What Is MORE?
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Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlah wa barakaatuh.
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I sat in a session a few weeks ago where a dear sister of mine (May Allah bless her) spoke about one of my all time favorite verses.
And ˹remember˺ when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more. But if you are ungrateful, surely My punishment is severe.’”
what struck me about her refection was her explanation of how this more is open-ended and how it could mean different things depending on your situation. I agree! More is like putting a magnifying glass to your blessings! It helps you to detect all the things that are in that blessing and then Allah tops it up by giving you even more! I wanted to share a few examples of what ‘more’ could look like.
More has been the inspiration to turn unripe pawpaw, a few cucumbers , a tiny carrot and some chicken into a salad when I was starving!
More has been realizing that I have way more than I thought I had.
More has been feeling immense joy from attending my student’s graduation..
More has been the shift in perspective to all I have from the little that I do not.
More has been the ability to recognize words in the Quran, even when I struggle with remembering my vocab..
More has been my sisters who are consistent in lining up joyful moments for me and rescheduling as many times as necessary, till they get me out of my house.
More has been letting go of perfection and instead focusing on progress and consistency.
More has been the many alternatives I have found for the types of content
More has been finding deeper meanings in verses of the Quran even though I have read them before.
More has been my teacher showering me with Masha Allah’s and acknowledging my attempts before correcting my homework the absolute rubbish I have written😂
What has made these examples really relevant to me is the fact that they started from being grateful for one thing , to openings to even more.
Don’t you juts love how one Alhamdullilahi opens the door for soooo much MORE! LOOOOOOVE IT! Best believe Allah is Ar Razzaq!
But you see this MORE is the second level, you have to be grateful first. Then the More will come and when it does you have to recognize it because, Allah GIVES! HE really really does, but you need to reflect and think deeply not to miss it.
May Allah keep us all on team gratitude FOREVER because it is the dream team!
REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
Allahﷻ is capable of everything!
Remember the month-long battle of Al-Ahzab, the treason in Medina, and attacks made in the battle of the trench. But the Muslims were victorious in the end, and they were not victorious through fighting, but rather they were victorious when Allahﷻ decreed so. Allahﷻ is capable of everything - Dr. Haifaa Younis
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Till Next Week, Insha Allah
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