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finallyyyy

finally pulled through this after procrastinating so much. what a depressing start for my 2026 reads

the death toll from the floods went past 400 in my country 😔
so grateful my friends who live in flooded areas are safe. my other friend, whom I talked about the other day, was evacuated safely from the fourth floor of a building by a boat. keep everyone in your prayers.😢💗

assalamu alaikum 💗
many areas in my country have flooded. please include them in your duas. one of my friends is in uni in a flooded area, and i haven't been able to reach her. i heard there's a blackout.

to think i've been living an 'academic rivals to close friends trope' life all this time

when i was reading my old journal entries,

i wish the author had provided detailed information about the sources and authenticity. i'm already somewhat wary of some quotes.

why is everyone reading Babel?

“You don’t like American football?” she asks

yes, leene. call it what it is.

ohh leene💔

"The world begs to be seen, and if I have to slum it out to see it, so be it."

frr

"Badass hijabi—expression—/bad-ˌas hē-ˈjäbi/: Khadija Shaami.
Boxing beast. Me."

the phonetic symbols are kind of over-used. maybe it's helpful for those who aren't familiar with arabic etc. it's breaking the pace

May Allah make this a step towards perfecting my salah

beautifully written. This makes me realize how we are wasting the greatest gift, salah.

I'm really enjoying this so far, and I'm planning to binge-read Ibn al-Qayyim's books. He's amazing at explaining things with clarity.

'We beseech Allah The Mighty, the Lord of the great Throne to make
us of those who favor His love over our own desires, seeking through
that a nearness to Him and His pleasure'

'His decree over His servants is always just and generous: If He provides, honours, guides and grants success to an individual, it is from His virtue and mercy; and if He withholds, degrades or misguides, it is from His perfect justice and wisdom. He is on a straight path in both instances.'

dnff

'Anything, if you lose it, it can be replaced — but there isn’t a replacement for Allah if you lose [a connection with] Him'

Prophet said: “There are three qualities; whoever has them will taste the sweetness of faith.
1. To love Allah and His Messenger more than anyone else
2. To love a slave (of Allah) only for the sake of Allah
3. To abhor returning to unbelief after Allah has saved him from it as he would abhor to be thrown into the Hellfire.”

'I love the righteous, although I’m not of them
Perhaps I shall receive intercession through them.' ~ Imam Shafi'i

the humility🥹

May Allah grant us a good end