Learn to Give…….

The air was cold on a Sunday evening, at dusk as I was walking down the streets on the outskirts of Fatih with my Turkish friend, Yasmeen. There are many amazing food displayed, sold and eaten and Masha Allah… the aroma but  I noticed those statements are for those affordable ones as for the ones who are struggling for survival, food seems to be very very precious.. I saw a group of young Syrians gathering near the waste bin, and a young girl took an ice-cream cone's paper and tried to put her fingertip in it to get the left over messy melted chocolate inside it…on another corner a young mum walking with her young kids , all looking very hungry and exhausted, when she passed by the restaurants she tried to walk as fast as possible and her face looked so worried, nobody knows her true story…. While walking behind the shops, I could see groups of families returning to their illegal settlements and most of them were empty handed…… Its really heart-breaking to watch this scenes.. may Allah grant them the patience…living in the midst of the cold hearts… and May Allah grant them the ability to meet  warm hearts like this amazing Turkish bakery owner….If everyone can learn to give like him, life will be beautiful …Masha Allah.. there exist this warm generation shedding their compassion and light of mercy to those in need...May Allah reward these beautiful hearts..

I learned to GIVE not because I have many, but because I know exactly how it feels to have NOTHING.....

beautiful autumn age smile

23th April 2014 at University of Istanbul

The Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture arranged an outing program for us and Talha and Yucel guided us for the short trip… The cool air with the summer heat correlates into a beautiful summer breeze whirling the tulips in the land where beautiful historical places set silently despite the years of the struggle for humanity, morality and most of all for spirituality settings………While walking on the streets in Fatih, Istanbul, with friends from every angle of the world, we reached at University of Istanbul..we saw a group of young ladies gathering to capture the moments in front of the main building..and suddenly from the midst of these young ladies an old women appeared...she was struggling down the steps with her bags..and I told Talha, that lady might need our help, then all of a sudden he ran up the stairs but to our surprise she refused any help, and she smiled beautifully and walked down the stairs with Talha…and she kept on saying something in Turkish as she placed her hand on her chest as we left her…she is a mother, a grandmother…her beautiful heart is reflected through her beautiful autumn age smile..Masha Allah, Allah has beautiful plans for beautiful souls.

The amazing lady we met at the uni

Sharing an amazing extract from Risale-I Nur:

“One time at the start of my old age, desiring solitude, I retired to Yusha Tepesi, Mount Joshua, away up the Istanbul Bosphorus; my spirit was seeking ease in loneliness. One day on that high hill, I gazed around me at the broad horizon, and I cast a glance from the high position of the forty-fifth branch, that is, the forty-fifth year, of the tree of my life to my life’s lower levels. I saw that down on the lower branches each year were the countless corpses of those I had known and had loved, and with whom I had been connected. Feeling a truly piteous sorrow arising from parting and separation, thinking like Fuzuli-i Baghdadî of the friends from whom I was parted, I wept:
As I recall their company I weep,
So long as there is breath in this dry body, I cry out...
I sought a solace, a light, a door leading to hope. Suddenly belief in the Hereafter came to my assistance, shedding an inextinguishable light, offering an indestructible hope.
Yes, my brothers and sisters who are elderly like me! Since there is the Hereafter and it is everlasting, and it is a better world than this; and since the One Who created us is both All-Wise and All-Compassionate; we should not complain and regret our old age. On the contrary, in so far as with old age one reaches perfect maturity through worship and belief, and it is a sign one will be released from the duties of life and depart for the world of mercy in order to rest, we should be happy with it.”
(extracted from The Twenty-Sixth Flash Treatise For The Elderly[This Flash consists of Twenty-Six hopes, lights, and solaces.])

Stay Focused on Seeking Only God

Stay Focused on Seeking Only Allah's LoVe, MeRcy & Redha
Do anything solely for the pleasure of Allah,
As we have nothing but His Mercy,
And we want nothing but His Love..


At Istanbul, Turkey...

Living in the present that heals

Here are some amazing lessons that I have learned and still experiencing :
Believing that good things are coming is FAITH,

Moving beyond positive thinking is STRENGTH,

Leaving the past that hurts is COURAGE,

Going through the present that heals is BLESSING

We will be healed when we open our hearts,

accept God's plans and willing to adapt to the changes. 

and move on with FAITH in GOD.
When God takes away the gift of being a wife,
BELIEVE in HIM that HE is GIVING us
The chance to be the HAPPIEST mothers in this world and in Jannah
and most of all to become HIS LOVER........... 
and this is TRULY AN AMAZING EVERLASTING GIFT 
An Endless BLESSING....

Life is  beautiful  when we taste happiness and tranquility...

It is good to leave the past that hurts with the present that heals.

May Allah ease our pathways to success…
with much love and light,
nur 

My special thanks to Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad 
for his kindness, patience, guidance and for making du'a for me..Alhamdulillah
Thank you Allah for Your Endless blessings…

Sorrow Prepares us for JOY

Going through emotional  stress, pressure,  tensed moments can be very stressful..but calm down, we just need to pause for a few minutes, and seek God’s help deep from our heart…and Remember God as it can ease our stress…..God knows our pains, He wants us to remember Him..don’t give up, move on with faith…Truly God is with us, He will guide us through…we just need to have Faith and move on in openness and acceptance that God’s test is to bring us nearer to Him.

A beautiful message

I received a beautiful message from a beautiful soul which inspires me each time when I read it making me realize that Allah has beautiful plans for beautiful souls and  Allah beautifies the beautiful souls with the fragrance of roses through His love and mercy….. .

Here is the beautiful message by a Turkish imam which was sent to me on the 3rd of February 2014:

“May Allah always help you. And He will always help you as long as you are at His door knocking and begging. If every single one of His creation rejects you He will never forsake you for He is the Most Merciful Most Loving. Every difficulty He sends your way is to draw you to His Nearness if you endure it bear it lovingly and patiently. This is His way. Do not complain Him to His creation . Build/repair/fix your relationship with Him, then he will give you tranquility and peace in your heart beyond measure even if your physical being was in turmoil and pain. You will be a perfumed garden of roses in your inner although your outer might be going through tribulations of life even being tested  by your closest ones. May Allah open your path…”

with much love and light,
nur

Profound lessons

One of the beautiful but sad hard truth that I have learned since I have  reverted to Islam is people can lose their sense of humanness, humility, compassion, empathy and sensitivity when their hearts are unable to internalize the Islamic morality no matter how EXPERT they claim to be in their field directly or indirectly. And another beautiful sparking truth that I have learned is those who reveal their sense of humanness, humility, compassion, empathy and sensitivity are those who are able to internalize the Islamic morality making themselves the extraordinary amazing beautiful souls who spread the fragrance of roses…Masha Allah... Thank you Allah for the profound lessons of life....

with much love and light,
nur

Beautiful Lesson

I have learned a beautiful lesson today: When Allah grant us something beautiful, it a blessing, but when Allah removes something from us, there is wisdom...Masha Allah..thank you Allah for Your Endless Blessings...

with much love and light,

nur

Beautiful promises

When we focus our heart on our LOVE for Allah,
we will realize that each steps we take leads us to
the doorway of happiness and tranquility...

When Allah test us, it’s normal as humans we seek help from those whom we trust…but not all will stay all the time with us as we go through the process of the trials.
We need not depend on them for healing as in reality Allah is our healer. The healing can only begin when we have deep TRUST in Allah and  strong FAITH in Him.

By moving on our aims to seek His redha,
we will realize that we are actually
walking on the path where Allah is guiding us and His help comes in many beautiful ways through His beautiful promises...

When we are hurt and  have gone astray, He brings us  back to Him and He keeps on giving us blessings...He brings beautiful souls to help us to continue on our short journey of life seeking His love, mercy and redha in each  moment which is bringing us to as spiritual journey to an eternal home filled with His endless Love and amazing Light...................

Thank you Allah for Your Beautiful Blessings...

with much love and light,
nur