Over the years, I've come to recognize a common and extremely harmful trend.

This trend is characterized by thoughts like, "I think this is happening as a punishment for what I've done."

When people come to me saying these things, I ask them one question: Have you repented?
Almost always, they say yes.

So here's the subtle, but disasterous problem:
We don't actually understand who Allah is. One of His attributes is Al Afoo (The One who Pardons). In fact, this is the very attribute we are told to call upon by the Prophet (pbuh) in the last 10 nights of Ramadan. Many of us know and repeat this duaa:

"Allahuma innaka afuwun tuhib Al afwa fa'foo ana",
"Oh Allah, you are the All-Pardoning, You love to pardon, so pardon us."
But so many of us don't really know what it means. This attribute of Allah, doesn't just mean to overlook. This attribute means to *erase*. As if it never even happened. 

So when we truly repent--when we call on Al-Afoo--our sin is erased. As if it never happened. How, then, can we be punished for a sin that's been erased?

To believe that we are still punished for a sin that we've sincerely repented from is to deny the meaning of Al-Afoo.
-Yasmin Mogahed

‪Never look at hardship that comes your way as something permanent. Remember, the Almighty can overturn anything. Besides, nothing lasts!
-Mufti Menk

A/N:
Asalamualaikum wr wb everyone! I hope you'll are in the best of health and emaan.
How's Ramadan going so far? Time is flying omg 😭
Anyway I was planning to publish a new book which is specially gonna be based on QURANIC AYAHS.

Subhanallah The QURANIC AYAHS IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL! 

So techinally I have just planned, I wanted a few suggestions from you guys... so suggest me whether I should publish it or not!! Okthanksbye

Jazakallahu khair ❤

♡❤ TRUST IN ALLAH ❤♡