I think we seek out people who we hope will fix what our childhood broke.

Arrogance is actually just ignorance. Ignorance of what you really are in relation to the world-but most of all in relation to God.

Blessings come in packages of two. With every blessing is a test. So don't ever envy people who seem to have more than you. The more blessings, the more tests. And the greater the blessing, the harder the test.

If you think you're too far from Allah to return, and your 'past' continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!

There's a special place in my heart for the ones who were with me at my lowest and still loved me when I wasn't very loveable.

Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.

Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.