Nadia

“God’s mercy is greater than your sins or circumstances. His compassionate love embraces the cactus parts of you that you swear no one could hug. His grace celebrates the parts of you that nobody claps for. God loved you before you were even created, before you even knew of Him. As the Qur’an says, “It is He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers, that they may add faith to their faith for to Allah belong the forces of the heavens and the Earth and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom” (48:4).”
― A. Helwa, Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

“It was not until the twentieth century that the scientific community confirmed certain claims made by the Qur’an more than 1,400 years ago. For example, the Qur’an speaks about water being the core substance of all living things (21:30), the human embryonic development (23:12-14), the universe not being static but expanding (51:47), and the sun and the moon having their own individual orbits (21:33).”
― A. Helwa, Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

“God pushes us to the edge of the cliff when He wants us to learn how to fly. The difficulties we face can act as catalysts for self-discovery and growth. The core Islamic teaching”
― A. Helwa, Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

“At the time I thought, Why cry, you should be happy, you got out. But after all that’s happened to me since that day, I understand why. You hold it in, whatever it is, until you can make it through the worst part. Then, once you’re safe, you can cry all the tears you couldn’t waste time crying before.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Testaments