Metaphors & Medicine

The Prophet (PBUH) said: "None of you [truely] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself." What does this hadeeth make us think? It might remind us of all the times we were ever jealous of someone we knew. It might remind us of a time when we were beaten at a competition and weren't happy for the winner. It might also remind us of the guilt we might have felt afterwards. The guilt is good. This means that we understand that feeling that way is wrong. We should spend our time being happy for our fellow Muslim rather than wondering why they got that grade and we didn't, or why they got the better job and we didn't. Going back to what the Prophet (PBUH) said, we aren't going to be truly Muslims until we're happy for our fellow Muslim. Truly happy. So from now on,if we ever encounter feelings of jealousy or unhappiness for someone, let's remember what our prophet said and let's think of how much easier our life would be...

Hello Dreamers! First of all, Ramadan Mubarak! I hope fasting has not been hard these past two days for those of you who are fasting. Let's just keep thinking of the reward that we will get in sha Allah for staying patient for 16 hours everyday.  Something else I wanted to mention: THIS IS THE 10TH POST!!! YAAAAYYY!! So because this is the 10th post, I'm going to celebrate by posting the first hadeeth of Ramadan. :) Ready? The Prophet PBUH said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven." -Sahih al-Bukhari This is definitely a hadeeth that we should all keep on our minds during this holy month whenever we feel like we just can't get through the day. There are days in Ramadan when it is so easy to fast and other days when we just don't think we can wait a few more hours. Just think that Allah wouldn't have given you this job you ...

So there's only a few minutes until Monday is over. So this post is going to be short. Ramadan is coming up. The Holy month of Ramadan begins this Friday. It's a time to pray, pray, and pray. It's a time to fast and think of all the blessings Allah has praised us with. It's a time to ask for forgiveness and mercy. It's the most exciting and important time of the year for Muslims all over the world. A lot of people wonder why we fast. Have you ever asked yourself that? When you're young, your parents tell you it's so you can feel with the poor or it's just because Allah said we have to. Yes, both are right. But there's more to it. We fast because we are doing this one big thing for Allah so he can reward us with something even bigger. It's a test for us. It's a time for us to learn to control our temptations and learn patience. It's a time to change. Allah has given us this whole month to do everything for him. It's a window of opp...

Hello Dreamers! It's been long, I know. June drove me away with all its blissfulness and distracted me from doing one of my favorite things: blogging! But I promise I was still dreaming about all the things I could blog about when my fingers would finally get back to the keyboard. This weekend, something huge and inspirational happened to me. My favorite author, Jodi Picoult, came on her book tour to a city near me and I was able to attend her signing. It was one of the most inspiring moments of my life as a wannabe writer. ;) Jodi Picoult, if you're interested in dreaming like me, wrote 20 novels including My Sister's Keeper, The Pact, Perfect Match, Vanishing Acts , and more. I started reading her books at about age 13-14 right after I finished the Harry Potter series (3 times!). I had already started writing short stories, courtesy of J.K Rowling's amazing way of creating such a creative masterpiece. Then, a friend of mine did something I won't forget: sh...