The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, When Allah loves a people, He tries them.
Leila AboulelaAll through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end, the graves are identical.
Leila AboulelaControl yourself, it is not worth it. You will regret your rudeness afterwards, your sensitive nature will be troubled
Leila AboulelaThe sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous would give His servants without being petitioned, without waiting to be asked.
Leila AboulelaI'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 -
Leila Aboulela