Betrayal
The poet says: لا تَلتفتْ لترى الرماةَ فربما فُجِعَ الفؤادُ لرؤيةِ الرامينا ‘𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴,𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀……’
Always try to be self-sufficient, avoid the humiliation of asking … يموت الشجر بجانب البئر عطشاًلكنه لا ينحني ابداً لطلب الماء‘𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁,𝗯𝘂𝘁…
Imam Ibn Hazm wrote:اجعلهم كالنار تدفأ بها ولا تخالطها‘𝗕𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲: 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲!!’[‘Al-Akhlaaq’, 1/73]. If you get too…
Imam al-Raghib al-Isfahani (d. 502 A.H.) said: واعلم أن سبيل إنكار الحجة، والسعي في إفسادها؛ أسهل من سبيل المعارضة بمثلها، والمقابلة لها، ولهذا يتحرى الجدل الخصيم أبدًا بالدفاع، لا المعارضة…
If your child shows no interest in a particular field of study, don’t force them into it. Imam Ibn Hazm said 1000 years ago: من مال بطبعه إلى علم ما…
First you have to: ‘Know your worth’ [اعرف قيمتك]…. Then if any ‘friends’, employers or relatives don’t value you - don’t start feeling worthless - just move to a place…
Always try to be self-sufficient, avoid the humiliation of asking … يموت الشجر بجانب البئر عطشاًلكنه لا ينحني ابداً لطلب الماء‘𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁,𝗯𝘂𝘁…
'Oceans don't drink water, trees don't eat fruit, the sun doesn't need light, flowers don't smell fragrances...' Doing things for others is the law of nature ... Don't make everything…
It was once said: تجري الرياح بما لا تشتهي السفن ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.’ Meaning: in life, things don’t always go according to plan and…
Arab elders say: إن غلا اللحم فالصبر رخيص '𝗜𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽.'
Don’t say: ‘Don’t judge me’, or: ‘Only God can judge me’, but say instead: ‘Don’t judge too soon’, or: ‘Don’t judge without knowledge.’ People judge all the time - it’s…
It is said: تعرف الشجرة بثمارها '𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁'… This is also mentioned in the Bible - it may or may not be part of the…