A Quiet Reminder to My Heart

Lately, I’ve been noticing how much I’ve changed.

I’m not as loud as I used to be. Not as quick to react, not as eager to explain myself. It’s not that I have nothing to say but somehow, I’m learning that not everything needs to be said. Some things are better understood in silence.

I think… this is how life humbles you.

In the quietest ways, Allah teaches me lessons I didn’t even realize I needed. When I look back, I can’t help but notice how much time I once spent worrying about things that don’t even matter anymore. Things I thought were so important, so heavy but now, they feel so small.

And slowly, I’m learning to accept.

To accept what is written for me, even when I don’t fully understand it. To stop forcing things to happen the way I want, and instead trust in Allah’s qadr.

وما كُتِبَ لي، لن يُخطِئَني أبداً

"And what is written for me will never miss me, ever"

There were moments, if I’m being honest, where I thought I knew better. I thought I was making all the right choices. Maybe even, without realizing it, I looked at others and felt like I would never be in their place. But life has a way of softening that part of me.

It reminds me, again and again, that I am not above being tested. That I am not above being humbled. And that I am always in need of Allah’s guidance.

So now, I try to let go of that quiet thought that says, “That could never be me.”
Because the truth is… it could be anyone. It could be me.

And maybe that’s why Allah humbles us not to break us, but to bring us back. Back to Him. Back to sincerity. Back to a heart that relies only on Him.

May Allah, keep our heart soft. Keep us grounded. Protect us from arrogance, even the kind that hides quietly within.

Because at the end of it all, I’m realizing… humility isn’t weakness.
It’s a form of closeness to You. 

Love, Aishah Anwar.