I know that we sin but I do believe we try.: sahilc: “Real men don’t cry” my dad told meThey hold back their...

sahilc:

“Real men don’t cry” my dad told me

They hold back their tears, fears and sadness.

Turn them into a fist and put them through a wall.

Men don’t cry.

They bag up their emotions and toss them into the trash.

Dispose of any evidence that their heart was broken.

Men don’t cry.

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Wow this hurt to read :(

thesmallestactofkindness:

sahilc:

If you don’t have family members that live overseas (especially in the Middle East/Africa) you will never understand the pain of being tagged in a bunch of weird photos and having someone comment on your status with a random, “hw r u??? tell fam i say hi luv to u” or even better, being reminded every few days that your cousins are all getting married or popping kids out left and right while you’re wasting away in college dating text books you can’t afford.

the struggle is real

"I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person."

Oscar Wilde (via triquetrum)
Samira giving horrible advice, lol.
pixiewinksfairywhispers: invisiblefun: Bridge of the Immortals The world’s highest bridge, The Bridge Of Immortals, is situated in the Yellow Mountains, also known as Huangshan. From the bridge you will have a breathtaking view, and see how the clouds are touching mountainsides beneath you.

Rumi-nate: Ayah's Valentines Gift

thesmallestactofkindness:

“Love does not cost anything. Kind words and deeds do not cost anything. The real beauty of the world is equal for everyone to see. It was given by God equally to all, without restrictions.” -Carla Jo Masterson

Last week Ayah came into the room with me and asked me quite calmly for a million…

Omg, this is beautiful. 

partytilfajr:

When I was younger I had a theology exam that I didn’t study for and I answered every question with “Allahu Alem.” My teacher didn’t find it as funny as I did.

"You should desire for others what you desire for yourself, and hate for others what you hate for yourself. Do not oppress, as you do not like to be oppressed. Do good to others as you would like good to be done to you. Regard bad for yourself whatever you regard bad for others. Accept that treatment from others which you would like others to accept from you. Do not talk about what you do not know, even though what you know be very little. Do not say to others what you do not like to be said to you."

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a), Nahjul Balagha (via yaseeneducation)

What I wish I could do to the women that talk through the entire khutba.

"Stop seeing yourself as a list of problems. I caught myself thinking - this is when I was 34 - ‘I’ll write a book when my life begins’. I caught myself thinking this and I thought ‘What do I mean when my life begins?’ Then I realised what I meant was when I was finally properly thin and very smooth and my hair was naturally brilliant and I had a walk-in wardrobe like the one Carrie Bradshaw has in Sex and the City and my house was tidy and I’d finally gotten round to having a regular manicure and pedicure regime…I don’t know, just kind of perfect. Pretty, I guess, and kind of perfect, and everything was serene and calm. And then I started…this is the argument I’m having in my head, and the cleverer me is going ‘What the fuck are you on about? That’s never going to happen. If it was going to happen it would have happened by now. You’re 34. Your life has already begun. It began in 1975 when you were born. If you’re doing to do something, get on with it now. Stop waiting.’ I think women have this feeling of waiting - when I’ve just lost that bit of weight, then things will happen, then things will be possible. Stop seeing yourself as a list of problems, stop going ‘Everything will be fine when I’ve sorted these things out’, start enjoying your life now."

Caitlin Moran on what advice she would give to young women (via wordsthat-speak)

"You can’t be good to others if you’re not strict with yourself. The more shallow you are with yourself, the harsher you are with others. The more profound you are with yourself, the more generous you are with others."

Tariq Ramadan  (via she-turns-to-be)