‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه said: ‘Three things make your brother’s love (wadd) for you pure: that you greet him when you see him, that you give him space in a gathering, and that you call him with his names that you love the most.’

The Refinement of Character by Imam Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi رحمه الله pg. 71

Not everything needs a response.

There is so much more I can learn from others. I am not alone. I will keep seeking out meaningful connections. - Morgan Harper Nichols

"Some steps you need to take alone, just you and Allah, no one else."

Your life doesn’t have to be loud to be legendary.

Everyone has a chapter they don’t read out loud !!

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You know that Ada Limón poem where she's like "I can't help it i love the way men love"? My dad recently confessed to me that he became a shoemaker because they buried my grandma shoeless.

Thisssssssssss..always

Everything you seek, want, desire and even need is right there. Don’t lose what’s right in front of you…

#leap

Under the Sun of Satan (Sous le soleil de Satan) is Georges Bernanos's first published novel, appearing in 1926 in Paris.

“We are at that one of life's hours (it strikes for every man) when truth imposes itself, by itself, with irresistible obviousness, when each of us has only to stretch forth his arms to reach at a single bound the surface of shadows, even the sunlight of God. Then is human prudence but a snare and a delusion. Sanctity!' cried out the old priest in a deep voice; 'by saying this word in your presence and for you alone, I know the hurt I inflict upon you! You are not unaware of what sanctity is: a vocation, a calling. Up to the place where God awaits you you will have to climb – climb, or be lost. Expect no human help.”

Georges Bernanos, Under the Sun of Satan

Anger is a bad teacher to the tongue.

Since the tongue has no bones and bones, it crushes.

Shaykh Abu Abdu-r Rahman Nasir as-Sa'di رحمه الله: Among the greatest means to achieve the expansion of the heart and its tranquility is abundant remembrance of Allah. Remembrance of Allah has a profound effect of bringing relief and tranquility to the heart, while removing worry and grief from it. Allah, the Most High said:

أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوب

"Without doubt, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction" (Al Ra'd 13:28)

book: 8 steps to Happiness - Shaykh Abu Abdu-r Rahman Nasir as-Sa'di

You deserve so much more than what you've been given. You owe it to yourself to give yourself the love that you've misplaced in others.

As I move through the day, I am allowed to notice and find meaning in both simple and profound experiences. - Morgan Harper Nichols