Abida: She Who Believes

[Surat Yusuf 12:87]

Never, ever despair in the mercy of Allah, because He is Ar Rahman, Ar Rahim. The door to repentance is always open, all you have to do is take the step forward. 

On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:

“Allah the Almighty said:

‘O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.’”

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. 

Surat at Tawbah 9:40

Never despair or give up hope because you never know what Allah has planned for you.

“Things aren’t always as they seem. Umm Musa was told to throw her son in the river, Yusuf was left for dead in a well, Maryam delivered a child alone, Ayesha was accused of a terrible sin, Yunus was swallowed by a whale, Ibrahim was thrown in the fire, Muhammad lost the love of his life Khadija, and Umm Salamah thought no one could be better than Abu Salamah.(Peace be upon them). Yet look at how it turned out for them in the end… So don’t worry, Allah has a plan for you.”

So listen to what your heart is saying. Ask yourself, do I love Allah azza wa jaal as I should do, do I fear my Rab as I should do? Purify your intentions and seek sincerity in your actions. 

Another beautiful verse from Surat al Baqarah

He is the All Seeing, the All Hearing. There is nothing on this earth that occurs without His Knowledge. He is aware of any secrets that you may have, even if you try your hardest to hide it from everyone else. He knows the condition of your heart, the sins you have committed and it is all recorded.

 “Does he not know that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth, and the secrets of the hearts are made known, on that day (they will find) their Lord is Well-Aware of them.” ~ [Sūrah al-`Ādiyāt: 9-11]

On the Day of Judgement our actions will be revealed for all to know, so turn to Him in repentance and hasten to perform good deeds while you still have time on this earth.