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If your child shows no interest in a particular field of study, don’t force them into it. Imam Ibn Hazm said 1000 years ago:‎ ...

First you have to: ‘Know your worth’ [اعرف قيمتك]…. Then if any ‘friends’, employers or relatives don’t value you - don’t start feeling worthless - just move to a place wh...

Always try to be self-sufficient, avoid the humiliation of asking … ‎يموت الشجر بجانب البئر عطشاً‎لكنه لا ينحني ابداً لطلب الماء‘𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁...

'Oceans don't drink water, trees don't eat fruit, the sun doesn't need light, flowers don't smell fragrances...' Doing things for others is the law of nature ... Don't make everything selfishly about yourself... y...

It was once said: ‎تجري الرياح بما لا تشتهي السفن ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.’ Meaning: in life, things don’t always go according to plan and there isn’t much you can do about it. A poet responded: ‎تَجْرِي الرِّيَاحُ كَمَا تَ...

Arab elders say: إن غلا اللحم فالصبر رخيص '𝗜𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽.'...

Don’t say: ‘Don’t judge me’, or: ‘Only God can judge me’, but say instead: ‘Don’t judge too soon’, or: ‘Don’t judge without knowledge.’ People judge all the time - it’s natural…. You’re judging this post, right now… It’s inevitable. We judge by o...

It is said: تعرف الشجرة بثمارها '𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁'… This is also mentioned in the Bible - it may or may not be part of the original revelation from God. If a person does not benefit your Dunya nor Akhirah, that person is like a useless...

There is an old proverb in Afghanistan: د ډیوې لاندې تیاره وي ‎‏ ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗽...’ Meaning: even though the lamp lights everything around it, the area closest to it remains dark/unknown/unseen. Similarly, people from a distance...

About people who don't prioritize on the important matters, it is said: ‎يترك الحمار ويمسك بالبردعة '𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲.' Only a fool sweeps the floor, while his house is on fire! Wise people focus on the most important t...