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daiyar e ghayr
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dearest, nothing ordinary has ever been ordinary. the woman waiting for the bus is carrying a universe that took 4 billion years to arrive at her.
dearest. the ones who think greatness lives in the few have not sat close enough to the many.
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“maine apne rab ko apne iradon ke tootne se pehchana hai.”
i have always read this quote by imam ali, and i had never understood the depth of it quite like i do now. and there’s something almost existential about it.
visiting my parents house this week & looking at mama’s desk & her Quran while she’s away at work. feeling super emotional. she’s just a girl.
i'm too old to be this surprised. but i am. i'm standing in her chair, knees too high.
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nothing i love can be kept out of reach of the rest of me. every grief is in the only house i have.
whatever i give you, i'm giving from the entire thing. not the leftover, not the good half. there's no other half to hold back. it's all i've got.
مَّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِرَجُلٍ مِّن قَلْبَيْنِ فِي جَوْفِهِ ۚ
Allah has not made for a man two hearts in his interior.
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how heartwarming that it says excellent twice. excellent protector. excellent helper.
as if the Giver of all things wanted to be sure you heard it, and kept saying it, the way you tell a frightened child: you are safe, you are safe.
mama wants to be in debt to people forever, in a way that keeps the door worn smooth from use. so she answers a plate of food with a prayer for the giver's whole life, an amount that can never be repaid, so that the exchange stays open and lit like a window.
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