- in the name of Allah -


With both the past and future now something I look forward to, lately it seems I'm more able to derive meaning from normal everyday things that I used to miss out on. 

I have found that in each prayer, there is a piece of the puzzle to be found. This puzzle can vary from one person to the next, but the answer to those questions is always there, in salaah. The nature of this answer is always the same, it is part of a road leading always back to Allah, leading back to what is just and good, leading away from despair and deceit. Maybe it is how this life was made, that the soul could only find its real rest there in such deliberation, but it's never simple at first glance. There's often enough layers to our vision holding back the sight of more important things, when our own wants make things cloudy. Desire has its place in life, it's critical to progress, but like everything else, it too must bow to Allah, and not be allowed to become the focal point of life. If this equilibrium in understanding can be reached, then that's when all the answers can fit together.