لا إله إلا الله

and none of this is easy. these are hard lessons to learn at every stage of adult life, with every heartbreak and disappointment, with every news that turns out different from what you were expecting, with global and personal tragedies filling your heart with grief every single day.

the truth is: everything in life is designed to push you closer to Allah and to being the truest, most authentic version of yourself.

Salmān Al-Farisi (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) in a few concise yet powerful words, says:

“Every person has an inner hidden affair and an outer public affair.

Whoever rectifies their inner affairs, Allāh will rectify their outer affairs.

you have no idea how one verse can change your life, let alone the entire Book.