Private Messages:From Allah To You

"Good reminders ussually hit you in the heart, as if they were meant for you.

As if Allah just sent you a private message to awaken your heart" <3

This has to be one of my favorite quotes, I memorized it, and I try to apply it to my life all the time, I feel like im always experiencing what is descirbed in this quote. I commented on this quote on my old blog, and I want to write a new story about it.

It seems like every time I have a problem, Allah places me in the "right place at the right time". Ill end up in a lecture discussing exctally what I am feeling, and the solution I need. It is an answer to my duaa, and sometimes I dont even make duaa but Ill still find myself with a
solution-answer-message-reminder.Humdallah!!!

So remember Me; I will remember you.

 And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me. 2:152

I have so many stories to tell of this quote, but I will talk about todays Jumaah, and last jumaah.

Last jumaah, I went to pray in Jersey City, I was undecided on where to go, but I went there...

I dont recall what the jumaah was about (and thats why I always wonder if we can take notes!) but all I know is right after I was telling my friends 'HE ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS" I was so excited and I thought of this quote =D

Today I went to Hackensak for jumaah, to give out fliers about some Islamic Relief event, I usually dont go  there much because the arabic of the shiekh is a little more difficult to understand, but today they had like this amazing english speaking sheikh!

His lecture was about "Ihsan" and how the best dawah is thorugh ihsan-good manners and kindness..he also said the word "Silent Dawh" all I can think is I thought I made that term up!

He also said, "Let them know the Commander before the commandments"

He also said something beautiful which made me realize what I was doing was wrong... 'Almumin (beleiever) has to be easy with people"..it sounded better in arabic, but basically the true believer is the one who people get along with easily...

Prior to the khutbah, I was in a argument with a friend, I really hate not talking with someone, and even if I feel they should be the one to apologize somehow I always end up texting/calling first, its like something I see as weak in myself, but at the same time I thank Allah for this, so guess what I did after jumah? I texted the girl who in my opnion was suppose to call back because she told me two days before that when I called to speak about the issue we were arguing about she said "Leave me alone, I dont wana talk now, im busy, ill talk to you later".

 One thing that gets me upset is these words, "Leave me alone" because isolation from the problem is never the solution and "Im busy" because this is just a rude way of saying yah I dont wana talk to you.

She never called back, and I thought to myself "I will not call bak!" but humdallah for this lecture which made me realize the importance of ihsan, it was truly a "private message from Allah" for me to turn back and contact this person.

I texted her the following :

" Three things are noble acts for this world and the hereafter: forgiving one who has oppressed you, joining one who has cut off from you, and being patient when you are treated out of ignorance"

Humdalllh she answered like two minutes later, and as a joke I asked if she was waiting for the three day period to contact me again, she said she was going to text me today after work.

One quote I wrote when I was upset, was this

"No matter what you do people never change and they keep on repeating the same mistakes, but that is why I must remind myself that only Allah is perfect and that the Prophet always forgave"

And my other message from Allah today, again answering my feelings was one I came across from Yasmin Moghed she writes,

"I'm sitting at the airport, waiting to board, en route to the holiest place on earth. Parting advice to you and myself:

Let go of your grudges. Let the bitterness die tonight. Make a decision today that it's time to move on. And begin again. New, this time. Never forget that what has passed you by was never meant to befall you. And what has befallen you, was never meant to pass you by. Know that sometimes Allah withholds from you, in order to give you something better. Keep your heart focused on Him, and He will take care of the rest. And remember: you will stumble, but that’s part of the path. Keep going. Keep rising, and refuse to give up."