They want the message to use against others, but not for themselves. My writing is direct. It challenges illusions. It exposes hypocrisy. It dismantles power structures. It calls people back to sincerity and accountability. Some people want the content of that message, but not to grow, but to judge others. So they take the ideas to judge others with, never to look in the mirror. They are seeking moral superiority, not moral growth. People love the idea of transformation more than the work of transformation.
Tag: Marwa Assar
Dear Beloved Students: Inner Windows and Honest Mirrors
The Divine Mender: Lessons from the Name ‘Al-Jabbar’
The essence of the root j-b-r is the irresistible restoration of something, and the name al-Jabbār describes the nature of the One who is the ultimate restorer of the soundness, wholeness and righteousness of all things. For a human being, any claim to such irresistible power would be false pride and arrogance, but for Allāh it is simply the truth.

