Alima Razia Najafi

Shahadat of Imam Jawwad a.s

Happy Mother’s Day ✨

Most of life’s hardships are not as vast as they feel
perhaps only twenty percent belong to reality,
while the rest is quietly woven by the mind.

We name something “difficult,”
and in naming it so, we give it weight,
we breathe life into its shadow
until it grows larger than truth itself.

The heaviest burden is not the hardship
it is believing, deeply and constantly, that it is one.

We look outward, gathering complaints,
placing them gently or sometimes harshly on others,
while within us, a quieter truth whispers:
perhaps it is not the world that has hardened,
but the heart that has grown more fragile, more sensitive.

And maybe, just maybe,
peace begins the moment we pause and wonder
is it truly the storm outside,
or the echo within?

Don’t miss this powerful hadith of Imam al-Kazim (a.s.)Strive to divide your time into four parts:

1. A time for intimate conversation with Allah (munājāt)
2. A time for earning your livelihood
3. A time for socializing with trustworthy friends who remind you of your faults and are sincere to you
4. And a time for yourselves, for lawful pleasures and relaxation — and through this part, you gain strength for the other three.”Give yourself time—halal joy, quiet rest, moments with family.
For when the soul is nourished, عبادت deepens, work gains barakah,
and relationships become more sincere.
Do not neglect yourself—through you, all else becomes better.