We talk about love all the time, love for Allah, love for our families, love for our friends. But how often do we talk about the love that begins within? The love that we owe to ourselves?
Ramadan is not just about fixing your worship. It is also about healing your heart. And part of that healing is learning to show yourself the same kindness and mercy that you so freely offer others.
Too often, we carry the weight of our past mistakes, our regrets, our shortcomings. We replay them in our minds, convinced that we are defined by them.
We speak harshly to ourselves in ways we would never speak to a friend. We believe that we are not enough, that we are somehow unworthy of love, forgiveness, and growth.
But Allah (SWT) does not see you that way.
You are not just a sum of your past. You are not the mistakes you’ve made. You are a soul that Allah has honored. You are His creation, chosen to walk this earth with purpose, chosen to seek Him. And you are worthy of kindness, even from yourself.
Let go of the guilt that tells you you’ll never be better. Let go of the self-doubt that whispers you are not enough. Let go of the idea that you are too flawed, too broken, too far gone. Because Allah is Ar-Rahman, the Most Merciful. His mercy is not only for others, it is for you too.
My darling queens, this Ramadan, I need you to love yourself the way Allah loves you. With mercy. With patience. With a heart that sees goodness even in the struggle.
Whisper to your soul, in sujud, I am worthy of love, I am worthy of healing, I am walking toward Allah, and He is waiting for me.
And that love?
It begins with you.
Love Always
Your Tranquility Partner ❣️
©Rawsheedah Akorede Saheed