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Cawing Crows

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Cawing Crows Yesterday, I went to the beach. As I sat on the bench with my notebook to come up with some content ideas. I was taken by the serenity in that environment.  Looking at the enormous waves smashing in the distance against a backdrop of a blue sky with cumulous clouds, my mind was incredibly tranquil. And the sound of water splashing on the coast made it extremely tranquil.  Just then, a crow appeared and began cawing as I was writing. And it wasn't a soothing sound for me. I wanted it to take off from there right away. But I was aware that I had to either chase it away or simply shift my focus to the soothing sounds. The negative thoughts that run through my head are exactly like the black crow. It simply keeps cawing once it appears. Making me crazy, but as soon as I was able to shift my focus away from the crow, and toward the sound of the waves, it didn't disturb me as much.  In a similar vein, everything depends on our focal point.  According to rese...
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We can split seas

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We can split seas Now you must be thinking, it is something impossible for us. Well, Let me tell you how we can split seas. The story of Musa alaihissalaam in front of the Red Sea is a powerful story to me. In this story, Allah swt compares the reactions of two different groups to the same external event.   When the followers of Musa alaihissalaam saw the army of Pharoah approaching, they said “indeed we will be overtaken”. And that is a natural reaction to being stuck in front of the Red Sea with a superpower army behind them. Certainly, we are not going to be put in front of the Red Sea with an army behind us. But we are going to be put into situations where we feel trapped. We do not see a way out. Do we find ourselves in difficult situations?  YES. A lot of times. However, what is amazing here is the reaction of Musa alaihissalaam. The way he responded in that exact situation. He said, "No, indeed my lord is with me, and he will guide me through this". So how was Musa ala...
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