“I’ve survived a lot of things, and I’ll probably survive this.”

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal.”

“Aisha (ra) and the Prophet (saw) would use code language with each other denoting their love. She asked the Prophet (saw) how he would describe his love for her. The Prophet (saw) answered, saying: ‘Like a strong binding knot.’ The more you tug, the stronger it gets, in other words. Every so often Aisha (ra) would playfully ask, ‘How is the knot?’ The Prophet (saw) would answer, ‘As strong as the first day (you asked).’”

“I’m numb and I’m tired. Too much has happened today. I feel as if I’d been out in a pounding rain for forty-eight hours without an umbrella or a coat. I’m soaked to the skin with emotion.”

“God allows us to feel the frailty of human love so we’ll appreciate the strength of His.”

إستخارة

“I’ve never gotten anywhere in life by denying I’m struggling with something. So for me to take a step forward into the path of healing or renewal or joy or gratitude has always come through a darker period. Not everyone may function that way, but I know that I do, so I have become willing to embrace those seasons because I know that they hold something [good] on the other side.”

“I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.”