When you forget that you need Allah, He puts you in a situation that causes you to call upon him. And that's for your own good.

Imagine if your kids had to carry a ladder to climb an apartheid wall to get to school everyday.

When you treat people well, those same people might not treat you the same way. But if you pay attention, you'll notice that Allah has sent OTHER people who treat you even better.

Allah is Most Merciful even when He sends us trials, for even His punishment is for our own good.

In order to bring out the best in people, you need to give them your best.

Your true friends dont shy away from keeping you in check because your wellbeing is more important to them than even your friendship and they'd rather risk offending you than watch you harm yourself.

Being unashamedly Muslim while excelling in whatever you do is of the greatest forms of Dawah.