“Find someone who reminds you of Allah”. I used to wonder in what way could a person possibly remind me of God, not about God. Especially without having to preach or talk about religion.
But perhaps we can reflect it through when we fall in love with someone.
Just an example to make it more relatable.
Imagine we found the kind where our heart settles and says, “This is the one”. Something changes in us. We give our all not because we're forced to, but because we want to. We find ourselves loving more than we thought we could. We try to become a better version of us for them. We go beyond what's required. We become attentive, we do things they like, avoid things that could hurt them, all just to bring a smile to their face.
Even when they don't reply to our message, we wait patiently. We trust them and we believe they will get back eventually. We're invested in the relationship not just in the butterflies and fireworks, but also in the quiet moments. The routines, the silences, the doubts. And when worries creep in, such as “what if we grow distant" or "what if the spark fades”, we care enough to nurture it, to fight for it, to keep choosing love even on the hard days.
This can be one of the way people reminds us of God which is through love. Because after all, love has its patterns.
We love Him not just out of obligation, but out of deep yearning and gratitude. We try to become better, not because we're told to, but because we want to please Him. We start letting go of things that take us further from Him. We take on small acts of devotion just because it brings us closer.
Sometimes, we don't feel His reply right away. Our du'as seem unanswered. But we still trust. We wait because we believe that the silence is not absence, and the delay is not rejection.
I figured out this is what it means to find someone who reminds you of Allah. Not necessarily through their words, but through the way they love. The way they inspire you to become better, to trust deeper, to hold on longer. The way they give you peace of mind. It mirrors the kind of love we were always meant to have with our Creator. It manifests that the feeling is possible and it exists.
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