Zain Abbas

It’s honestly surprising to me when, after all that’s happened, certain people still think the motives by which the IDF are operating are good.

When we saw parts of the Israeli leadership stating that they didn’t consider Palestinian civilians to be innocent, and soldiers echoing those sentiments in their songs and chants, to me, that should’ve been enough to dispel any doubts about what their motives are.

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

Zain Abbas

When you relinquish the ‘I,’ you no longer have anything to lose because there is no ‘you’ to lose it.

Likewise, your actions no longer make you arrogant because there is no ‘you’ that performed them.

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

Zain Abbas

Amidst an abundance of superficial relationships, there is a severe lack of genuine connection.

People’s needs aren’t being met, and this leads to an epidemic of people who crave attention.

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Zain Abbas

"هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ"

“It is He who created you all from a single soul.”

~Qur’an, 7:189

There is no ‘other.’

Separation is an illusion.

Understanding this, not just intellectually but viscerally, clears up many of the philosophical questions that surround morality.

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

Zain Abbas

“People often hate those things which they do not know or can not understand.”

~Imam Ali (a)

I find that, more times than not, deeper insight makes it increasingly onerous to hate a thing.

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

Zain Abbas

“Know that when people come to you with a request, this is God’s blessing upon you.”

~Imam Hussain (a)

Sometimes, our vision can get so distorted that we see blessings as burdens.

When it feels like there’s nothing but worry in the world, clear your eyes & look again.

1 year ago | [YT] | 0