November 18, 2009
· Filed under UmmLayth's Journal · Tagged pomegranate
Bismillah
Today, the family and I enjoyed a very sweet and beautiful pomegranate. It came from California and was delicious.
For the first time I thought about the beauty of this fruit. It’s as if Allah wanted to protect every little red berry (or arils) within it. They reminded me of precious little gems and brought about thoughts of the beauty of hijab. All this from a small pomegranate. Alhamdulillah for everything. Alhamdulillah for pomegranates.


September 30, 2008
· Filed under Gratitude
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Something I received from someone I love for Allah’s sake…
Read. Ponder. Pass it on.
If you think you are unhappy, look at them

If you think your salary is low, how about her?

If you think you don’t have many friends…

When you feel like giving up, think of this man

If you think you suffer in life, do you suffer as much as he does?

If you complain about your transport system, how about them?

If your society is unfair to you, how about her?

Enjoy life how it is and as it comes. Things are worse for others and is a lot better for us
There are many things in your life that will catch your eye but only a few will catch your heart….pursue those…
This email needs to circulate forever…










May 16, 2008
· Filed under Audio, Gratitude
May 14, 2008
· Filed under Gratitude
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
It always takes for Allah to remove something from me to realize how ungrateful I have been for His many blessings, subhana’Allah. Last week it was a toothache and this week it is the flu that has been going around. For hours last night I felt miserable and all I could think about was how good I felt the day before. I didn’t thank Him much for allowing me to get rid of my toothache and earache last week after 4 days of pain. This time I feel like getting sick is just another wake up call. In many ways it is a window of opportunity that Allah is placing before me to make me realize that I have many blessings and that I need to start paying more attention. How do I increase my gratitude in action, though? That’s a question that requires some serious thinking on my part but I can start by saying Alhamdulillah a lot more and complaining less. Alhamdulillah for good health and for sickness.