There's a time for words and a time for silence. If you're listening, you'll hear the difference.

Salah is the first thing we will be asked about on the Day of Judgment, and yet it is the last thing that is on our mind.

Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being. The problem is that we try to find that here. And so we create ageless creams and cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to hold on-in an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.

Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give.

Many of us rely on our own illusion of control. But when God makes it known to you that you're not the one steering the ship, be thankful. He has removed the illusion, and forced you to rely only on Him.

When you're in trouble don't depend on yourself. Don't depend on people. Depend on God.

Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.