Chefchaouen (s-tamazight: Ashawen ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵡⵏ, lit. “horns”), an Amazigh city called “The Blue Pearl of Morocco”. 

Chefchaouen is situated in the Rif Mountains, just inland from Tangier and Tetouan. The name of the city refers to the shape of the mountain tops above the town, that look like the two horns (chaoua) of a goat. “Chef Chaouen” derives from the Berber word for horns, Ichawen.

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Chefchaouen (s-tamazight: Achawen ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵡⵏ, lit. “les cornes”), une ville Amazigh appelé “La perle bleue du Maroc”. 

Chefchaouen est une ville du Nord-Est du Maroc, bâtie à 600 m d'altitude au pied des monts Kelaa et Meggou, qui forment le Jebel Chaouen, sur la chaîne du Rif.  Le nom de la ville vient du berbère Achawen, « les cornes », en raison des sommets montagneux qui dominent et entourent la ville.

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

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“My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].”

- The Holy Qur'an, Surah Al-Mu'minun (The Believers), Verse [23:29]

Alhambra Palace, Spain by  Yulia Podol'skaya

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): النَّصيحَةُ مِن الحاسِدِ مُحالٌ. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, [Good] Advice from a jealous person is impossible.

[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 194, no. 9] (via good-inclination)

Ithaan inoe mesh7ar oeyaan ibrithen, thitawin inoe mesh7ar roent thimetawen

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Healed details of an arm still in progress on Nadia / thanks so much for your trust darling! #carolinevitelli

“Don’t be afraid of the sound of gunshots, because you’ll never hear the one that will kill you.”

If you were speaking the truth, you wouldn’t have to remember what you’ve said.

An Arabic proverb

Abdelkrim El Khattabi (1822-1963)

Given the name “Lion of the Rif”, El Khattabi was the Amazigh leader of the Riffian resistance against colonialism in northern Morocco.

The legend of Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim El khattabi started when the Spanish colonizers set foot in the Rifian land after signing a treaty with the French to share the ‘cake’ of Moroccan territory; France occupying two-thirds and Spain one third. Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi discovered the conspiracy and opposed the rapacious desires of the colonizers. He managed to unite the conflicting tribes of the Rif (Beni Ouryaghel, Temsaman, Beni Touzine, Bquiwa, and other tribes) for the purpose of resisting and fighting colonialism.

Adopting the tactics of guerrilla fighters with very rudimentary means, and thanks to the spirit of bravery he implanted in each and every one of his fighters, Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim inflicted heavy casualties and damage on the Spanish organized army. One of the historic battles in the history of colonial resistance in the world is the battle of Anwal in July 1921 where about 13363 Spanish soldiers were killed and injured. The Spanish troops were under the command of General Manuel Fernandez Silvestre who was a close friend of the Spanish king Alfonso XIII. Before the battle of Anwal, General Manuel Fernandez Silvestre had promised his king and his troops to crush the Rifian resistance in a matter of hours and to drink tea in the house of Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim but the wind blew counter to his expectations. He had to force his troops to drink their urine to survive under the siege laid by the Rifian resistance.

 Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi is said to be the first who aspired to unite the peoples of North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) and he was the first to use the Maghreb as a designation for all these peoples. He also supported the liberation movements in these countries and founded The Committee for the Liberation of the Maghreb in 1947. The main purpose of this committee was to reunite all the forces and the national parties struggling for the independence of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and to lay the foundations of a Maghrebian unity. Mohammed Ben Abdlkrim El Khattanbi died on February 6th, 1963 in Cairo.

“Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim el Khattabi: the immortal legend of an exceptional Hero” by Youssef el Kaidi (x)

If you do not occupy yourself with the remembrance of Allah, then your nafs will occupy you with the distraction of dunya.

Hadith (via khairunfk)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who defends the honour of his (Muslim) brother, Allah will secure his face against the Fire on the Day of Resurrection.

[(Riyad as-Salihin, Book: 18 Hadith #18) (Narrater: Abud-Darda’ (رضي الله عنه)] - [Jami` at-Tirmidhi] (via abdulhaqq-faaris)

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When you pass by the meadows of Paradise, then graze as you like.” 

I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are the meadows of Paradise?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The mosques.” 

I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is its grazing?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “To declare the glory of Allah, the praise of Allah, the greatness of Allah, and that there is no God but Allah.” 

(سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ)

[(Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3509) (Narrater: Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه)]

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Cursing a believer is like killing him.” 

[(Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 762) (Narrater: Abu Mas’ud (رضي الله عنه)]

Someone really close to me is non Muslim and theres a really low chance they'll ever convert so most of the time when I think about it I get really sad and I have anxiety so instead of accepting the idea my mind starts defying the concept of hell -

If you love them, you need to put effort into making dawah. If that doesn’t work than have in mind:

Surah Al-Anaam, Verse 50:

َّ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَىٰ وَالْبَصِيرُ أَفَلَا تَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Say: Are the blind and the seeing one alike? Do you not then reflect?

Surah Fussilat, Verse 46:

مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

Whoever does good, it is for his own soul, and whoever does evil, it is against it; and your Lord is not in the least unjust to the servants.!!! (Means everybody gets that what he has earned)

Surah An-Nisa, Verse 88:وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ سَبِيلًا

And whomsoever Allah causes to err, you shall by no means find a way for him.

Surah Aal-e-Imran, Verse 176:وَلَا يَحْ��ُنكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِ ٌ

And let not those grieve you who fall into unbelief hastily;

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Dalai Lama  (via q8i-sayood)