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Don’t forget to drink water so you can stay hydrated while you suffer

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A mom helping her kids beat a hard level in Super Mario Land, 1990s.

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The Fûqâha differed as to whether a Nîyyâh(intention) from the beginning of Râmâdän suffices or whether each night needs it's own Nîyyâh. Ahmâd and the majority held that specifying a Nîyyâh for each night is a must. This doesn't mean one burdens himself regarding the Nîyyâh and thus falls into wâswâsâh, since his mere getting up for suhūr is sufficient as his nîyyâh for fasting. Then Mālik and a group of ahl-al-'îlm viewed it sufficient to make one Nîyyâh from the first night to suffice the whole month; and a group of the Mûhâqqîqīn chose this.

🍂Shaykh Sulaymān al-'Alwān (فك الله أسره)

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Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله said:

"Endure the nights of hardship because if you look through the eye of patience you shall see the dawn of reward. Indeed the lofty ranks can be attained only by undergoing hardship! Did you not notice the thorns growing beside the roses?"

[ Al-Lata’if fil-Wa’iz ]

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Hardest realisation of Râmâdān has to be the fact that sometimes your own nafs is more evil than the Shāyātīn that are meant to misguide you.

Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul(nâfs), which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

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The more you love yourself, the more you’ll detach from things that don’t love you and that’s a blessing

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This dunya — no matter how much you love it, it will never love you back.

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In the name of Allāh, the most gracious, the most merciful.

We congratulate the entire Islāmic ʾUmmâh on the arrival of the blessed month of Râmâdān, as we have confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon, and tomorrow, Monday, will be the first day of the blessed month of Râmâdān. May Allāh accept it from us and from you.

We ask Allāh to make this blessed month a month of conquest, victory and empowerment.

⬛ Wil. al-Shām.

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“Sometimes Allaah removes everyone from you so it’s just you and Him. It can be hard to comprehend that at first, but that’s why that first prostration when in despair is actually so blissful.”‎

— Shaykh Musa Jibril حفظه الله

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Gavin Yuan Gao, from "Wild Nothing"

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Pray for Palestine. Through every minute of every day of the blessed month of Ramadan. And especially pray during the moment you break your fast, and pray your Tahajjud. Pray, pray, pray. Never forget Palestine.

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A trusting & peaceful attitude towards life's unfolding; knowing there is no rush, no time is wasted, everything is fine, what we came here for will unfold.

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we are so obsessed with beauty that we forget that love has nothing to do with beauty. love doesn’t presuppose beauty: love creates it. beauty is a finite thing, love is not. beauty cannot come before love, but love makes anything beautiful. 

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Causes of a clean heart:

1. Praying Qiyām al-Layl.

2. Seeking forgiveness during the dawn.

3. Fasting during the long fasting periods.

4. Befriending the righteous.

5. Reading more Qur-ān and talking less.

- Shaykh ʿAbdullāh ʿAzzām (رحمه الله تعالى)

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i wanna meet myself from another person’s point of view and experience my own energy

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just… learn to change the oil in your car, know how to darn a hole in your favorite sweater, take no for an answer sometimes, accept when you don’t know something, think critically, discern when to stand up for yourself and when to back down, possess integrity, hold yourself gracefully, be comfortable w eating alone and even more comfortable w being put in awkward positions, develop rituals and habits, observe as much as but hopefully more than you judge, talk freely but listen actively, if you offer unsolicited advice be willing to also receive it, apologize for interrupting I don’t care if you grew up culturally doing that it’s respectful to maintain awareness of the world you weren’t raised in, shop w a grocery list rather than by the seat of your pants, pick your friends up from and drop them off at the airport, have hobbies that hone your craft, speaking of honing your craft: take your creativity seriously by continuously challenging and sharpening it, this one can be endlessly trying but working to cultivate a healthy relationship w what troubles you rather than resorting to castigating yourself upon approaching that which is unfamiliar, never show up empty handed to someone’s home for the first time, and help them clean up at the end of the evening, but leave as soon as you start wanting to go home so you don’t tinge the otherwise enjoyable time you had w irritation, date yourself, do the dishes before bed, also make your bed every morning, and clean parts of your home everyday, always seek knowledge beyond traditional education, move your body as much as it allows so you may sustain some sort of secure relationship w it as you age, judge the capacity as much as you do the intent, have a curiosity-driven mindset, know that you and the world you live in are mutable, value different perspectives but remain steadfast in your principals and beliefs, write by hand as much as you type, take initiative without prompting, seek help when and where necessary, learn to be financially literate, have friends who are significantly older than you (some of my dearest friends are in their 50s and 70s), learn from failures and setbacks by acknowledging and growing beyond your limitations, be the friend you wish(ed) you had by building and maintaining meaningful connections, embrace opportunities for personal and professional growth, recognize both the importance of compromise and when to choose discord over maintaining the peace, express gratitude regularly