Shahirah A.
Thinker.Listener.Daydreamer.Traveller.Designer.
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I’m gonna pick up the pieces,
And build a Lego house
When things go wrong we can knock it down
My three words have two meanings,
There’s one thing on my mind, it’s all for you
And it’s dark in a cold December, but I’ve got ya to keep me warm
And if you’re broke I’ll mend ya
And keep you sheltered from the storm that’s raging on now
I’m out of touch, I’m out of love
I’ll pick you up when you’re getting down
And of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now
I’m out of sight, I’m out of mind
I’ll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now
I’m gonna paint you by numbers and color you in
If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall
And it’s so hard to say it but I’ve been here before
And I’ll surrender up my heart and swap it for yours
I’m out of touch, I’m out of love
I’ll pick you up when you’re getting down
And of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now
I’m out of sight, I’m out of mind, I’ll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now
Don’t hold me down,
I think my braces are breaking and it’s more than I can take
And if it’s dark in a cold December, but I’ve got ya to keep me warm
And if you’re broke I’ll mend ya
And keep you sheltered from the storm that’s raging on now
I’m out of touch, I’m out of love
I’ll pick you up when you’re getting down
And out of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now
I’m out of sight, I’m out of mind
I’ll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now
I’m out of sight, I’m out of mind
I’ll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I’ve done I think I love you better now -
Quote reblogged from Forever in a State of Beautiful PatienceOn that Day, we will see the true reality. On that Day, we will realize that two rak`at (units) of prayer were greater than everything in the heavens and the earth. We will realize the priceless check that was left on our doorstep every night as we slept. There will come a day when we would give up everything under the sky just to come back and pray those two rak`at.
There will come a day when we would give up everything we ever loved in this life, everything that preoccupied our hearts and minds, every mirage we ran after, just to have that conversation with Allah. But on that Day, there will be some from whom Allah (swt) will turn away… and forget, as they had once forgotten Him. -
Quote reblogged fromAs Muslims, we often focus so much on Islam’s dos and dont’s that we miss the bigger picture. Islam came to perfect our manners, and yet we are willing to scream and shout to win an argument about moon sighting or zabiha meat. Islam came to build our bond with our Creator, and while we wear our hijabs and kufis and plan big Islamic events, we delay our prayers. Islam came to establish a community of believers, but while we decorate our masjids with gold and silver, our prayer rows remain empty. Islam came to teach us about God, and despite wearing His words on our necklaces and decorating our houses with them, when those verses are recited to us, our hearts remain unmoved and our lives unchanged.Yasmin Mogahed in The Essence of Islam: Are We Missing the Point? (via fariyahsn)
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Link reblogged from Our Spiritual Heart
“Often what makes us fall into despair is focusing on the wrong things. For example, if we’ve sinned, we focus on the sin, rather than the Most Merciful. If we’re broken, we focus on the break instead of Al Jabbar, the One who mends. If we are in pain, we focus on the pain itself, instead of on the One who removes all pain. If we are wounded, we focus on the wound instead of on the One who heals all wounds. If we’re scared, we focus on the fear, instead of the Protector. And if we’re facing a problem, we see the problem, but not the One who can solve it. We see the lion, but not the lion tamer. We see the imperfections of dunya, but not the perfection of Allah. We see the immediate, but not the Tomorrow, the tree, but not the fruit, the thorn, but not the rose. All our pain, all our despair, all our hopelessness, stems from looking at the creation, instead of the Creator. Ask yourself: what is your heart looking at?”
- Yasmin Mogahed
