ive been re-reading this over and over again for a while now and zoha, i love this SO much. but more than that, i admire you and your parents to be honest.
you—for finding your way back to god and your parents—for the way they raised you.
considering how we are surrounded by a society that suffocates in the name of faith, ive rarely ever admired someones viewpoint on Islam as much as the one you've presented as yours through this essay. so thankyou for putting it out here, genuinely.
reading this felt like a privilege. it ignites this foolish hope in my heart that maybe ill find my way back to my rabb too, and for once im not all that pessimistic about it, all thanks to you. jazakAllah
Thank you so much Momina for your kind words Allahumabarik <3. I hope you feel it ignite back in your heart too, many people often say to ONLY continue praying to ignore the pessimism as if its a robotic movement, it took me a long time to realise questioning, relearning, and defiance was part of my worship too. I urge you to question everyone and everything, divinity does not lie in mankind.
I'm not usually the type to leave comments, but I truly couldn’t go without saying how much this piece moved me. Thank you for your vulnerability and the courage it takes to share something so real. This is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read on this platform. I’m genuinely looking forward to reading more of your writing. Sending much love your way and may Allah keep your faith firm and your heart always guided. Blessings to you, dear ❤️ 🙏
You have cut out pieces of your liver for your readers, so of course you're a vulnerable writer!
Having ppl proofread means you're also a wise writer, who knows to seek councel in matters that...matter. Heh.
What struck me was the fact that fidning your faith again didn't come with magic sparkles. It makes your struggle human. Not everyone will see the prophet pbuh in their dreams. I pray we all do, for what an immense blessing that would be! But the average person has to work for their iman. It is not inherited—it is given by God and kept through our hard work and His mercy.
I pray that hafiz finds his faith again. It breaks my heart to see stories like his, where the way kids are raised push them away from the deen. The Qur'an is meant to guide and heal. But parents and teachers can turn the divine speech into poison that kills a young faith.
Thank you for sharing:) May Alla swt make you a lighthouse of guidance and goodness.
Thank you so much for your kind words jokes aside. I wanted this to be a very human essay, the freest thing of the body is the brain, we all have thoughts we don’t dare say out loud, I wanted to normalise struggle and that profoundness is not a necessity in faith. After that fajr prayer I have had experiences I would list as miracles, but I purposefully left them out because then I think faith becomes a competition of who saw what/ how much etc.
As for the Hafiz him and I do not speak anymore, I do pray for him because he taught me (all of us) a lot, but I do believe he moved away from home, I hope that provided some semblance.
Jazakallah Walyullah may Allah swt give those same blessings tenfold
zoha, you've put into words so perfectly what i have been feeling and trying to say for a long time. thank you, truly for your courage. side note: your writing style is absolutely beautiful! even the non-poetic part felt poetic and reached parts of myself i had never realised
Thank you so much! I'm so happy this resonates with people, granted it's a bit well known I always have typos no matter how hard I try, I think honesty and humanity initself are poetic, your words mean the world. Jazakallah
i so want to be eloquent at this moment but truly i don't have the right words to describe the thoughts that are in my head after having read this. thankyou for writing this, thankyou for publishing it. my current self who's on a gap year and navigating praying and religion again feels very very seen. your writing style is phenomenal and i can't wait to see where your words take you🤍
Take the time to relearn everything you thought was true, your faith is your own, not anyone else’s. Thank you so much for all your kind words <3. It’s okay to find faith difficult, I grew up being taught it in such a liberating way and still struggled, many people have stories similar to this, there’s a lot of other stories I’ve left out because I struggle with vulnerability. If you ever need an ear or shoulder I’m here <3 I remember how hard my gap year was despite wanting to have one.
I quote “Take the time to relearn everything you thought was true, your faith is your own, not anyone else’s.” So true.
As a responsible individual adult it is our responsibility to shed those teachings which we are not comfortable in following. Religious practices are created keeping the dumbest possible person in mind so that even they can follow them. The more intelligent we are the more we need to shed all such rituals and practices.
This is why your father gave you the book to read in that tender age, she knew you are intelligent enough in that age!
I think it’s quite wrong of you to say that religious practices are made keeping the dumbest person in mind, religions are vast and diversely spread, cultural conventions might corrupt but that but is separate. That book my father gave me after all, was one about a religion.
I am sorry for use of harsh words as you may have got a much needed taste of hurt they cause. You expected discussion and I am just submitting my points.
In other words religious practices are for all in general and we have to design our particular religion out of it basis whatever we can find comfortable. As we grow in age we may find many others too comfortable.
I’m not offended, just giving my point across. However I will say that stating something as “dumb” just because you do not necessarily agree with it isn’t a great way to start debate, there’s more respectable ways to go about it. One of the core aspects of debating is learning how to do so while doing it sensitively.
I understand your sentiment about the fact that some people believe organised religion is not for them, I personally am not of that belief. I don’t think a religion such as Islam where the book has scientifically been proven not to be corrupted, the facts proven in it have also turned out to be true etc can fall into the group of religions that are too harsh for this world.
I know the ones you speak of, however for example I do know Hinduism is a much more and spiritual based religion like Buddhism as well. Though I think the issue with making other religions adaptable (in my personal belief and this is specific to how I receive them) is that you don’t know the point of where it begins and where it ends. No moral and individual limitation and accountability, easy to exploit and corrupt.
Thank you so much! I’m happy it resonated with people because I honestly expected a bit of pushback on this essay haha, it’s warming to know that’s not the case.
I LOVE THIS!!! you don’t know how this helped me learn, relearn & realise a lot of things 🥰 i’ve tears in my eyes. i’m so grateful i came across this. i ❤️ it!!
I cried reading this essay!! It was such a journey, and thank you so much for writing it! I would read your memoir book, I would love to be your friend 😭
Thank you so much that's so kind of you, haha it took a lot to be this vulnerable I am unfortunately one of those writers who hates being vulnerable so a memoir is quite out of reach, maybe one day. Also yes! Would love to be your friend, want to create some connections on here anyways :) H!
great read. your parents must be so proud of the young woman they’ve raised, but even more so of the growth they helped foster — and your gratitude towards them is so evident.
i’m not Muslim but still found a lot of this relatable, thank you for sharing:)
I’m glad you liked it even as a non Muslim, this post was never meant to be only about Islamic principals. To contextualise (if you’re interested) there’s a concept of deen (spiritual faith) and dunya (the worldly things/world) in Islam, and there’s a command to balance it both, and that your actions are included in worship, sin, and redemption.
I see a lot of people in all religions, not just Islam (especially those born into one) forget that commandment. For m Islam, even when you repent (or revert too) there are two kinds of sins to take into account; sins against god are the ones that are forgiven, sins against people are only forgiven by the ones you’ve wronged.
I am indeed eternally grateful to my parents, and Muslim/ religious or not- I feel like all children need to be taught reasoning, defiance and freedom.
Same here. I learned a lot about Islam and its practices from this single post. I have five leaflets that were brought from Hatia Sofia mosque of Türkiye and around ten from similar Indian publishers to learn more about Islam.
This essay is profound. I’ve always found it hard to write about my faith but seeing your vulnerability and candour is inspiring. Please never stop writing, your voice is needed in our community and you have such talent Allhumabarik .
This is so sweet <3. Honestly I struggle with vulnerability in general I’m not a very open or sensitive person either so don’t worry about it. That’s another reason why I doubted writing this, I’ve noticed muslimah’s who do write well are (and there’s nothing wrong with it) much softer, more loving and gentler people.
However I thought it was important for people to read this and honestly just touch grass a bit lmao. I hope one day inshallah I get to read your work on faith too, thank you for such kind words🫶🏽🫶🏽
I’m so glad that although you had doubts, you posted it anyways. Muslim women and their experiences come in all shapes and forms, your journey is unique to you and the beauty of that shows.
And yes inshallah one day I will start writing about my faith, you’ve definitely inspired me 🫶🏾
I seldom come across pieces about my religion that I can resonate with as deeply as I did with your piece. Beautiful work! And kudos to your parents (and mine too I guess) for raising fierce daughters who remember that worship is not confined to prayers and fasting. 🤍
Thank you so much Noshin! Indeed well done to our parents, my upbringing was a massive reason I was able to fight back, grateful that you liked this post🤍
Zoha first of all, may Allah Swt bless you ALWAYS. second of all, what a beautiful essay you have written where I could tremendously picture everything. Everything you said, is what I ache and wish I could say to everyone. This topic could be explored more and more and it could never end, yet I love your explanation the most. Subhan- Allah
Jazakallah may Allah Swt return those blessings to you tenfold insha’allah. Thank you so much for such kind words, and yes this essay is only a reflection of a discussion bigger than both you and I, but still important to create conversation about <3
OH MY! I was able to read this. At first, I saw a note of this and then i scrolled and then i saw it again! As I read it, my heart felt peaceful. The way you write it, makes me feel like the emotions were transferred to me. I love it, i can’t believe i wasn’t going to read this but im glad i did, Alhamdulillah. It has been so hard for me as I battle with my lack of knowledge of the religion but still loving it whole heartedly, but this substack did something to me. May Allah s.w.t. continue to guide all of us and i hope he guides me to read more of your writings 💞🌿☺️
Struggle is rewarded greatly by Allah swt, it means you do not follow or accept things without reason/ with blind ears or eyes. May Allah make it easy for you, thank you so much for your kind words! Never be afraid to just ask about faith in my experience, it does no one any harm. Also no one knows everything either :)
It was such a wonderful piece! I could feel heart palpilating more than usual, which's a feat in itself as far as I'm concerned.
I reached a similar conclusion in my own way that blind belief bears no fruit. And honestly, I'm currently maintaining a neutral position with regards to faith and everything it stands for. My proximity to religion during my mid-teens has now turned into an equal, if not more, indifference to it. I blame the alleged followers and their antithetical attitude for my own. But the matter, as I've found it, is barely that simple.
Anyhow, I do believe that the discovery of faith, if there be truth to it, is purely intuitive. Having grown up as Muslim, much of my beliefs were taken for granted. And it's only now that I'm realizing their danger.
If faith be true, it'll certainly come to me. It may be on logical grounds, intuitively, or in some other manner. I'll keep my search up.
I’m happy it made you feel something, I am not the preacher kind, my purpose of this essay was less to convince people my faith was the one true one, but rather for those who already believe it to retrack a little and reflect. I believe all religions in their essence are mainly found on moral principals that are more or less the same, which is why it’s ghastly to me when respect is not equivocal in any of them for one another. It took me years to relearn faith and honestly I probably would have left it had the glaring evidence of truth (in my opinion) not proved to me that it was best to stick by it. The exploitation of religion is a massive issue for many belief systems however I only know enough to speak on my own. Moral accountability in islam is individualistic, there is a concept of ‘sins against god’ and ‘sins against people’ in the faith, when you repent you are only forgiven the former. Deen does not seperate itself from dunya. I hope you find the peace you’re looking for, and that you find strength in it again, thank you for such an insightful comment!
I quote “blind belief bears no fruit. And honestly, I'm currently maintaining a neutral position with regards to faith and everything it stands for. My proximity to religion during my mid-teens has now turned into an equal, if not more, indifference to it.”
You are an intelligent person. Take your time and my infinite wishes are with you to carve out a personal religion from it that you can follow your whole life with totality. Even one verse followed for life brings many blessings, this is from my personal experience of following path of iman even after being born in a Hindu family.
In last sermon also paigambar Mohammad pbuh says that shaitan/satan will not let you do small things consistently. So it means through small we can accomplish great task in long run. And from my life’s experience I can say it is right too. Everyone is ready to do big things!
One last information : when we do little things we cannot share it with anyone because they may laugh at it. But this performing good deeds silently with great trust brings miracle in the end. Any secret kept within becomes great power.
It is my experience that I took wrong meaning out of a verse but my trust on it was such that I followed it my lifetime and it gave me results! Then I came to know real meaning!
So our trust is more important and following it wholeheartedly consistently needs great courage and patience.
“Take on only as much as you can do of good deeds, for the best of deeds is that which is done consistently, even if it is little.”
oh my god. i love how this essay felt more like a memoir than an essay, its so well written.
Thank you! I didn’t want to name it a memoir but yes it purposefully does read like one haha
ive been re-reading this over and over again for a while now and zoha, i love this SO much. but more than that, i admire you and your parents to be honest.
you—for finding your way back to god and your parents—for the way they raised you.
considering how we are surrounded by a society that suffocates in the name of faith, ive rarely ever admired someones viewpoint on Islam as much as the one you've presented as yours through this essay. so thankyou for putting it out here, genuinely.
reading this felt like a privilege. it ignites this foolish hope in my heart that maybe ill find my way back to my rabb too, and for once im not all that pessimistic about it, all thanks to you. jazakAllah
Thank you so much Momina for your kind words Allahumabarik <3. I hope you feel it ignite back in your heart too, many people often say to ONLY continue praying to ignore the pessimism as if its a robotic movement, it took me a long time to realise questioning, relearning, and defiance was part of my worship too. I urge you to question everyone and everything, divinity does not lie in mankind.
I'm not usually the type to leave comments, but I truly couldn’t go without saying how much this piece moved me. Thank you for your vulnerability and the courage it takes to share something so real. This is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read on this platform. I’m genuinely looking forward to reading more of your writing. Sending much love your way and may Allah keep your faith firm and your heart always guided. Blessings to you, dear ❤️ 🙏
This is such an incredibly kind thing to say, may all those prayers and blessings return to you tenfold inshallah <3
You have cut out pieces of your liver for your readers, so of course you're a vulnerable writer!
Having ppl proofread means you're also a wise writer, who knows to seek councel in matters that...matter. Heh.
What struck me was the fact that fidning your faith again didn't come with magic sparkles. It makes your struggle human. Not everyone will see the prophet pbuh in their dreams. I pray we all do, for what an immense blessing that would be! But the average person has to work for their iman. It is not inherited—it is given by God and kept through our hard work and His mercy.
I pray that hafiz finds his faith again. It breaks my heart to see stories like his, where the way kids are raised push them away from the deen. The Qur'an is meant to guide and heal. But parents and teachers can turn the divine speech into poison that kills a young faith.
Thank you for sharing:) May Alla swt make you a lighthouse of guidance and goodness.
Yes yes counsel that matters 🤔🤔🤣
Thank you so much for your kind words jokes aside. I wanted this to be a very human essay, the freest thing of the body is the brain, we all have thoughts we don’t dare say out loud, I wanted to normalise struggle and that profoundness is not a necessity in faith. After that fajr prayer I have had experiences I would list as miracles, but I purposefully left them out because then I think faith becomes a competition of who saw what/ how much etc.
As for the Hafiz him and I do not speak anymore, I do pray for him because he taught me (all of us) a lot, but I do believe he moved away from home, I hope that provided some semblance.
Jazakallah Walyullah may Allah swt give those same blessings tenfold
Aha! Look. More wisdom. Not sharing the deeply personal blessings you have had, not the worst of your hurts. Sharing just enough is a skill!
zoha, you've put into words so perfectly what i have been feeling and trying to say for a long time. thank you, truly for your courage. side note: your writing style is absolutely beautiful! even the non-poetic part felt poetic and reached parts of myself i had never realised
Thank you so much! I'm so happy this resonates with people, granted it's a bit well known I always have typos no matter how hard I try, I think honesty and humanity initself are poetic, your words mean the world. Jazakallah
i so want to be eloquent at this moment but truly i don't have the right words to describe the thoughts that are in my head after having read this. thankyou for writing this, thankyou for publishing it. my current self who's on a gap year and navigating praying and religion again feels very very seen. your writing style is phenomenal and i can't wait to see where your words take you🤍
Take the time to relearn everything you thought was true, your faith is your own, not anyone else’s. Thank you so much for all your kind words <3. It’s okay to find faith difficult, I grew up being taught it in such a liberating way and still struggled, many people have stories similar to this, there’s a lot of other stories I’ve left out because I struggle with vulnerability. If you ever need an ear or shoulder I’m here <3 I remember how hard my gap year was despite wanting to have one.
might take you up on your offer because the gap year keeps getting to me. thankyou for being so sweet✨
I quote “Take the time to relearn everything you thought was true, your faith is your own, not anyone else’s.” So true.
As a responsible individual adult it is our responsibility to shed those teachings which we are not comfortable in following. Religious practices are created keeping the dumbest possible person in mind so that even they can follow them. The more intelligent we are the more we need to shed all such rituals and practices.
This is why your father gave you the book to read in that tender age, she knew you are intelligent enough in that age!
I think it’s quite wrong of you to say that religious practices are made keeping the dumbest person in mind, religions are vast and diversely spread, cultural conventions might corrupt but that but is separate. That book my father gave me after all, was one about a religion.
I am sorry for use of harsh words as you may have got a much needed taste of hurt they cause. You expected discussion and I am just submitting my points.
In other words religious practices are for all in general and we have to design our particular religion out of it basis whatever we can find comfortable. As we grow in age we may find many others too comfortable.
I’m not offended, just giving my point across. However I will say that stating something as “dumb” just because you do not necessarily agree with it isn’t a great way to start debate, there’s more respectable ways to go about it. One of the core aspects of debating is learning how to do so while doing it sensitively.
I understand your sentiment about the fact that some people believe organised religion is not for them, I personally am not of that belief. I don’t think a religion such as Islam where the book has scientifically been proven not to be corrupted, the facts proven in it have also turned out to be true etc can fall into the group of religions that are too harsh for this world.
I know the ones you speak of, however for example I do know Hinduism is a much more and spiritual based religion like Buddhism as well. Though I think the issue with making other religions adaptable (in my personal belief and this is specific to how I receive them) is that you don’t know the point of where it begins and where it ends. No moral and individual limitation and accountability, easy to exploit and corrupt.
In my opinion the woman who forced you to pray at age of six was dumb, and there is no harm to call a dumb as dumb.
Quite a extraordinary memoir as someone said above.
.” I still irritate men in my disobedience to the false belief of their own divinity” - wow so true
Getting to tahajjud is an invitation and such a profound opening and your upbringing is fascinating
Thank you so much! I’m happy it resonated with people because I honestly expected a bit of pushback on this essay haha, it’s warming to know that’s not the case.
It seems that Rābiʼa al-ʼAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya is reborn.
What a lovely compliment allahumabarik <3
I LOVE THIS!!! you don’t know how this helped me learn, relearn & realise a lot of things 🥰 i’ve tears in my eyes. i’m so grateful i came across this. i ❤️ it!!
Thank you so much I’m so glad it touched you! Inshallah you’ll find more peace and knowledge in the time to come
I cried reading this essay!! It was such a journey, and thank you so much for writing it! I would read your memoir book, I would love to be your friend 😭
Thank you so much that's so kind of you, haha it took a lot to be this vulnerable I am unfortunately one of those writers who hates being vulnerable so a memoir is quite out of reach, maybe one day. Also yes! Would love to be your friend, want to create some connections on here anyways :) H!
This is my favorite essay I’ve ever read. I’ve never related to anything more.
Thank you so much that’s so sweet!!
great read. your parents must be so proud of the young woman they’ve raised, but even more so of the growth they helped foster — and your gratitude towards them is so evident.
i’m not Muslim but still found a lot of this relatable, thank you for sharing:)
I’m glad you liked it even as a non Muslim, this post was never meant to be only about Islamic principals. To contextualise (if you’re interested) there’s a concept of deen (spiritual faith) and dunya (the worldly things/world) in Islam, and there’s a command to balance it both, and that your actions are included in worship, sin, and redemption.
I see a lot of people in all religions, not just Islam (especially those born into one) forget that commandment. For m Islam, even when you repent (or revert too) there are two kinds of sins to take into account; sins against god are the ones that are forgiven, sins against people are only forgiven by the ones you’ve wronged.
I am indeed eternally grateful to my parents, and Muslim/ religious or not- I feel like all children need to be taught reasoning, defiance and freedom.
Thank you so much for reading <3
Same here. I learned a lot about Islam and its practices from this single post. I have five leaflets that were brought from Hatia Sofia mosque of Türkiye and around ten from similar Indian publishers to learn more about Islam.
This essay is profound. I’ve always found it hard to write about my faith but seeing your vulnerability and candour is inspiring. Please never stop writing, your voice is needed in our community and you have such talent Allhumabarik .
This is so sweet <3. Honestly I struggle with vulnerability in general I’m not a very open or sensitive person either so don’t worry about it. That’s another reason why I doubted writing this, I’ve noticed muslimah’s who do write well are (and there’s nothing wrong with it) much softer, more loving and gentler people.
However I thought it was important for people to read this and honestly just touch grass a bit lmao. I hope one day inshallah I get to read your work on faith too, thank you for such kind words🫶🏽🫶🏽
I’m so glad that although you had doubts, you posted it anyways. Muslim women and their experiences come in all shapes and forms, your journey is unique to you and the beauty of that shows.
And yes inshallah one day I will start writing about my faith, you’ve definitely inspired me 🫶🏾
I seldom come across pieces about my religion that I can resonate with as deeply as I did with your piece. Beautiful work! And kudos to your parents (and mine too I guess) for raising fierce daughters who remember that worship is not confined to prayers and fasting. 🤍
Thank you so much Noshin! Indeed well done to our parents, my upbringing was a massive reason I was able to fight back, grateful that you liked this post🤍
Zoha first of all, may Allah Swt bless you ALWAYS. second of all, what a beautiful essay you have written where I could tremendously picture everything. Everything you said, is what I ache and wish I could say to everyone. This topic could be explored more and more and it could never end, yet I love your explanation the most. Subhan- Allah
Jazakallah may Allah Swt return those blessings to you tenfold insha’allah. Thank you so much for such kind words, and yes this essay is only a reflection of a discussion bigger than both you and I, but still important to create conversation about <3
OH MY! I was able to read this. At first, I saw a note of this and then i scrolled and then i saw it again! As I read it, my heart felt peaceful. The way you write it, makes me feel like the emotions were transferred to me. I love it, i can’t believe i wasn’t going to read this but im glad i did, Alhamdulillah. It has been so hard for me as I battle with my lack of knowledge of the religion but still loving it whole heartedly, but this substack did something to me. May Allah s.w.t. continue to guide all of us and i hope he guides me to read more of your writings 💞🌿☺️
Struggle is rewarded greatly by Allah swt, it means you do not follow or accept things without reason/ with blind ears or eyes. May Allah make it easy for you, thank you so much for your kind words! Never be afraid to just ask about faith in my experience, it does no one any harm. Also no one knows everything either :)
It was such a wonderful piece! I could feel heart palpilating more than usual, which's a feat in itself as far as I'm concerned.
I reached a similar conclusion in my own way that blind belief bears no fruit. And honestly, I'm currently maintaining a neutral position with regards to faith and everything it stands for. My proximity to religion during my mid-teens has now turned into an equal, if not more, indifference to it. I blame the alleged followers and their antithetical attitude for my own. But the matter, as I've found it, is barely that simple.
Anyhow, I do believe that the discovery of faith, if there be truth to it, is purely intuitive. Having grown up as Muslim, much of my beliefs were taken for granted. And it's only now that I'm realizing their danger.
If faith be true, it'll certainly come to me. It may be on logical grounds, intuitively, or in some other manner. I'll keep my search up.
Thank you for this wonderful piece.
I’m happy it made you feel something, I am not the preacher kind, my purpose of this essay was less to convince people my faith was the one true one, but rather for those who already believe it to retrack a little and reflect. I believe all religions in their essence are mainly found on moral principals that are more or less the same, which is why it’s ghastly to me when respect is not equivocal in any of them for one another. It took me years to relearn faith and honestly I probably would have left it had the glaring evidence of truth (in my opinion) not proved to me that it was best to stick by it. The exploitation of religion is a massive issue for many belief systems however I only know enough to speak on my own. Moral accountability in islam is individualistic, there is a concept of ‘sins against god’ and ‘sins against people’ in the faith, when you repent you are only forgiven the former. Deen does not seperate itself from dunya. I hope you find the peace you’re looking for, and that you find strength in it again, thank you for such an insightful comment!
Thank you. I wish you luck for your future writings, and hope they maintain this enchanting character.
I quote “blind belief bears no fruit. And honestly, I'm currently maintaining a neutral position with regards to faith and everything it stands for. My proximity to religion during my mid-teens has now turned into an equal, if not more, indifference to it.”
You are an intelligent person. Take your time and my infinite wishes are with you to carve out a personal religion from it that you can follow your whole life with totality. Even one verse followed for life brings many blessings, this is from my personal experience of following path of iman even after being born in a Hindu family.
Thank you, mate. I appreciate it.
In last sermon also paigambar Mohammad pbuh says that shaitan/satan will not let you do small things consistently. So it means through small we can accomplish great task in long run. And from my life’s experience I can say it is right too. Everyone is ready to do big things!
Consistency certainly carries its rewards, mate. Thank you for reminding me.
One last information : when we do little things we cannot share it with anyone because they may laugh at it. But this performing good deeds silently with great trust brings miracle in the end. Any secret kept within becomes great power.
Lovely advice. I can relate to it, for it's only been the little deeds that have brought any good to me.
It is my experience that I took wrong meaning out of a verse but my trust on it was such that I followed it my lifetime and it gave me results! Then I came to know real meaning!
So our trust is more important and following it wholeheartedly consistently needs great courage and patience.
“Take on only as much as you can do of good deeds, for the best of deeds is that which is done consistently, even if it is little.”
– Sunan Ibn Majah 4240