Looking back, I think I know what my mistake was. I thought being a good Muslim meant you didn’t do anything wrong, at least not on purpose.
But now I know, if you’re human, you’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to do wrong—sometimes on purpose. And you’re going to get confused and weak.
But what’s most important is, no matter how crazy life gets, nothing makes you lose faith altogether.
Because that means losing everything.
And even if things get so bad that all you have is your emaan, that seed of faith that keeps you Muslim, that’s something.
In fact, it’s more than something. It’s what makes all the difference…
In this world and in the Hereafter.