Allah created this world in such a way that, if we study and deeply reflect on Allah's creations (the trees, mountains, clouds, birds, animals, or anything), it will serve as reminders and signs of Allah's existence, and then we can use this for our own spiritual growth.

But, if we go even deeper than that, we will see that there are lessons we can learn from nature and apply in our own lives. This was the practice of scholars and people of knowledge, just the way that they would find ways to make the verses of the Quran relevant and practical in their own lives.

So, let's see how that goes as we reflect on a creation of Allah called ... the eagle.

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You’ll find that there are many times in life where your senses will deceive you. You’ll look at your situation and everything in your body will scream: You’re not safe. This isn’t going to work. Run. You have to make a way out. But this is exactly where you must decide: Do I believe what I see or do I believe what Allah ﷻ says? 'Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings? None holds them up except the Most Compassionate.' (67:19) From the outside, it looks like it’s the birds’ wings, their ability, and physics that keep them in the air. But Allah ﷻ says no—it’s Him. If He didn’t want them to fly, no science, no willpower, and no wings could

Who inspired the bird with how to fly? This small bird, which does not possess all the faculties of understanding that Allah granted to the human being, who taught the bird to remain stable in flight and to hunt whilst scouring the atmosphere airborne? Who holds its wings so that it does not fall? Who taught it how to draw in its wings, so that the rational human being later learned from it the philosophy of flight? Who taught it? Who made the bird teach the human being how to fly? Who taught it? It is none other than the Most Merciful. “Indeed, He is All-Seeing of everything.”

{ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Take on only as much as you can do of good deeds, for the best of deeds is that which is done consistently, even if it is little.” } (Sunan Ibn Majah, 4240)

Let's take a habit as simple as saying alhamdulillah—attributing the praise to Allah—regularly: for moments when you find good; alongside moments where you find otherwise; even in moments between where you wouldn't have thought about it.

It wouldn't be strange to find yourself wondering as to why it is we can say alhamdulillah for anything and everything at first. You might have been used to seeing life as an outcome of effort, you might never have considered Allah's aid in our day to day lives. As t