Women are capable of great heroism.

Sharing a  beautiful advice from a beautiful soul as an inspiration for me and all my sisters, who are striving as strong and compassionate mothers, working and studying, living and striving in the name of Allah to seek His love, Mercy and Pleasure.

It's taken from a beautiful extract from "A conversation with women,my blessed sisters of the hereafter" by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi...

"The self-sacrifice that goes with compassion wants nothing in return and expresses true sincerity, and so is of the greatest importance at this time. Yes, the fact that wanting nothing in return, a mother will sacrifice her life to save her young from danger, as the demand of her nature and with true sincerity, shows that women are capable of great heroism. Through developing this heroism, they may save their lives both in this world and in the hereafter."

Beautiful moments in His Light

In life the most beautiful moments are when our hearts have only Allah to talk to.

From Risale i Nur

That’s the beautiful and illuminating moments; in His Light we find Love, in His Love we find Compassion and in His Compassion we find Mercy. By focusing on Allah’s light with faith and belief, then only the challenges and obstacles in our life can make us grow in maturity as we are able to go through them with patience and wisdom, and then only the criticism and discouragement can make us stronger as we are able to go through them with determination and courage; that’s the most beautiful moments.

So, keep up the tiny beautiful qualities in our hearts, minds and souls, keep growing by keep illuminating and keep blooming, never, never, never let others make us change our personalities and disrupt our beautiful moments, so be thankful and grateful to God for His endless Blessings of His Everlasting Light.

“That which God said to the rose,

and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart,and made it a hundred times more beautiful.''- Maulana Rumi

Nourishing our souls with Risale-i Nur

At Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture

It’s a very beautiful experience being in the light of Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, its like entering a secret garden where the beauty, fragrance and tranquility of the garden can only be reached and tasted through the reading and practicing of Risale I Nur from heart to heart..a beautiful journey of the soul..

 

In a garden at Istanbul during spring time

The seeds of Nur are sown in the garden of our soul, so nourish our own soul with full trust in God, with great effort and reliance on God, instead of waiting for someone to bring the nourishment for our soul. Reading and practicing Risale I Nur can heal and nourish our souls with God’s Compassion and Mercy, so we should always continuously  give in God’s name, take in God’s name, begin in God’s name, and act in God’s name, as God’s Nur will nourish us and God's guidance, Compassion and  Mercy will come through many beautiful amazing ways which are through amazing sincere helping souls, through bittersweet life's experiences, through God's  Endless blessings and insightful wisdom, when we live in the breadth and depth of God’s Compassion and Mercy.  Thus, if the seeds are unattended, our hearts, minds and souls will grow weeds, but if  the seeds are attended, our hearts, minds and souls will be a beautiful garden of fragrant roses and amazing flowers…Masha Allah

  O God! Illuminate our hearts with the light of belief and the Qur'an. 

O God! Enrich us with the need of You and do not impoverish us with the lack of need of You. Make us free of our own strength and power, and cause us to take refuge in Your strength and power. Appoint us among those who place their trust in You, and do not entrust us to ourselves. Protect us with Your protection. Have mercy on us and have mercy on all believing men and women. And grant blessings and peace to our Master Muhammad, Your Servant and Prophet, Your Friend and Beloved, the Beauty of Your Dominion and the Sovereign of Your Art, the Essence of Your Favour and the Sun of Your Guidance, the Tongue of Your Proof and the Exemplar of Your Mercy, the Light of Your Creation and the Glory of Your Creatures, the Lamp of Your Unity in the Multiplicity of Your Creatures and the Discloser of the Talisman of Your Beings, the Herald of the Sovereignty of Your Dominicality and the Announcer of those things pleasing to You, the Proclaimer of the Treasuries of Your Names and the Instructor of Your Servants, the Interpreter of Your Signs and the Mirror of the Beauty of Your Dominicality, the Means of witnessing You and bearing witness to You, Your Beloved and Your Messenger whom You sent as a Mercy to All the Worlds, and to all his Family and Companions, and to his brothers among the prophets and messengers, and to Your angels and to the righteous among Your servants. AMEN. – Ustad Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

Reflection of the Rose's Beauty

The rough sea  waves were hard and the cool air was silent at Bosphorus, Istanbul, when I met this amazing mum who was selling flowers to support her children. Its heartbreaking watching her walk up and down searching for a glimpse of hope  and a ray of mercy...What really impressed me was she kept on smiling even when people ignored her....her worn off clothes and shoes never stopped her from selling the roses...I am truly inspired...masha Allah..she has trust in God...God has love for those who put their trust in Him. (Qur'an 3:159)

This mum clutched the stalks of roses, her palm was bleeding but her heart has faith in God, her expectation is on God not human, the basket of roses filled with roses, as I walked beside her, I could sense the fragrance of roses...and it reminds me of one of Maulana Rumi's poems which is one of my favorite: "That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it hundred times more beautiful."

 Farid ad-Din Attar (d. 1230), one of the greatest Sufi mystic poets of all time, wrote in  The Rose Garden: In the rose bed, mystery glows. The secret is hidden in the rose.
 

The Quran honors the red rose by mentioning only it out of all flowers: When the sky is torn apart, so it was (like) a red rose like ointment. Then which of your Lords favors will you deny? (55:37-38).

"Nursi draws attention to the nightingale and its songs for the roses. According to Nursi, the nightingale, just like the angels, do not understand the meaning of their song, but we can understand. .......The nightingale's sorrowful song is not a complaint arising from animal grief, it is thanks in return for the gifts of the Most Merciful, which is the delight of gazing on the smiling, beautiful roses....The nightingale, its relation with the rose, and its songs is also one of the examples of Jaziri for the spiritual love and glorification of God by the creatures.  Although the substance of the nightingale's essence is the rose, he says, the brightness of the rose comes from the nightingale's sincere love and loyalty. It is not only the nightingale that demonstrates its feelings. The love, praise, and enthusiasm of other beings in general are like another nightingale joining the nightingale in singing. But Jaziri admits that they make him amazed by representing the deepest love to the rose, which symbolizes the beauty of God. However, some other creatures are not aware of the value of the rose; they lack the capacity and consciousness for that." ¬Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Nature -Ahmed i Jiziri and Said Nursi, ..M. Sait Ozervarli.

The rose is a beautiful flower, a beautiful creation of Allah, spreading beautiful fragrance, from its beautiful heart and  reflecting a beautiful message that only can be felt by the beautiful souls....Masha Allah...May Allah grant us beautiful souls.....

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.....