Zhou Guanyu for CN Harper’s Bazaar 2025
Ya Rabb, May you forgive our souls and allow us to enter Jannah. Protect us from the hellfire, and the curse of this dunya.
May we all spend the next Laylatul Qadr in Makkah and Madinah آمين
In every situation, turn back to Allah.
This Dunya's tests are inevitable, but true faith is shown by relying on Allah in both hardship and ease. When trials strike, a believer’s first response should be to turn to Allah with sincerity, patience, and reliance, knowing that every difficulty is an opportunity to grow closer to Him.
It’s important to remember Allah not just in times of difficulty but also in moments of ease and success. Gratitude in good times is as essential as patience in hard times. Consistently turning to Allah through salah, dhikr, and repentance keeps the heart connected to Him, ensuring that no matter what life brings, the believer remains anchored in faith. True success lies in recognizing Allah’s wisdom in every moment and seeking His guidance above all.
Many think abandoning Qur’ān = abandoning reciting it, and this is wrong!
Shaykh Sulaymān al-‘Alwān (فك الله أسره)
❝It’s necessary to contemplate and ponder over it, since Allāh may He be Glorified and Exalted said:
وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا
“And the Messenger has said, “O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned.” [25:30].
Many people think that abandoning the Qur’ān is to abandon reciting it, and this is wrong! Abandoning the Qur’ān consists of various levels;
Abandoning reciting it, abandoning implementing the Qur’ān, abandoning pondering over the Qur’ān, abandoning making tahākum to the Qur’ān, and abandoning seeking shifā’ (cure) through the Qur’ān.❞
If you leave Islam as a religion, Leave it as a topic. I do not care for your apostasy story and neither does any other muslim.