Trust Allah

Dumont Dunes, California by Jack Prichett

It is not that, they should hold you, pull you up or motivate you. It is not your family’s job to help you. It is not your friend’s responsibility to love you. It is not your wife’s responsibility to stand beside you. If you are a fighter for the righteousness, beware, nobody is with you. You are going to fight your fight yourself. While fighting, getting the hits, you do not respond angry. You do not show emotions. When you fall, you do not complain.

If you are alone, going straight on your path, mind it, you are going to find difficulties and you are going the right direction. You will soon find Allah and you will not need the world, the relationships and the friends to hit your goals. You only will have Allah who will help you and make your path easier for you.

Today’s article is broken into two parts, to let you know the importance of faith and people in your life.

1. Allah is Beautiful

2. People are Beautiful

Allah is Beautiful

Earth by Elena Mozhvilo

That is from the news of the unseen [Nuh’s ark] which We reveal to you. You knew it not, neither you nor your people, before this. So be patient; indeed, the [best] outcome is for the righteous.
- Surah Hud verse 49

These verses / surah was revealed in early Islamic days. While the Prophet (PBUH) was fighting with Quraysh to convince people of Allah. While he was shunned, thrashed, betrayed and disgusted, these verses were revealed to give him strength. Prophet (PBUH) became an army against falsehood. People who followed him became his columns. His companions were defending the ruthless attacks. They were dying protecting his message. Life for the people of truth had become difficult. Hope was dimming and agony was prevailing.

The sheer struggle is not only related to the life of Prophet (PBUH), only. It is as hard as it was Nuh (as) when people mocked him for preparing the ark. It is as hard as it was for Gandhi, Napoleon, Salah ud Din or Harun ur Rashid. Fighting for truth, standing like a wall for the weak, and going all-in alone, is not easy. People give up on you. They hunt you down and put their all into breaking you apart.

While Quraysh was beating muslims down. Allah (swt) gave muslims strength through Quran. People did not find hope, help or favor from fellow members of tribe, but built a spine to stand against falsehood alone. Allah was that power, who built their spines. Allah gave them courage. Allah increased their trust. Allah pulled them our of their troubles.

This has not changed. Over the course of history, while the mankind has negated the green leaf, the ant crawling, the crow calking, the thundering clouds, the tipping rain, it has not changed. People still believe in people helping them. They still believe their jobs will protect them. They still believe the world is for them to love, live and cheer.

This entire world, the entire lineage of relationships and great armies can not protect you. No power on earth will give you strength. If you are biased to the world more than Allah, you will not be able to fight a successful battle.

People are beautiful

Sunset by Ishan

If you have Allah with you, you will find strength in people. They will love you, hold you, hug you, push you and motivate you towards your goal. They will become a part of your journey. They will bring glad tidings your way. They will give you hope. The people inside your home, to the people online, at job, on road will make you smile. You will find the innocence in them. The simplicity in them. The liveliness in them. And you will not be able to not love them.

None is bad. Pin it to your chest. No human is a bad human being. If they look bad, they are just a slight deviation, a slight detour or a slight dent. But these walking bones and flesh, are curated carefully. Their eyes, hair, finger nails and wrinkles are a universe-loaded machine. They are not ugly. People are not bad. They are good inside, deep in their heart, they love colors, light and calmness.

You do not heal fabrics until you throw your ego out the window. Your mind, energy and effort is meant to be used on yourself. Cure yourself, the world will fix itself for you. The people, already beautiful, will unveil their prettier side to you. It will all get better. Once you get better, it will all become one bright lamp, a source of energy, a lifetime of successes.