“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” -Kahlil Gibran
Archive for the ‘Hardship’ Category
Seared with scars
Posted in Hardship, Quotes on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Less than a single moment
Posted in Hardship, Heart Soother, Quotes, Reminders on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
‘How many calamities have there been which were so severe and impossible to remove… yet within less than a single moment, they were lifted. ~ Ibn Hibban
Umar radhiya Allahu 3anhu praised Allah for tests and trials
Posted in Hardship, Quotes, RasoolAllah & Sahaba on March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It is reported from `Umar رضي الله عنه that he used to praise Allaah سبحانه وتعالى for tests and trials and when asked about it he said, “I was not touched by testing except that Allaah bestowed on me four favours: that it wasn’t a test in my Deen, that it was not greater than [...]
Ibtilaa’ : tests are a medicine
Posted in Hardship, Heart Soother, Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah, Quotes, Sabr on March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Imam ibn Al Qayyim said: “The ibtilaa’ (testing) of the believer is like medicine for him. It cures him from illness. Had the illness remained it would destroy him or diminish his reward and level (in the hereafter). The tests and the trials extract these illnesses from him and prepare him for the perfect reward [...]
Magnitude of reward
Posted in Hadith, Hardship, Heart Soother, Sabr on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The magnitude of the reward is proportional to the magnitude of the affliction. When Allaah سبحانه وتعالى loves some people, He tests them. He who is content (with Allaah’s decree) will receive the Pleasure (of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى); and he who is discontent will attain the wrath (of [...]
Where there is pain, cures will come;
Posted in Hardship, Heart Soother, Poetry, Quotes, Rumi on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Where there is pain, cures will come; where there is poverty, wealth will follow. Where there are questions, answers will be given; where there are ships, water will flow. Spend less time seeking water and acquire thirst! Then water will gush from above and below. -Rumi
People, during circumstances of affliction or difficulties, are at four levels
Posted in Hardship, Heart Soother, Islamic Personalities, Quotes, Sabr on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Question: What’s the ruling of someone who becomes angry when a hardship or affliction befalls him? Answer: People, during circumstances of affliction or difficulties, are at four levels: ** The First Level – Becoming Angry This can be in different ways: ** The first way:The anger is by the heart as if he’s angry at [...]
Don’t speak of your suffering — He is speaking.
Posted in Hardship, Poetry, Quotes on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t speak of your suffering — He is speaking. Don’t look for Him everywhere — He’s looking for you. An ant’s foot touches a leaf, He senses it; A pebble shifts in a streambed, He knows it. If there’s a worm hidden deep in a rock, He’ll know its body, tinier than an atom, The [...]
