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2025-04-08

https://quranreflect.com/posts/31289

When we know that everything is bound to perish, then what is the point of worrying about the mundane or the seemingly huge problems in our life. What is the point of prejudice?

We should keep our end in mind, and live fully while adhering to the guidelines set by ALLAH almighty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fana_(Sufism)

https://quran.com/55/26

Chapter 2 : Al-Baqara, Verse: 216

[[fighting|Fighting]] has been made [[obligatory]] upon you ˹believers˺, though you [[dislike]] it. [[perhaps|Perhaps]] you dislike something which is good for you and like something which is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know. (2:216)

Living a [[chaste]] [[singlehood]] [[divorced]] life has been made obligatory...

Fighting my [[nafs]] has been made obligatory...

Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who has [[taken]] their own [[desires]] as their god? 25:43

Chapter 19 : Mary, Verses: 23 - 25

Then the [[pains]] of [[labour]] [[drove]] her to the [[trunk]] of a [[palm]] tree. She cried, “[[alas|Alas]]! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!” (23) So a voice [[reassured]] her from below her, “Do not [[grieve]]! Your Lord has [[provided]] a [[stream]] at your feet. (24) And shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will [[drop]] [[fresh]], [[ripe]] [[dates]] upon you. (25)

Reminded of how Musa AS also turned aside into the shade and sat beneath a tree to make the famous rabbi inni lima anzalta dua. [https://quranx.com/tafsirs/28.24]

https://quran.com/en/maryam/23

https://quranreflect.com/posts/10885 [[Quran/19/23]]-25

“Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!”

Sometimes life can get so [[overwhelming]] and painful that we wish we could disappear.

When I read these ayat, I think of how Maryam (a) is being told about the blessings that Allah has provided her. Sometimes we are so weighed down with sorrow that we might overlook the blessings right in front of us.

Then she is told to take action. We cannot allow our emotions to paralyze us. We have to push through and have hope, even through great sadness and difficulty.

☀Do not grieve.

☀Be aware of the streams right at your feet.

☀Shake those trees.

☀And watch the blessings fall upon you.

Insha'Allah

=== ___ ===

How does a schizoid [[practically]] [[implement]] the sufi concept of fanaa

====== ChatGPT said: ======

That’s a deep and [[fascinating]] question. '''Fanaa''' in Sufism refers to the [[annihilation]] of the self, [[dissolving]] one's ego in divine [[presence]]. A '''schizoid [[personality]]''', on the other hand, often involves emotional detachment, a preference for solitude, and a sense of dissociation from personal identity.

That’s a deep and [[fascinating]] question. '''Fanaa''' in [[Sufism]] [[refers]] to the [[annihilation]] of the [[self]], [[dissolving]] one's [[ego]] in divine [[presence]]. A '''[[schizoid]] [[personality]]''', on the other hand, often [[involves]] [[emotional]] [[detachment]], a preference for solitude, and a sense of dissociation from personal identity.

At first glance, it might seem that a schizoid individual would have an easier time with fanaa because they already experience a weakened sense of self and detachment. However, there’s a critical difference: schizoid detachment is often a defense mechanism, a way to avoid emotional intensity and interpersonal connection, while '''fanaa''' is a surrender—a conscious, ecstatic dissolution into the Divine.

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+{{also|dua/death}}
+-04-08
+https://quranreflect.com/posts/31289
+When we know that everything is bound to perish, then what is the point of worrying about the mundane or the seemingly huge problems in our life. What is the point of prejudice?
+We should keep our end in mind, and live fully while adhering to the guidelines set by ALLAH almighty.
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fana_(Sufism)
+https://quran.com/55/26
+Chapter 2 : Al-Baqara, Verse: 216
+[[fighting|Fighting]] has been made [[obligatory]] upon you ˹believers˺, though you [[dislike]] it. [[perhaps|Perhaps]] you dislike something which is good for you and like something which is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know. (2:216)
+Living a [[chaste]] [[singlehood]] [[divorced]] life has been made obligatory...
+Fighting my [[nafs]] has been made obligatory...
+Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who has [[taken]] their own [[desires]] as their god? 25:43
+Chapter 19 : Mary, Verses: 23 - 25
+Then the [[pains]] of [[labour]] [[drove]] her to the [[trunk]] of a [[palm]] tree. She cried, “[[alas|Alas]]! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!” (23) So a voice [[reassured]] her from below her, “Do not [[grieve]]! Your Lord has [[provided]] a [[stream]] at your feet. (24) And shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will [[drop]] [[fresh]], [[ripe]] [[dates]] upon you. (25)
+Reminded of how Musa AS also turned aside into the shade and sat beneath a tree to make the famous rabbi inni lima anzalta dua. [https://quranx.com/tafsirs/28.24]
+https://quran.com/en/maryam/23
+https://quranreflect.com/posts/10885 [[Quran/19/23]]-25
+“Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!”
+Sometimes life can get so [[overwhelming]] and painful that we wish we could disappear.
+When I read these ayat, I think of how Maryam (a) is being told about the blessings that Allah has provided her. Sometimes we are so weighed down with sorrow that we might overlook the blessings right in front of us.
+Then she is told to take action. We cannot allow our emotions to paralyze us. We have to push through and have hope, even through great sadness and difficulty.
+☀Do not grieve.
+☀Be aware of the streams right at your feet.
+☀Shake those trees.
+☀And watch the blessings fall upon you.
+Insha'Allah
+=== ___ ===
 How does a schizoid [[practically]] [[implement]] the sufi concept of fanaa
 ====== ChatGPT said: ======
-That’s a deep and [[fascinating]] question. '''Fanaa''' in Sufism refers to the [[annihilation]] of the self, [[dissolving]] one's ego in divine [[presence]]. A '''schizoid [[personality]]''', on the other hand, often involves emotional detachment, a preference for solitude, and a sense of dissociation from personal identity.
+That’s a deep and [[fascinating]] question. '''Fanaa''' in [[Sufism]] [[refers]] to the [[annihilation]] of the [[self]], [[dissolving]] one's [[ego]] in divine [[presence]]. A '''[[schizoid]] [[personality]]''', on the other hand, often [[involves]] [[emotional]] [[detachment]], a preference for solitude, and a sense of dissociation from personal identity.
 At first glance, it might seem that a schizoid individual would have an easier time with fanaa because they already experience a weakened sense of self and detachment. However, there’s a critical difference: schizoid detachment is often a defense mechanism, a way to avoid emotional intensity and interpersonal connection, while '''fanaa''' is a surrender—a conscious, ecstatic dissolution into the Divine.