I do not intend for this blog to be focused on Rina, the current love of my life, but the temptation is strong.
I wish her well, but I have this to say to her: Please read the story of Rabiatul Aladawiya.
If only she can follow the path of the beloved Rabiatul, she would be so much happier now and at the end of time. I can be so much happier for her.
At the moment, I am her Hasan of Basra. .
I love her more than words. Words that are sharper than swords. I hope to guide her, and be guided in turn in living in this world. The world that is full of temptation, the world that tends to distort.
With regards to her future career, I have this to say to her: We must not overestimate the calamities of our age. A misplaced rigorism is less dangerous than an improper liberalism.
The words are said by the incomparable Abdal Hakim Murad, it means: We must not consider all the evils that have occured to the world as bigger than they actually are. If we consider them of such importance, we begin to question the faith that we held when we brought about such calamities upon ourselves. It is also a reminder that the world is just that, the world, it is transitory in nature. Muslims should respect the world, but also have a certain level of abhorrence for it.
To consider the worlds problems so close to ones heart that it begins to adjust and modify your very identity and faith is a disease of this world. It is simply another way to show a love for this dunya, when we should be concentrating our love of Allah (SWT).
It is a sign of lack of knowledge of the fundamentals and a love for this world if you begin to change your Islam because a certain problem in this world especially bothers you .
Furthermore, every problem is a test sent to this community, and we need to remember that our community has suffered through worse tests than anything that we have seen today.
To end, I include a picture of her that I love the most. It is amazing how she manage to combine perfectly the colors of virgin white, seductive blue and peaceful green. I feel a pang of envy at the person who took the picture, but I am thankful that he took it, because I have the chance to look at Rina at her most beautiful clothing combinations.
