prophet peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said
"Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty. "
-Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book 001, Hadith number 164

If it stops you from getting closer to Allah, then it needs to go. ..

If it stops you from getting closer to Allah, then it needs to go. ..

"So when you want to recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan...

"So when you want to recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one).  Verily!  He has no power over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord (Allah)."
-Reference: Quran 16: 98-99

"There is no comfort or rest for the believe until he meets Allah."

"There is no comfort or rest for the believe until he meets Allah."
- Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

Just remember, first step into Jannah and you're going to forget everything you're upset about.
inshaAllah.

Don't fill that gap up with anything but the love of Allah...

Don't fill that gap up with anything but the love of Allah...

"-It is a stage that all of those who are striving and competing are competing for it and it is a kind of life that if you are missing it you are one of the dead.

-It is a light that if you are without it you are in an ocean of darkness. It is a medicine or cure that if you are without it, your heart becomes a place of sickness. 

-It is a sweetness or pleasure that if you are without it, life becomes a thing of worries and pain. "

-Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyyah

"Wheresoever you may be death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!"

"Wheresoever you may be death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!"
-Reference: Quran 4:78

"I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah..."

"I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah..."
-Reference: 12:86

SubhanAllah

SubhanAllah
Glorified is Allah

Guide us to the Straight Path. .surah Fatiha:

"Guide us to the Straight Path"
- Reference: Quran 1:6

Being alone with Allah is better than being crowded by people who have forgotten about Allah..

Being alone with Allah is better than being crowded by people who have forgotten about Allah..

It will be said to the pious... and enter you my Paradise!!!

(It will be said to the pious): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction! Come back to your Lord, Well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing unto Him! "Enter you, then, among My honoured slaves, And enter you My Paradise!"
- Reference: Quran 89: 27_30

Our train is heading towards death and we are worried about life...

Ou train is heading towards death and we are worried about life.
- Mufti Ismail Menk

So Supremely Exalted be Allah, The True King!

"So Supremely Exalted be Allah, The True King! ..."

Quran [20:114]

The pefection of tawhid is found..

"The perfection of tawhid is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allah, the servant is left loving those He loves, hating those He hates, showing allegiance to those He has allegiance to, showing enmity to those He shows enmity towards, ordering what He orders and prohibiting what He prohibits.
"
- Ibn 
Taymiyyah

Do not be fooled by one who recites the Quran..

"Do not be fooled by one who recites the Quran. His recitation is but speech, but look to those who act according to it."
- Umar ibn al Khattab

Where is your heart during prayer?

Where your mind goes during prayer is where your heart is. Take it back to your Lord.

- Abdul Bary Yahya 

"..And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion."

"..And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion."
- Reference: Quran 57:20

For him who feared standing before his Lord, Paradise...

"But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts. Verily, Paradise will be his abode."
- Reference: Quran 79:40-41

If only you knew how Allah deals with your affairs..

"If only you knew how Allah deals with your affairs, your heart would break out of love for Him."
- Imaam Al Shafeei

The recitation of the Prophet salAllahu alayhi wa sallam..

The recitation of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was clear with each letter pronounced distinctly.
- Reference: Musnad Ahmad, 6/294, with a saheeeh isnad, Sifat al-Salaah, p. 105

Remember death in your prayer...

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"Remember death in your prayer, for the man who remembers death during his prayer is bound to pray properly, and pray the prayer of a man who does not think that he will pray any other prayer."
- Reference: al- Silsilat al-Saheehah by al- Albaani 1421

Sometimes, Allah reveals a treasure to you when you least expect it..

Sometimes in your lowest moments when you feel most helpless, Allah reveals a treasure to you when you least expect it. It might be a friendship that blossoms because of a need. a deeper insight into life and its meaning, a sudden attachment to the Quran, a tear that you learn to shed in supplication, etc. But surely when Allah takes something from you, He gives you something greater in its place.

Whoever loves the Quran, loves Allah..

"To test your love for Allah, see how you're doing with the Quran... whoever loves the Quran, loves Allah, because the Quran is the speech of Allah."
- Ibn Masoud

Verily, the Muttaqun (pious) will be in the midst of Gardens...

"Verily, The Muttaqun (pious) will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers (Paradise). In a seat of truth (i.e. Paradise), near the Omnipotent King (Allah, the All-Blessed, the Most High, the Owner of Majesty and Honour)."
-Reference: Quran 54; 54-55

Beware of minor sins!

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Beware of minor sins, for they will pile up until they destroy a person."
-Reported by Ahmad. Saheeh al Jaami', 2686-2687.

Allah rejoices at repentance!

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When a person repents, Allah rejoices more than one of you who found his camel after he lost it in the desert."
-Reference: Narrated by al Bukhaari. no. 6309.

Riches is self contentment! (Hadith)

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Riches does not mean having a great amount of property, but riches is self contentment."
-Reference: Sahih al Bukhaari 453/76. Softening the heart/Volume 08