Nafsiya Reflections: The Little Things

Welcome to another episode of Nafsiyah Reflections: 'The Little Things'

We have had mornings start off where we don’t want to get up. We don’t want to get out of our comfortable beds. We may not even want our day to start. Some days can be like that. Do we stay in bed though? No, we get up; maybe 20 minutes later but we get up. As soon as we get up, we start running to get ready so that we aren’t late, we jump in the shower, hectically look through the closet, get dressed, skip breakfast because who has time for that now, get into our car or run to catch the bus, or get our kids out the door, feeling guilty of course after yelling at them to get moving.

Sound familiar?

The ones that have to drive to work can get stuck in traffic. We become irritated and start to look at the time. We turn on the Quran, maybe that will calm us down, as we look at the long line of cars ahead of us. And as soon as we walk into the office our co-worker may greet us with a smile “Good morning!”, and you’re thinking “Astaghfirullah al Atheem, good morning? I haven’t even had my coffee yet”.

The little things!

See the little, tiny things we do on a daily basis have the biggest impact on our lives. It is the little things we do each and every day that change the trajectory, the direction of our future, and in the end the outcome of our lives in the Akhirah. It is what creates our patterns of emotions; the stupid, little, things we do every day, set us up for success or failure. This has a direct impact on how we feel about ourselves as well as how we perceive ourselves all have a direct impact on our goals, our vision for the future of ourselves and others, which impacts society in general.

Let's try again and rewind...

We wake up and say our morning 'Zhikr' after all we are not waking up anxious trying to get out the door. We take a shower, get dressed in the clothes we prepared the night before, make our coffee, grab a quick breakfast and head out the door. We may have also prepared the kids for school, laughed with them a bit, and led them on their way.

We get in our car and turn on the Quran listening to it with 'khosho’, making our way to work; moving slowly in morning traffic... We walk into work and say, "Good Morning."

The little things!

A world of difference on us as individuals... and those around us. We look at the world today, at our Ummah. It seems to be slumber and unconscious. Some have no responsibility... living day by day without a true purpose. They are lost in the little things, in worldly ambitions, lured by the temptations of Dunya. They are drowning senselessly to what is actually happening in it, to it and around it.

We as Dawah Carriers specifically and as Muslims in general, have an obligation towards not only the Ummah but the whole world.

(وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا)

"And We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a warner." [Saba: 28]

We have on our shoulders the obligations of not only pushing away the evil that has befallen our Ummah and protecting it, but carrying Islam to the world. And that is a grave responsibility, in which we will be held accountable for on the day of resurrection, the day of Judgement. The day Allah (swt) will ask us about everything we did, or didn’t do, the big things and the little things.

Yes, it is a heavy burden to carry, it is a responsibility that needs to be held with steadfastness, persistence, relentlessness, and determination. To invest all our time and energy in becoming the best versions of ourselves as Dawah Carriers. It is 10 times harder, when you don’t get the little things right! It will pull you back and slow you down. We need to take responsibility, in implementing small daily habits, setting goals, and forcing ourselves into what makes us uncomfortable, we will wake up our Ummah once again, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, as Allah (swt) will give the Ummah the place it deserves. He (swt) will give it the power to change the world, as we carry its light through it; and save humanity from the abandoned, miserable, state it is living in. We must start and keep pushing through.

(وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ)

And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might. [Al-Hajj: 40]

May Allah (swt) help us perfect our daily habits as we may carry His (swt) message with full force. Ameen!

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