Recognizing Jealousy in One's Heart There are many DANGERS of jealousy, of them: Jealousy is one of the most despised of all traits. It is what caused Iblīs to refuse to bow down to Adam and be cursed eternally; it blinded the son of Adam to kill his brother thus causing the first death and murder in humanity; it allowed the children of a prophet to throw their innocent young brother into a well and sell him into slavery...and the list goes on. Hence why it is one of the very few spiritual and theoretical realities whose mere existence in the heart is a sin: almost *all* other desires and feelings are overlooked if not acted up, but jealousy that merely exists in the heart '...eats up

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful the Most Compassionate, As a child the story Yusuf alahis salaam, is probably one of the most captivating stories amongst the blessed Prophets. The story of Prophet Yusuf is told by Allaah to the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him in detail and he could not know such detail before. This is an amazing sign in itself of the truth of the Qur'an. Reading as an adult, pondering over his story then there are so many lessons. One poignant lesson to me is understanding and remembering Allaah is in control over all the affairs: The story of Yusuf alahis salaam, shows us a great example of Allah's plan(s) and what we could not imagine h

No one can comfort and encourage us better than Allah In psychology, there is a concept called institutional betrayal trauma (IBT). IBT occurs when a person is betrayed by someone that they not only trust but depend on. This type of trauma goes much deeper than when it is by someone we don't know. An example is where a women who is sexually assaulted in the work place complains to her superiors but they fail to provide her with any support or justice. IBT can result in dissociative symptoms where a person can become detached from their emotions, thoughts, identity and reality. It is a type of defense mechanism that one uses to deal with the trauma and also has to continue life around tho

So when they went off with him and agreed to send him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, 'You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not realize.' [12:15] 💭 This whole scene is a single verse, and yet it packs an incredible combination of trauma and tranquility. On one hand, there is the young helpless Yūsuf (‘alayhis-salām) being violently subdued by his own brothers as they pulled off his shirt; how it must have felt to realize that they were not joking; how much his heart sank as he scanned their eyes for sympathy, only to learn that they were all in 'full agreement' on this betrayal. On the other hand, there is the most subt

Surah Yusuf taught me that if Allah wishes to elevate you, no one could suppress you. Yusuf's brothers tried to erase him from the picture, and they literally threw him down a well, and his masters put him in jail and tried to cover the truth of what happened, but Allah brought him from the bottom of the well to sit atop a throne, and He brought him out of jail to expose the truth of his innocence in front of everybody.