Who Says Life is Easy?

When Allah tests you, it is never to destroy you; whenever He removes something from your possession, it is only to empty your hands for an even better gift.            ~Ibn Qayyim

This world can’t break you, unless you give it permission;
And it can’t own you, unless you hand it the keys – unless you give it your heart.
And so, if you have handed those keys to dunya for a while, take them back. This isn’t the end. You don’t have to die here. Reclaim it and place it with its rightful owner – ALLAH.    ~Yasmin.

Allah melapangkan bagimu supaya engkau tidak selalu dalam kesempitan. Dan Allah menyempitkan bagimu agar engkau tidak selalu dalam kelapangan. Dan Allah melepaskan engkau dari kedua-duanya supaya engkau tidak bergantung kepada sesuatu selain Allah.                       ~para Muqarrabin

Wahai diri, ketika rasa bersalah singgah di dalam hati pada kali pertama kau berdosa, ketahuilah itu adalah peringatan yang Allah berikan secara tabii untuk menjaga fitrah insani. Itu petanda yang hatimu masih hidup. Penyesalan itukan syarat taubat? Maka susulilah dengan syarat kedua dan ketiga (jika dosa itu dengan ALlah) Jika dosa itu dengan manusia, tambahlah dengan syarat keempat. Tidak mengapa jika engkau terlanjur berdosa lagi. Bertaubatlah kembali. Hatimu akan hidup lagi. Selagi ada rasa bersalah, selagi itulah akan ada sarana untuk kembali kepada Allah. Jangan putus asa oleh taubat yang patah, kerana kasih sayang Allah akan menumbuhkan taubat kali kedua, ketiga dan seterusnya....

Perumpaan orang yang beriman apabila ditimpa sakit/ demam, bagaikan besi yang dimasukkan ke dalam api, lalu hilanglah karatnya (tahi besi) dan tinggallah yang baik sahaja. ~Hadis Rasulullah S.A.W

Who likes to be tested? When you are faced with life’s challenges, what do you normally do, you asked your self, “why me”? Actually, why not you? This tests are sent to see how resilient you are. It’s not to break you.

Do you know how immunisation works? Below is a brief overview:

“How does immunisation work? 

All forms of immunisation work in the same way. When someone is injected with, or swallows, a vaccine, their body produces an immune response in the same way it would following exposure to a disease but without the person getting the disease. If the person comes in contact with the disease in the future, the body is able to make an immune response fast enough to prevent the person getting sick. 

What is in vaccines? 

Some vaccines contain a very small dose of a live, but weakened form of a virus. Some vaccines contain a very small dose of killed bacteria or small parts of bacteria, and other vaccines contain a small dose of a modified toxin produced by bacteria. Vaccines may also contain either a small amount of preservative or a small amount of an antibiotic to preserve the vaccine. Some vaccines may also contain a small amount of an aluminium salt which helps produce a better immune response. “

So you could see here that a body would be immune to a disease when they are injected or swallow a weakened form of that particular virus. I think here, we could say the same with difficulties that we faced in life. When we already faced that problem, we would be able to solve them or find other ways to solve them. We humans tend to fear the unknown. Trust me, when you have walked through fire (metaphorically speaking), nothing much fazed you after that.

If you could find humour in times of hardship, you could face anything, with Allah’s blessings and guidance, Insya Allah.

Put your whole trust in Him, don’t expect anything from others. If you put your trust in Him, insya Allah, you won’t feel disappointed.

You are strong. Don’t let others tell you otherwise. You have worth, and keep on spreading Allah’s message.