Your words matter

 I used to think that to really honour ALLAH with my words, I had to step away from writing about the everyday stuff like my emotions, thoughts, even people. I saw it all as a distraction, a sort of noise that pulled me away from what truly matters. Writing about these things felt like I was just contributing to the clutter, wasting my words on things that didn’t last.

But today, I feel the need to write again. Strangely enough, it’s the very same emotions, thoughts, and connections with others that are calling me back to it. I’m starting to realize something that being alive, being human, means being tangled in these feelings, thoughts, and relationships. They’re unavoidable. No matter how much we try to distance ourselves, they follow us, shaping us until the day we return to ALLAH.

The world is full of distractions, no doubt about that. It’s easy to get lost in things that don’t matter. But here’s what I’m beginning to understand: maybe it’s not about running away from these things. Maybe it’s about seeing them for what they are, a part of the test. Our feelings and thoughts aren’t just distractions; they’re signs, they’re lessons. They’re reminders of how much we still have to grow; how much we need ALLAH.

Being human means feeling deeply, thinking constantly, and connecting with others. But maybe these things don’t pull us away from ALLSH. Maybe they can bring us closer. When we reflect on our emotions, our struggles, and our relationships, we’re really reflecting on the way ALLAH designed us. 

I guess I’ve been looking at it all wrong. Writing about feelings, thoughts, and people isn’t lowering the value of my words. It’s recognizing that through these very things, I can find my way back to Him. Maybe this is what it means to be human, to live through these experiences and still seek ALLAH in every single one of them.

In the end, maybe writing about the human experience isn’t about praise or perfection. It’s about honesty, acknowledging the life we’ve been given and how, in our search for meaning and connection, we keep turning back to Him. After all, it’s within these experiences that we find our greatest need for ALLAH.

~Minal Fatima✨