“Getting back up” with Sister Tumkeen
“The friend I had been waiting and searching for wasn’t going to be anyone else if I didn’t hold that space for myself.”
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“The friend I had been waiting and searching for wasn’t going to be anyone else if I didn’t hold that space for myself.”
“The Qur’an is a Shifa’a (source of healing). And when our hearts are feeling overwhelmed, turn to the Qur’an and seek the shifa’a from it because it’s there and it’s for us to try and unlock it.”
“Dreaming is not enough. You have to act, make the effort and put your trust in Allah.”
“When you have that 100% trust in Allah, it’s the ‘why not’ not the ‘why’.”
“Know that it is not you that will do it. It is Allah that will do it through you.”
“Every test that comes your way has a purpose in your life. Find what it has come to teach you.”
“You take that step and then you have tawakkul. If it’s supposed to work out, it will work out.”
“Your exhalation is an act of service to Allah. You send out CO₂ feeding the plants. So in the moments you feel stuck or like you can’t breathe, know that your exhalation is nourishing the earth.”
“Something that’s meant for you will always come to you whether you’ve put in the effort or not. Whether you know how to or not. If it’s meant for you, it’ll come to you.”
“A test in and of itself can be a preparation for something else.”