There’s a concept in Islam that has always moved me deeply, Allah swt is to you as you see Him. It comes from the 15th Hadith Qudsi where Allah says: “I am as My servant thinks of Me.”(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) If we think good of Allah swt, if we believe He is merciful, kind, giving and close, Allah becomes those things. We start to look at life differently. Every delay becomes meaningful and every test becomes manageable If we think badly of Allah swt, if we imagine him being angry, always punishing us, distant, then every blessing and prayer feels like a burden. So yes Allah is who we see him as and determines what how the heart truly sees everything else.

some tests are like stones that get heavier as time passes by, the only way to overcome it is by letting it go from your awareness my page gets me attention and sometimes it becomes fitna for me… i understand why now Allah swt waited before giving me a platform, it was to build my character to be able to handle the attention, because if i had gotten this attention before i couldn’t have been able to pass some tests… so for the next step in my journey, i wonder how i can evolve so i can accept blessings without losing it, or pass tests when they are presented to me... perhaps we are going through that test without realizing it… may we pass the tests given by Allah swt

delay is not always absence. Sometimes it is alignment. It is Allah shaping you quietly in the background so that when the door finally opens… you do not fall apart inside it.

What’s this overthinking? I don’t even have to explain it to any of you especially the youth nowadays. We all know it. From our own experiences, from someone else’s stories, from memes we scroll past all the time. Blah blah, blue blue. And trust me, I’m a victim of this beautiful illness yes, I call it beautiful. Because sometimes it’s a ni'mah from Allah. Some people don’t even think before speaking or doing anything, overthinking is far from their world. So yes, thinking deeply, seeing things from other people’s perspectives that’s not a curse. But the real question is: do we act upon it? If we think so much that we can already guess what people will think or say, are we careful with our moves? Are we thoughtful with our tongue? Or are we still doing what we always do hurting people with our words and actions? If we truly think this much, we should be more careful with how we speak, how we behave in public and at home. But no. Most of the time, we just keep thinking until we’re overwhelmed, that’s it. Overthinking doesn’t always make us wise; it makes us drained. We carry these heavy bundles in our hearts and minds, and they slowly pull us away from reality. Everything gets so messy that when the time comes to speak, we forget what we actually wanted to say and it comes out in an absurd way. Pretty common, sah? But the consequences are hard to handle. Far worse than we imagine. When we think endlessly but still react emotionally, without choosing our words properly, all that thinking becomes useless. It messes with your personality and how people see you. You feel sad, lonely, worn out all at once. At some point, you can’t sleep, work, eat, drink, or even exercise. You just… stop. And the truth is, we don’t really know how to stop it. Not at once, at least. It’s part of our nature now. But what if we replace it? I can’t stop thinking either. So instead, I try to replace useless thoughts with things that actually matter things connected to real life. Why not focus on the actual situation, and then react?

In life, you will meet many people who, after meeting them, teach you what love is not, what friendship is not, and what humanity is not. Sarcasm? Nope. This is reality. By watching some people’s habits and behavior, we learn exactly how not to behave. It’s ridiculous to even stand with them it feels like someone is choking you, suffocating you from inside. But we were taught to always be nice. We were told to respect people, to be polite, to have manners, to tolerate them, to listen silently no matter what they say. But no, my dear ones. You need to be kind, not nice. And if you are wise enough, you will know the differencet there is a huge difference, a sky and earth difference, between being kind and being nice. When a person is kind, the first person they are kind to is themselves to their mental peace. No one has the right to disrespect you and expect you to stay silent. When you are kind, you learn to respect yourself first. You learn to protect your self respect and dignity. I once watched a street interview. Someone asked an elderly man he was around 60–70 years old: “How should I deal with people?” He replied: “Accept people as they are, but place them where they belong. You are the CEO of your life. Hire, fire, and promote accordingly.” Meaning you decide who gets access to you and who doesn’t. Maintain relationships, be humane, but there is absolutely no obligation to tolerate bad behavior. Allahumma barik 🤍