Fitnah (فِتْنَة). It is like a test, a kind of challenge that's meant to help us grow from the inside out. It’s like a process of purification. Now, there are three main types of these tests that we all face.
1⃣ We have the fitnah that comes from our Creator, Allah. These are trials sent to refine us, like a workout for our faith. They’re not meant to break us, but to make us stronger.
2⃣ There's the fitnah that comes from the people around us; our family, friends, even strangers. These are the tricky situations and conflicts that test our patience and how we interact with others.
3⃣There's the fitnah that comes from inside ourselves, from our own desires (نَفْس, nafs), weaknesses, and ego. It's like an inner battle that's crucial for us to become more self-aware.
Here's something important: when we ignore the fitnah (فِتْنَة) caused by others, we end up letting it fester inside. It’s like letting a wound go untreated, and it becomes a bigger problem for us.
This is a kind of self-inflicted fitnah, and if we let this happen, we lose our right to complain about it, because we had the ability to deal with it in the first place by responding to it.
You might be thinking, "That can’t be right." But trust me, it is. To get this, we have to look deeper at what we’re naturally inclined to do, our fitrah.
Imagine someone causing you real pain, or breaking something you hold dear. Your natural reaction is likely a strong, even fierce response. That's not a random feeling; it’s there for a reason. So, don't let yourself suffer by creating fitnah (فِتْنَة) for yourself by staying quiet when you should have addressed an issue.
Recognize that there's a subtle yet powerful difference between the fitnah that comes from people and the fitnah that comes from Allah. An example for the fitnah that comes from Allah can be Musa alayhissalamʼs coming. It was a form of fitnah for phroah that Allah himself sent. No human power could do it.
For fitnah that comes from people around us are in the form that usually comes because of bad character of a prticular person himself or herself. Note it.
@feratmosphere / 📒
1⃣ We have the fitnah that comes from our Creator, Allah. These are trials sent to refine us, like a workout for our faith. They’re not meant to break us, but to make us stronger.
2⃣ There's the fitnah that comes from the people around us; our family, friends, even strangers. These are the tricky situations and conflicts that test our patience and how we interact with others.
3⃣There's the fitnah that comes from inside ourselves, from our own desires (نَفْس, nafs), weaknesses, and ego. It's like an inner battle that's crucial for us to become more self-aware.
Here's something important: when we ignore the fitnah (فِتْنَة) caused by others, we end up letting it fester inside. It’s like letting a wound go untreated, and it becomes a bigger problem for us.
This is a kind of self-inflicted fitnah, and if we let this happen, we lose our right to complain about it, because we had the ability to deal with it in the first place by responding to it.
You might be thinking, "That can’t be right." But trust me, it is. To get this, we have to look deeper at what we’re naturally inclined to do, our fitrah.
Imagine someone causing you real pain, or breaking something you hold dear. Your natural reaction is likely a strong, even fierce response. That's not a random feeling; it’s there for a reason. So, don't let yourself suffer by creating fitnah (فِتْنَة) for yourself by staying quiet when you should have addressed an issue.
Recognize that there's a subtle yet powerful difference between the fitnah that comes from people and the fitnah that comes from Allah. An example for the fitnah that comes from Allah can be Musa alayhissalamʼs coming. It was a form of fitnah for phroah that Allah himself sent. No human power could do it.
For fitnah that comes from people around us are in the form that usually comes because of bad character of a prticular person himself or herself. Note it.
@feratmosphere / 📒