One Thing Always Leads to Another

Posted by Mahvish on 11/30/09 • Categorized as Stories & Articles,Thinking Cap

Each of our lives is sort of like a set of dominos. Once it starts, it can never stop until it reaches the end. Time keeps flying by, just as dominos continue to incessantly fall on top of one another, one after the other. Not all sets of dominos, understandably, are alike. Some end short, others live long. Some are set up plain and straight, others consist of abundant twirls and swirls.

dominos

Similarly, every Muslimah carries in her hands, her own unique journey in this vast world. She may come from a difficult upbringing, enduring a harsh, roller-coaster life, or everything could be seemingly normal and manageable for her. Allahu’Alam.

In any case, she remains the paramount constructor of her dominos’ design. For that reason, she is responsible to align all of the pieces Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala hands over to her in this life and ensure that they all can fall into place seamlessly – that all of her life’s decisions along with actions work together for the betterment of her akhira (afterlife).

In order for her design to flow smoothly to begin with, the Muslimah endeavors earnestly and perpetually to fulfill all the five pillars. These foundational pieces are the very first to be placed with the utmost care because they are the push needed to allow the rest of the dominos to fall into place perfectly. The blueprint of her design revolves around honestly pursuing Tawheed because it is the basis of success. Moreover, with all of these connecting factors naturally comes the crucial component of sincere and complete obedience to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and His Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wasallam. Hence, when Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala commands His female slaves to cover themselves in verse 24:31 of the Quran, we cover. And we do so from the bottom of our hearts and for His sake alone to earn His closeness, raise our status, and also because we fear His punishment if we rebelliously disobey.

Following this further, another aspect that positively requires greater elaboration is the overwhelming importance of sincerity. Seeing as each and every one of Allah’s commands is bursting with justice, hikmah (wisdom), and far more goodness than we will ever discover, not a single breathing soul has any valid excuse to not faithfully abide by all of His decrees. The Most-Merciful gives His slaves rules always for their improvement and progress, never ever for their downfall. After all, He is the Rabbal Alamin (The Lord of all that exists).

Accordingly, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala already has absolute knowledge that one action leads to another, just as the movement of one domino inevitably causes the movement of another domino. Thus, when a Sister observes hijab Fisabilillah (for the sake of Allah), Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala opens for her countless additional doors to perform other righteous deeds that she previously did not have access to. He elevates her rank in both the dunya as well as the akhira and unlocks for her previously locked doors, allowing her to magnificently polish her character and eeman. None can imagine the tremendous mercy of our Creator!

When a Sister first adheres properly to the hijab, she begins to notice that it strengthens her personal relationship with The One who made her. It helps her attain the priceless gift of contentment inside, and it helps her refrain from sin because she has a reminder directly on her very own body that Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala watches over her every second of every minute of everyday. And truthfully, hijab does far more. One good deed leads to many more good deeds.

The same also goes for bad deeds. If a Muslimah intentionally refuses to wear hijab, she sets up her dominos crookedly, cutting her design short from flourishing. Although she may think otherwise, in reality, she prevents herself from thriving as the best slave she can be—a Mu’minah.

Not only does she receive the sin of being uncovered, but whether she is aware of it or not, she opens up numerous doors to other various evils because she causes herself to become more vulnerable to shaytaan’s endless tricks. For instance, she is more prone to commit haraam publicly because her hijab, which would make her think twice before doing any wrong openly, is not on her body to remind her. And, unfortunately, the evil does not end there. Remaining unveiled breeds far more harm.

On the whole, the message here to my beloved Sisters in Islam, is this:

Do not deplete the nourishment of your beautiful souls by stopping yourself from tasting the indescribable sweetness of surrendering completely to the will of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. If you know with full certainty that all of His commands are solely for your good, then why permit shaytaan as well as your nafs to get in the way of submitting? Indeed, shaytaan will attempt zealously to hinder you from observing hijab and performing other noble deeds, but unlike the orders of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, each and every one of his poisonous whisperings are strategically planned for your downfall.

Remember that.

Align all of your dominos properly by making the right decisions with pure sincerity so that success calls your name in the end. As you do this, keep in mind that when your last domino falls, it does not merely land into thin, dry air to be forgotten as it does in the dunya. You are raised again to continue your journey to Jannah, insha’Allah, but only if you set up the pieces of your dominos in the dunya with this ultimate goal in mind.

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Dania

Awesome post mashaAllah =)

What you said about shaytan and the nafs, subhanAllah so true.

I remember one shaykh saying along the lines of –’imagine him as a *real* person, and your true enemy, because Allah swt has made him truly an enemy for human kind, so why allow him to get in your way. When you imagine him as a human enemy and distracting you, you really want to fight him’

JazkiAllahi khairun Mahvish <3 That was beautiful…

*goes to align my dominos ;)*
Dania

Awesome post mashaAllah =)

What you said about shaytan and the nafs, subhanAllah so true.

I remember one shaykh saying along the lines of –’imagine him as a *real* person, and your true enemy, because Allah swt has made him truly an enemy for human kind, so why allow him to get in your way. When you imagine him as a human enemy and distracting you, you really want to fight him’

JazkiAllahi khairun Mahvish <3 That was beautiful…

*goes to align my dominos ;)*
Mahvish

Awww, Dania JazakAllah Khair for the sweet response and clever comment at the end <3 I am very happy to hear that you found it to be awesome ^_^ I will always remember that, InshaAllah. May Allah SWT allow this article to bring massive benefit, Ameen!
Mahvish

Awww, Dania JazakAllah Khair for the sweet response and clever comment at the end <3 I am very happy to hear that you found it to be awesome ^_^ I will always remember that, InshaAllah. May Allah SWT allow this article to bring massive benefit, Ameen!
http://www.momo17.wordpress.com/ maryam

asalaam o alykum dear Mahvish.
this was really good mashaAllah.
i loved the part where you say that hijab polishes a Muslimah.. subhanAllah…it does, it acts as a check and balance for you :)

And the best part is that Allah swt is Most Forgiving, Most Kind, subhanAllah…We commit so many mistakes every day and yet He is always there, He never abandons us..SubhanAllah.

jazakAllah for this :)
much love, maryam
http://www.momo17.wordpress.com maryam

asalaam o alykum dear Mahvish.
this was really good mashaAllah.
i loved the part where you say that hijab polishes a Muslimah.. subhanAllah…it does, it acts as a check and balance for you :)

And the best part is that Allah swt is Most Forgiving, Most Kind, subhanAllah…We commit so many mistakes every day and yet He is always there, He never abandons us..SubhanAllah.

jazakAllah for this :)
much love, maryam
Mahvish

Wa iyyakum Maryam! I am glad to hear that you liked that part :)And also, I thought about what you said, that Allah never abandons us, and when I sat there thinking about it, I felt an ocean wave full of mercy in my heart. It was such a beautiful feeling. JazakAllah Khair for remdinding me of His ultimate kindness to each and every one of us.
Much Love <3
Mahvish

Wa iyyakum Maryam! I am glad to hear that you liked that part :)And also, I thought about what you said, that Allah never abandons us, and when I sat there thinking about it, I felt an ocean wave full of mercy in my heart. It was such a beautiful feeling. JazakAllah Khair for remdinding me of His ultimate kindness to each and every one of us.
Much Love <3
http://niteliteinspirations.com/ Umm Salma

MashaAllah, very well-written post. I’m very happy to finally be able to see your stuff, Mahvish. I love the metaphor. It suits the situation so well!
Umm Salma

MashaAllah, very well-written post. I’m very happy to finally be able to see your stuff, Mahvish. I love the metaphor. It suits the situation so well!
Mahvish

JazakAllah Khair Umm Salma. ^_^ Nice to hear that you think the metephor suits the situation well! InshaAllah you will be seeing more of my work soon :D !
Mahvish

JazakAllah Khair Umm Salma. ^_^ Nice to hear that you think the metephor suits the situation well! InshaAllah you will be seeing more of my work soon :D !
Sarah

MashaAllah beautiful analogy! I love it. JazakiAllahu khayrn sis!
Sarah

MashaAllah beautiful analogy! I love it. JazakiAllahu khayrn sis!
Mahvish

Wa iyyakum Sarah! And I love that you love it :P May Allah SWT grant you and your loved ones Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Mahvish

Wa iyyakum Sarah! And I love that you love it :P May Allah SWT grant you and your loved ones Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
http://diaryofamuslimgirl.blogspot.com/ Muslim Girl

Beautiful mA :) I love how you ended it on a positive note!
http://diaryofamuslimgirl.blogspot.com Muslim Girl

Beautiful mA :) I love how you ended it on a positive note!
Mahvish

:) Of course, I have to end it on a positive note! That is a little something I learned from highschool eng. teacher. You don’t want to leave the reader hopeless (unless the situation calls for a grim ending). Instead, give them, in this case my Sisters, something to smile about!

JazakAllah Khair Muslim Girl! May Allah SWT unite you and all your loved ones in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Mahvish

:) Of course, I have to end it on a positive note! That is a little something I learned from highschool eng. teacher. You don’t want to leave the reader hopeless (unless the situation calls for a grim ending). Instead, give them, in this case my Sisters, something to smile about!

JazakAllah Khair Muslim Girl! May Allah SWT unite you and all your loved ones in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Hajer

masha’Allah masha’Allah it was a really great article! I really loved how you brought it back to Tawheed, cause too often you hear ignorant people giving their own interpretations to why women should wear hijab. When, first and foremost, we do it for Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.

Written amazingly, “tasting the indescribable sweetness of surrendering completely to the will of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.” .. SubhanAllah, I’ll leave it at that.

Love you for the sake of Allah, Mahvish <3
Hajer

masha’Allah masha’Allah it was a really great article! I really loved how you brought it back to Tawheed, cause too often you hear ignorant people giving their own interpretations to why women should wear hijab. When, first and foremost, we do it for Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.

Written amazingly, “tasting the indescribable sweetness of surrendering completely to the will of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.” .. SubhanAllah, I’ll leave it at that.

Love you for the sake of Allah, Mahvish <3
Mahvish

JazakAllah Khair, Hajer! And may He, for whose sake you love me, love you!

I am happy that you found my article to connect back to Tawheed. I knew it was ineffably important to include that. After all, why else do we exist? May Allah SWT unite you and all your loved ones in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Mahvish

JazakAllah Khair, Hajer! And may He, for whose sake you love me, love you!

I am happy that you found my article to connect back to Tawheed. I knew it was ineffably important to include that. After all, why else do we exist? May Allah SWT unite you and all your loved ones in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Nikhat

Dear sister…..

The way you gave the example of dominos it’s a marvelous idea..masha;Allah..and the comparison that life doesn’t end until it reaches the last domino. is very very nice.The line I really loved in your article was :

keep in mind that when your last domino falls, it does not merely land into thin, dry air to be forgotten as it does in the dunya. You are raised again to continue your journey to Jannah, insha’Allah, but only if you set up the pieces of your dominos in the dunya with this ultimate goal in mind…

This article of yours has made me to think about Hijaab and Islam in a completely different way.Words won’t be enough for me to express how much I love your article…

lOOKING FORWARD TO ANother article from you
Nikhat

Dear sister…..

The way you gave the example of dominos it’s a marvelous idea..masha;Allah..and the comparison that life doesn’t end until it reaches the last domino. is very very nice.The line I really loved in your article was :

keep in mind that when your last domino falls, it does not merely land into thin, dry air to be forgotten as it does in the dunya. You are raised again to continue your journey to Jannah, insha’Allah, but only if you set up the pieces of your dominos in the dunya with this ultimate goal in mind…

This article of yours has made me to think about Hijaab and Islam in a completely different way.Words won’t be enough for me to express how much I love your article…

lOOKING FORWARD TO ANother article from you
Mahvish

Dear Nikhat,

Subhan’Allah, what you said really made my day! I am elated to know that this article has made you rethhink your perspective on Islam and hijab for the better, Alhamdullilah. And it is truly and honor and a blessing for me to be partly the reason to make that positive change for you.

Also, I felt it important that I mentioned that last domino, I wanted to work through the design of the dominos from beginning to end in this article and connect whatever step I could with our lives. But the thing is, dominos are an item from the dunya, and our souls are not. Hence, that vital distinction had to be made.

Anywho, JazakAllah Khair! May Allah SWT unite you and all your loved ones in Jannatal Firdous and make you an excellent designer for all the pieces of your dominos, Ameen!
Mahvish

Dear Nikhat,

Subhan’Allah, what you said really made my day! I am elated to know that this article has made you rethhink your perspective on Islam and hijab for the better, Alhamdullilah. And it is truly and honor and a blessing for me to be partly the reason to make that positive change for you.

Also, I felt it important that I mentioned that last domino, I wanted to work through the design of the dominos from beginning to end in this article and connect whatever step I could with our lives. But the thing is, dominos are an item from the dunya, and our souls are not. Hence, that vital distinction had to be made.

Anywho, JazakAllah Khair! May Allah SWT unite you and all your loved ones in Jannatal Firdous and make you an excellent designer for all the pieces of your dominos, Ameen!
Imani

Assalamu Alaikum,

Mashallah, that was a beautiful article! It makes me examine how I’ve “lined up my dominoes”
The section about how each of Allah’s commands “bursting with justice and hikmah” is beautiful, because Allah’s commands really are. Sometimes they may just seem like rules to follow, but if we examine them and truly believe in them as Allah commands, we’d understand that they are bursting with everything that is good for us, if only we would listen.

Jazak Allah Khair sister for the beautiful article. May Allah reward you immensely!
Imani

Assalamu Alaikum,

Mashallah, that was a beautiful article! It makes me examine how I’ve “lined up my dominoes”
The section about how each of Allah’s commands “bursting with justice and hikmah” is beautiful, because Allah’s commands really are. Sometimes they may just seem like rules to follow, but if we examine them and truly believe in them as Allah commands, we’d understand that they are bursting with everything that is good for us, if only we would listen.

Jazak Allah Khair sister for the beautiful article. May Allah reward you immensely!
Mahvish

Ameen! And wa iyyakum!

I am glad you caught on to that part Sister Imani :) It is actually a reminder for myself as well to be honest. Whenever I feel something is unfair, I have to realize that I as a human am created flawed so I am incorrect in thinking so, and Allah, the Perfect, The Just, spreads His mercy and fairness to all in ways that we cannot understand.

If you can’t trust Allah, the most trustworthy, then who can you trust?

I love you for the sake of Allah,
Mahvish.
Mahvish

Ameen! And wa iyyakum!

I am glad you caught on to that part Sister Imani :) It is actually a reminder for myself as well to be honest. Whenever I feel something is unfair, I have to realize that I as a human am created flawed so I am incorrect in thinking so, and Allah, the Perfect, The Just, spreads His mercy and fairness to all in ways that we cannot understand.

If you can’t trust Allah, the most trustworthy, then who can you trust?

I love you for the sake of Allah,
Mahvish.
Umm Yasin

Asalamu alaykum warahmatullahi ta’ala wabarakatu

Sister Mahvish, I absolutely love your article. It is beautifuly written and serves as an excellent reminder for each and everyone of us. I love the analogy and how in the end you tied it to the akhira…..mashaAllah.

There is a lot I love about your piece; your reminder about Allah’s Just and Hikmah, and how everything we undertake should be for Allah’s sake inshaAllah.

With that note sis, love you for the sake of Ar-Rahman.

May you keep inspiring sisters with the talent that our Rabb has bestowed upon you. May Allah reward you for for your good deeds inshaAllah ameen and may your intentions always remain pure and for Allah’s pleasure inshaAllah ameen

I pray that all you sisters at IGIC continue with this positive endeavor and that Allah (S.W) rewards you all for your good deeds ameen. May Allah be with you inshaAllah ameen

Jazakumullahu kheyran jazza
Wasalamu alaykum warahmatullah
Umm Yasin

Asalamu alaykum warahmatullahi ta’ala wabarakatu

Sister Mahvish, I absolutely love your article. It is beautifuly written and serves as an excellent reminder for each and everyone of us. I love the analogy and how in the end you tied it to the akhira…..mashaAllah.

There is a lot I love about your piece; your reminder about Allah’s Just and Hikmah, and how everything we undertake should be for Allah’s sake inshaAllah.

With that note sis, love you for the sake of Ar-Rahman.

May you keep inspiring sisters with the talent that our Rabb has bestowed upon you. May Allah reward you for for your good deeds inshaAllah ameen and may your intentions always remain pure and for Allah’s pleasure inshaAllah ameen

I pray that all you sisters at IGIC continue with this positive endeavor and that Allah (S.W) rewards you all for your good deeds ameen. May Allah be with you inshaAllah ameen

Jazakumullahu kheyran jazza
Wasalamu alaykum warahmatullah
Mahvish

Wa’laykum As Salaam wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu!

Ameen! Ameen! Ameen!

Insha’Allah! Insha’Allah! Insha’Allah!

Sister Umm Yasin you have melted my heart, put a smile on my face, and brightened my day with your comment! Truly, it is an honor to know that my article is a piece that you loved and served as a positive reminder for you about Allah!

My He, for whose sake you love me, love you! Ameen!

You have instilled in me more confidence about the next piece that I am going to write (which is coming out very soon Insha’Allah!) :) Hence, may Allah SWT reward you tremendously for whatever benefit the next article brings, and may it bring tremendous benefit, Ameen!

My Allah SWT unite us and our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen! My Allah make your affairs easy, bless you in what you do, and grant you and your loved ones long lives and great health, Ameen!

JazakAllah Khair for the kind words!
Mahvish

Wa’laykum As Salaam wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu!

Ameen! Ameen! Ameen!

Insha’Allah! Insha’Allah! Insha’Allah!

Sister Umm Yasin you have melted my heart, put a smile on my face, and brightened my day with your comment! Truly, it is an honor to know that my article is a piece that you loved and served as a positive reminder for you about Allah!

My He, for whose sake you love me, love you! Ameen!

You have instilled in me more confidence about the next piece that I am going to write (which is coming out very soon Insha’Allah!) :) Hence, may Allah SWT reward you tremendously for whatever benefit the next article brings, and may it bring tremendous benefit, Ameen!

My Allah SWT unite us and our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen! My Allah make your affairs easy, bless you in what you do, and grant you and your loved ones long lives and great health, Ameen!

JazakAllah Khair for the kind words!
Sobia

MASHA’ALLAH!! Im soo proud of you! Insha’allah I hope that you will write a book on Islam and the religion.And what you wrote of the dominoes was a great idea. Masha’allah.Please write more stories Insha’allah.Im soo proud of you. Masha’allah that was really nice.
Sobia

MASHA’ALLAH!! Im soo proud of you! Insha’allah I hope that you will write a book on Islam and the religion.And what you wrote of the dominoes was a great idea. Masha’allah.Please write more stories Insha’allah.Im soo proud of you. Masha’allah that was really nice.
Sana

Masha’allah!!!!!!!! It was wonderful!!!!! I hope your stories will make people understand the importance of Islam and wearing the hijab. It makes me feel guilty because I don’t wear a scarf and it makes me want to slap myself for doing all that gunnah. I hope you keep writing stories and make people think twice of what they’re doing. Good luck on the other stories!!!!!! :)
Sana

Masha’allah!!!!!!!! It was wonderful!!!!! I hope your stories will make people understand the importance of Islam and wearing the hijab. It makes me feel guilty because I don’t wear a scarf and it makes me want to slap myself for doing all that gunnah. I hope you keep writing stories and make people think twice of what they’re doing. Good luck on the other stories!!!!!! :)
tasnim

loved the article….made me feel proud to be a Muslima. it also gives me strength to continue wearing my niqaab in a world that sees it as a sign of oppression. May Allah always choose me to represent Deen in a correct way… Allahu’ Alum
tasnim

loved the article….made me feel proud to be a Muslima. it also gives me strength to continue wearing my niqaab in a world that sees it as a sign of oppression. May Allah always choose me to represent Deen in a correct way… Allahu’ Alum
Mahvish

Sister Sobia, JazakAllah Khair, and that was so cute (that I should write a book)! Who knows, maybe I will one day, Insha’Allah :) You certainly made me want to do so more…

And JazakAllah Khair for being proud of me and also for the kind words :)

May AllahSWT make your affairs easy, increase you in ilm and eemaan, and unite our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Mahvish

Sister Sobia, JazakAllah Khair, and that was so cute (that I should write a book)! Who knows, maybe I will one day, Insha’Allah :) You certainly made me want to do so more…

And JazakAllah Khair for being proud of me and also for the kind words :)

May AllahSWT make your affairs easy, increase you in ilm and eemaan, and unite our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Mahvish

Sister Sana,

OMG don’t want to slap yourself…..I pray that one day you’ll have the courage to wear hijab very soon and always keep it on Insha’Allah..

JazakAllah Khair for the kind words and Insha’Allah, I hope Allah SWT does enable me to continue to write better and better, and more thought-provoking articles Insha’Allah :)

May Allah SWT bless you with stronger ilm and emaan, great health and courage, and unite our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!

And there’s no such thing as luck
Mahvish

Sister Sana,

OMG don’t want to slap yourself…..I pray that one day you’ll have the courage to wear hijab very soon and always keep it on Insha’Allah..

JazakAllah Khair for the kind words and Insha’Allah, I hope Allah SWT does enable me to continue to write better and better, and more thought-provoking articles Insha’Allah :)

May Allah SWT bless you with stronger ilm and emaan, great health and courage, and unite our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!

And there’s no such thing as luck
Mahvish

[part 2 to Sana]

And there’s no such thing as luck/chance, because everything is a decree of Allah that has already been set :)

(sorry my laptop acted funny and my comment sent before I wanted it to)
Mahvish

[part 2 to Sana]

And there’s no such thing as luck/chance, because everything is a decree of Allah that has already been set :)

(sorry my laptop acted funny and my comment sent before I wanted it to)
Mahvish

Ameen!

Sister Tasnim, I am so very glad to know that my article increased your pride and confidence. May the people around you see the niqaab you wear as a sign of complete submission to Allah and honour, may He SWT continue to make you stronger, and may He SWT, unite us and our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!
Mahvish

Ameen!

Sister Tasnim, I am so very glad to know that my article increased your pride and confidence. May the people around you see the niqaab you wear as a sign of complete submission to Allah and honour, may He SWT continue to make you stronger, and may He SWT, unite us and our families in Jannatal Firdous, Ameen!

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