It is the emotions to which one objects in Germany most of all.
Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to one, whether good or bad. . . .
My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds
Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self.
The lights of some people precede their dhikr, while the dhikr of some people precede their lights. There is the one who does (loud) dhikr so that his heart be illumined; and there is the one whose heart has been illumined and he does (silent) dhikr.
If you make intense supplication and the timing of the answer is delayed, do not despair of it. His reply to you is guaranteed; but in the way He chooses, not the way you choose, and at the moment He desires, not the moment you desire.
If you do not know the blessings you have when you have them, then Allah will teach you about them by taking them away from you
Don't go telling yourself you're in love with the man he could be; you gotta love the man standing in front of you right now. Simply put, love the person not the potential! Otherwise, he will always be disappointing to you. And whose fault is that?
He was strong. And his heart, it was breaking.
I think there are many people in the working class who say, you know what? Yes, maybe we are better off than we were eight years ago, but I am still working two or three jobs, my kid can't afford to go to college, I can't afford child care, my real wages have been going down for 40 years. The middle class is shrinking. Who's standing up for me?
Marriage equality is the law of the land. Officials should be held to their duty to uphold the law-end of story.