Dr. Van Ael

Instead of fearing to be deprived from the blessing because you put it at service of the sin. Ask Him to allow you to keep the blessing and to allow you to appreciate it. Where the focus goes, the energy flows.

He loves you so much that He invites you to live with Him forever, in the enchanting Gardens of Eden.

Prophets were falsely accused, so were pious women, the likes of our mother Aisha (ra) and Maryam (ra). Sometimes you are being spat out by people to end up with Allah. The question is, are we ready to lose all to find One. Mathematically it does not make sense, religiously it does! God Almighty - Allah - grant those who are in need of strength the power to overcome!

You are religiously schizophrenic when your body is religiously doing what your heart is emotionally resisting. You will not be cured from this until the good deeds you hide shine brighter than the best deeds you show.

The heart cannot remain empty—it must be filled. If it is not filled with the love of Allah, it will be overtaken by the love of the world and its fleeting pleasures. The heart is a vessel, and what you choose to pour into it will determine its state. When the love of Allah fills it, the heart finds peace, contentment, and direction. But when the heart becomes attached to the world and its desires, it grows restless, unstable, and deprived of true purpose.

Sulayman Van Ael

"The child of Adam has never experienced anything more severe since their creation than death. Yet, death is lighter than what comes after it." - Musnad Ahmad

"O assembly of those who have submitted with their tongues, while faith has not yet entered their hearts: do not harm the Muslims, do not shame them, and do not probe into their flaws or pursue their shortcomings. For whoever seeks out the faults of a Muslim, Allah will seek out his faults; and if Allah seeks out someone’s faults, He will expose him, even if he is within the privacy of his own home."Sahih ibn Hibban

Our Prophet ﷺ held the honour of the believers in the highest regard. Yet, at times, it feels like the way we address one another is harsher than how Allah commanded Moses to speak to Pharaoh. The internet has become a court where spectators play lawyers and the ignorant act as judges. Pause for a moment and ask yourself: why would I harm someone whom Allah has entrusted with the key to the Gardens of Eden?

Sulayman Van Ael

"The sweetness of this world will be bitter in the Hereafter and the bitterness in this world will be sweet in the Afterlife." - Musnad Ahmad

This profound saying reminds us of life’s ultimate test: pleasures that distract us from Allah may bring regret on the Day of Judgment, while enduring hardship for His sake will lead to eternal joy. True sweetness is found in choosing what lasts over what fades.

Sulayman Van Ael