I've come down in the world. I've slid to a place where the ceiling is low and there isn't much room for me to move.Most of the time I'm used to it ... I accepted my sentence and do not brood or look back. But sometimes a shift makes me remember. Routine is ruffled and a new start makes me suddenly conscious of what I've become -
The Mercy of Allah is an Ocean, Our sins are a lump of clay clenched between the beak of a pigeon. The pigeon is perched on the branch of a tree at t… - Leila Aboulela
The Mercy of Allah is an Ocean, Our sins are a lump of clay clenched between the beak of a pigeon. The pigeon is perched on the branch of a tree at t…
- Leila Aboulela
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, When Allah loves a people, He tries them. - Leila Aboulela
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, When Allah loves a people, He tries them.
I must settle for freedom in this modern time - Leila Aboulela
I must settle for freedom in this modern time
Allah tests our patience and our fortitude. He tests out strength of faith. be patient and there will endless rewards for you, insha'Allah" - Utaz Ba… - Leila Aboulela
Allah tests our patience and our fortitude. He tests out strength of faith. be patient and there will endless rewards for you, insha'Allah" - Utaz Ba…
Why do bad things happen? For pedagogical reasons, so that we can experience the power of Allah, catch a glimpse of Hell and fear it, so that we can … - Leila Aboulela
Why do bad things happen? For pedagogical reasons, so that we can experience the power of Allah, catch a glimpse of Hell and fear it, so that we can …
I wanted to be good but I wasn't sure if I was prepared - Leila Aboulela
I wanted to be good but I wasn't sure if I was prepared
The sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous would g… - Leila Aboulela
The sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous would g…
Control yourself, it is not worth it. You will regret your rudeness afterwards, your sensitive nature will be troubled - Leila Aboulela
Control yourself, it is not worth it. You will regret your rudeness afterwards, your sensitive nature will be troubled
All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end, the graves are … - Leila Aboulela
All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end, the graves are …
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