You Snooze, You????
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Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlah wa barakaatuh.
Trust that you're good, striving and thriving.
Last week, a dear sister of mine reached out (May Allah bless her) with a request; she wanted to give English Qurans to non-Muslims and was wondering if I could help out. I knew I did not have any, but you bet I was not going to miss out on this opportunity! I decided to put it up on my Whatsapp status and before I knew it, people were scrambling to make the donation! Cannot remember when last I received so many responses for something that was not a giveaway! The rush was serious!
Let us think about it though, that situation was a giveaway more for those who wanted to give than the receiver. It was an opportunity to do good for Allah’s sake and there is no giveaway that beats that!
You see, part of Allah’s kindness , generosity and provision is that He gives us opportunities to do good. Reflecting on the incident, I remember telling myself to do better with my Sadaqah. I remember thinking that I could be a lot more creative with giving and then Boom! In the middle of the week from absolutely nowhere this request came. Alhamdullilahi!
I am learning to be more mindful, observant and grateful for the way Allah responds and for the opportunities that HE literally floods my day with and I hope and I pray that I NEVER miss them.
I am also learning to not pass up these opportunities because I do not know which one will propel me to Al Jannah Firdaus (I have my eyes on the highest level o!), so I am taking NO chances. When people hit me with an invitation to good, I scramble to get it done! I do not want to be the one who missed out on my Rabb’s plan for me please.
I CANNOT BE THE ONE WHO MISSES OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES FROM MY RABB OOOO!
Insha Allah, when a request hits me now, this is how I am going to race there!
Task: I want you to set the intention to recognize the opportunities that Allah brings your way this week. Then, commit to making the most of them.
If they are beyond your capacity, at least make referral. Do that donation, spend time with family, attend that Halaqa, share that knowledge!
Just do it o, do it for Allah!
REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
"Did you pick up a word?"
There is a game I play with my kids sometimes when we are on the road. I will play the Quran and we will see who can pick up the most words when the Arabic portion is recited. Then we listen to the English translation played right after it to see what we got correct. I hope this will help them in actively listening to the Quran and develop an interest in building their vocabulary, insha'Allah (keep us in your duas! 🤲)
Try out this game for yourself sometime and let me know how it goes! It only needs one participant - you (and your attentive heart ❤️)! - A Siddiqui
Subhannallah! That is how this week wanted to start off in a scattered state! Alhamdullilahi that Allah helped me to pick myself back up! One of the things that He helped me with was a truly calming and just beautiful Taddabur session! It was the best thing to launch this week with, I finished the session like this and CALMED DOWN! Then I conquered those deliverables one by one!
You can still join the 5 nights of Quranic Healing! If you cannot make the live class, replays are available. I catch-up on the replays myself.
Invest in your calm, it is worth it.
Till Next Week, Insha Allah
We leave you in Allah’s care,
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