Sometimes Allah gives you bitterness in this life so that you can further enjoy the sweetness of the hereafter.
Omar SuleimanYour 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.
Omar SuleimanSometimes being let down my a human being is the direct cause for you finding your own strength & depending only on Allah.
Omar SuleimanSometimes you don't realize how special something is until you lose it. Thats how I feel about Ramadan every year.
Omar SuleimanI tell people this over and over again: don't attach your faith to people. People will come and go. People will disappoint you. People will divulge dark secrets. People will turn out to be the opposite of what you thought. Allah is perfect. His Messenger (peace be upon him) is a perfect example, and the religion is a perfect methodology. Attach yourself to the principles instead of the people. That way no Shaykh going wild or role model going rogue will be able to shake your faith.
Omar Suleiman