Allah created me with impatience and anxiety, and surrounded me with tests that can awaken either the good or the evil within me. Yet He also gave me a remedy: through prayer and constant remembrance, I find protection from anxiety, impatience, and the whispers of evil.

Beautiful.  This ayah reminds us of our limitations and our dependence on Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. May Allah protect us from our own evil desires, from harmful anxiety and bad thoughts.❤️ 

Various times in the Qur'an, Allah SWT reveals such integral qualities of Al Insaan - Mankind which only Al Khaaliq - The Creator can. Allah SWT describes human beings as ungrateful, hasty, impatient, unfair, stingy. He SWT calls them ignorant, argumentative, wrongful and transgressive. He says mankind has been created weak, in difficulty and constant struggle.

لا ريب فيه
No doubt that Al Musawwir - The Fashioner has spoken the truth about His Creation. At first, I used to feel that Allah is mentioning these qualities to express His disappointment with us humans when it comes to fulfillment of His Rights - Huqooq ullaah. How we fail to display sabr, shukr towards our Rabb and how we constantly fail to fulfill our duties as His slaves. But the more I think about it, the more I realise that it's not limited to Huqooq ullaah, but also extends to Huqooq ul Ibaad - Right of His servants over one another.

From my own experiences and of those around me, I have realised that we humans, especially women, often feel unappreciated. We feel like we do thankless jobs for ungrateful people. It's as if we are surrounded by impatient people, who can't seem to empathise with us. They are ignorant, unfair and how they love to argue! But here's the thing. When Allah SWT describes mankind, He does not mention any exceptions. That means it is ALL humans, including me. 

How often do I think if the other person feels appreciated? Do I not lose my patience and say something I should not have said? If someone has a weak moment and makes a mistake, do I not judge them? Am I always fair in my dealings? Do I never cross boundaries? Do I readily forgive? The people around me have certain rights over me - Huqooq ul Ibaad. Do I make sure that I am fulfilling all those rights? Am I as a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, an in-law, a relative, a friend, a teacher, a student, a neighbour - giving the others their due rights? Or am I only concerned with the rights I have over others? 

When Our Creator says that He has created us with some attributes, there is no way that we can be separated from them. We can manage them sure, but we can never disassociate ourselves from them. We are all in a constant struggle with our Nafs. It's a work in progress. But everyone is trying. And we need to appreciate that effort.

These aayaat teach me this much-required empathy and tolerance towards others and introspection of my own faults. It teaches me to be more accepting - with others, of their struggle and with myself, of my mistakes. And they also teach me to slowly but surely, steer my expectations away from the creation and towards The Creator.

Because...
Man is ungrateful and ignorant, but Allah is Ash-Shakoor, The Most Appreciative and Al-Muhsee, The All-Enumerating.
Man is impatient and hasty, but Allah is Al-Haleem, The Most Forbearing and As-Saboor, The Most Patient.
Man is stingy, but Allah is Al-Mughnee, The Enricher and Al-Wasee', The Limitless.
Man is unfair and judgemental, but Allah is Al-Hakm and Al-Adl, The Most Impartial and Just Judge.
Man is unforgiving, but Allah is Al-Afuww, The Pardoner and Al-Ghafoor, The All-Forgiving.
Man is weak, but Allah is Al-Qawiyy, The All-Strong and Al-Azeez, The Almighty.
Man is imperfect, but our Rabb is As-Salaam, The Most Perfect.

jazakallah i took away from your reflection that we need to Acnowledge that we own this attributes instead of dissociating from it so you  understand your weakness first and understanding the human nature allows you to pardon when others act in such ways and the very ackowlegment of understanding this is human nature leads us to be vulnerable with Allah because you understand who you are in nature so you ask Allah for protection. 

With over 40 million adults in the United States living with anxiety disorder and a crazy high of almost 10% of children who’ve been officially diagnosed, there’s actually many more who would qualify for a DSM label that are just trying to get by day to day. 

But here’s the thing, feeling anxious is a default of our human condition, it’s actually natural to be anxious. The issue is triggered when we don’t align ourselves with our prescribed purpose, adding insult to injury is when trauma, abuses, injustices, oppression, metaphysical (envy, possession, majick) is imposed on top of one’s soul. 

We aren’t left in the dark when we have been give the light of Quran to make sense of all this chaos in our minds and in our world. Allah educates us and let’s us know who we are when we engage and want to know who He is. Our purpose is spelled out for us on why we were created, what we’re made of, what humans are really like. Big questions that every single person has ever had is literally all in one Book and it’s there for anyone and everyone to read, an open invitation from Allah. 

Unfortunately many people think they’re too smart to consider the Quran and maybe many more think they don’t have time for that which is a proof of their anxious vibes as a human. They channel their anxieties on instant gratifications, on clicks, on amusements, on anything that will distance themselves from the truth of who they are and where they are actually going. Many are too busy being anxious about other things in life than to slow down and turn to the Quran, they are too busy being anxious instead of considering their death and hearafter. 

I was talking with someone yesterday about how Allah actually created us in a state of anxiety but we weren’t left to fend off this world on our own, this donia isn’t even our permanent home to get all settled and comfortable in. There’s always going to be something poking at us but we have the Quran to put things in perspective and to ground us, and give our hearts contentment. Allah has never left us empty-handed, He has never foresaken any of His creations not even those who don’t believe in Him. 

So while the world runs to therapy sessions, self-help books, meditations, personal affirmations, and all of the creations looking for happiness to deposit wealth into their hearts, they continue to run in circles slapping band-aids on their wounds instead of choosing to dismantle their anxiety, be healed and nurtured from the roots of their spirit by Allah, through Quran. 

There is no better therapy than connecting with the Speech of Allah, it covers everything, has answers to all human problems and provides solutions in guiding one’s natural human anxieties into positive productivity for ones life and hereafter. 

Studying tafseer of the words underlined below shows us that these are just two of many in the Quran that explains our disposition to anxiety. This should lead us to understand that Allah makes it easy for us to recognize our need for Him to ground us and encompass us with internal peace. That can comes with devoted sumbmission to Him. سبحان الله💕

The beauty of these verses lies in how they diagnose the human condition with such raw honesty, only to offer us a path toward true emotional stability. We often feel like victims of our own temperament—swinging between deep despair when life gets hard and a protective, almost selfish grip on our blessings when things go well. This restlessness is part of our design, a reminder that we were not made to find ultimate peace in the changing shadows of this world.

The "except" in these verses is our divine lifeline; it tells us that while we are created with these inclinations, we aren't meant to be ruled by them. By turning to prayer and doing so with unwavering consistency, we move from being reactive to being centered. Prayer acts as the gravity that keeps our souls grounded when the winds of hardship blow, and it softens our hearts so we don't become hardened by our own success. It is the rhythmic heartbeat of the believer that balances the highs and lows of life into a steady walk of faith.

Ultimately, these verses show how prayer reforms our inner state. Through a constant return to Allah, salah trains the heart to respond to hardship with patience and to blessings with humility and generosity. The "consistently performing" part is the secret—it’s the daily, repetitive return to the Creator that slowly carves away our impatience and greed. It transforms a naturally anxious creation into a soul that is firm, generous, and at peace, regardless of what tomorrow brings.

آمِينَ، جَزَاكَ اللّٰهُ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا. تَقَبَّلَ اللّٰهُ دُعَاءَكَ وَبَارَكَ فِيكَ، وَلَكَ بِمِثْلِ مَا دَعَوْتَ

In these verses God validates for us the nature of human beings - impatient, distressed when touched with harm, and withholds when touched with good. Yet, there’s an exception. There’s a source of hope and healing for this predicament. Those who pray, consistently perform their prayers.

Do you find in both difficult and easy moments you want to rush to the prayer to be with Allah ? 

Do you want to pour your heart out to Him ?

Do you want to feel held, heard, seen, and embraced in the prayer ? 

Subhanallah we have such a precious gift amidst humanity and while navigating the ups and downs of life. 

The gift of prayer - an opportunity to put aside the burdens of this world and hand them to The Creator of the heavens and the earth to lift you above them into ease and grace. 

May we be of those who find peace and joy in our prayers. Ameen.