What if where you are planted right now is exactly where you need to be to grow? What if these moments of your life are shaping you into who you need to be to achieve your dreams? What if something you don't want right now leads you to everything you've ever wanted? What if while you're so focused on one piece of the puzzle, the entirety of your puzzle is being perfectly planned for you? أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيف الخبير 'Does He not know His Own creation? For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware.' 67:14

Allah is Subtle and Kind - He is al-Lateef. While we focus on the thing at hand, He surrounds us with subtle blessings. You may be busy with deadlines and it feels like you have no time for your friends, but you end up befriending the barista who makes you coffee everyday. It might be a cold day outside, yet it's also sunny and the daffodils have come out. You might have been coming home late every night, but because of that you tried a new restaurant that is now your new favorite. Sometimes life happens - and the blessings are pouring - in those exact places that we are not focusing on; in the margins. Make the effort today to look at those things that have happened while you w

When a thought about something impermissible comes into your mind, do not dwell on it. Imagine it as a car passing by on a road. Let it keep driving. Let it pass through. You can't eliminate the cars altogether, but you are fully capable of letting them pass by. What happens if that car slams its brakes? There will be a traffic jam, maybe even an accident. No benefit will come from allowing that car to stop. Let the cars keep passing through, one after another. Eventually what bothered you will no longer feel as intrusive and will become like background noise, insha'Allah. Remember that Allah is aware of every single 'car' you let pass by for His sake. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Verily, you w