“You’ve been tested.’ He advised me to try and ‘forgive and pardon, and this way seek to become beloved by God’ without my forgiveness being tied to the one who wronged me. ‘This is the Divine remedy,’ he emphasised, ‘remind… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share Image
“the essence of the Hajj is Arafat. On the ninth day of the Hajj month all pilgrims gather on the great Plain of Arafat… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“Boys will always be boys,’ he said. ‘The relationship obviously wasn’t meant to be.’ He told me I should trust that the break-up was… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“You’ve been tested.’ He advised me to try and ‘forgive and pardon, and this way seek to become beloved by God’ without my forgiveness… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
Living a lie - pretending everything is fine when we are actually discontented - is hard work and, in the long run, even bad… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
A sick person is Allah's guest for as long as he is ill. Every day he is sick, God gives him countless rewards, as… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“God was inviting me to go on Hajj, but before that I needed to settle my debts. Muslims may only embark on their pilgrimage… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“Religion is also a process of healing, I discovered – a healing of the soul. Even our language points to this relation. The words… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“everything that is in the world, there is a correspondence on every level of existence. The macrocosm is a reflection of the microcosm, and… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“It was clear to me by now that studying Islam was one thing – and absolutely worthwhile, because it helped me grasp the meaning… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“The words of the Quran all seemed strangely familiar yet so unlike anything I had ever read before,’ he told us. He embraced Islam… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“Purify your intentions, your inner being, your heart and be sincere in your actions,’ he wrote. ‘God looks into your heart, not at your… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“You have returned from the lesser jihad to the greater jihad (jihad alakbar).” His followers asked him what that greater jihad was. “The struggle… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“Of course I’d like to marry a practising Muslim, someone I can share my life and also my religion with, but I just haven’t… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“Nothing happens without God’s will, and life doesn’t always go according to plan. Man proposes, God disposes. And it is God’s will that we… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
“Anyone seeking to draw closer to God needs to curb the horizontal and ascend to God vertically,’ he said. ‘And this means giving oneself… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share
