Do not let your eyes crave what We have allowed some of the disbelievers to enjoy; the ˹fleeting˺ splendour of this worldly life, which We test them with. But your Lord’s provision ˹in the Hereafter˺ is far better and more lasting.
This ayah is a strong personal reminder for me to stop looking at the haram that the disbelievers have access to with envy. Sometimes it’s hard to see people around us freely pursuing their desires while we have to restrain ourselves. Allah tells us not to crave what they have and that we will be rewarded with something much greater in the hereafter, which gives me peace and resolve to continue restraining myself.
last year · Referencing Ayah 20:131, 20:73, 28:60, 42:36, 55:26-27, 93:3
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
I woke up today — Alhamdulillāh — not recalling a single dream. But as the morning settled in, pieces came back to me. And with them… a wave of nostalgia.
It was about my old friends. From back in middle school — the first time I ever truly felt what it meant to have friends.
Back then, I was still homeschooled. In elementary school, I didn’t really feel the need to belong. I wasn’t shy — I talked, I laughed — but I nev...
There are days when it’s hard not to look. You scroll through photos, pass by fancy cars, hear people talk about vacations, careers, weddings, or picture-perfect families and something inside you quietly aches. You tell yourself you’re content… but your heart whispers, 'Why not me?'
And then this verse comes like a soft voice pulling you back from the edge of comparison. Allah isn’t scolding. He’s comforting. He’s saying: 'Don’t let your eyes li...
When we gaze at the sky, we’re mesmerized. The stars glitter like scattered diamonds. Everything looks serene, calm, perfect. But stars are not what they seem—they are sites of chaos, explosions, collapse.
Beautiful from afar. Destructive up close.
That’s the exact metaphor Allah uses in Surah Taha (20:131):
'Do not stretch your eyes toward what We have given others of the splendor of worldly life...'
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