Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

The Prophet ﷺ was always positive and at peace with the abode; that is why the numerous trials and tribulations he went through never affected his spirit.

He ﷺ was always in the hub—in the eye of the hurricane. God made the hurricane, but He also made the eye of the hurricane.

If we are in the eye of the hurricane, the turbulence swirling around us will not disturb our equanimity. The hurricane is this world (dunyā), but the eye is the otherworldly access that we have as a gift of grace, if we choose to see everything, the good and the ill, as emanating from a benevolent, merciful creator.

Stare nellocchio del ciclone significa accettare il mondo cosi come questa tempestosa, mostruosa ondata di bonta, la cui bonta risiede

whose goodness resides in its very act of being and participating in its fullness, in the effulgent evanescence that is life on earth, with joy. 

In the brief time allotted to us on this planet, we can discover (literally, uncover) God, who hides in plain sight. This is preparation—the readiness is all—for a return to God. Indeed, with each and every adversity or affliction that befalls us, let us remind ourselves, “Truly we are God’s and unto Him we return.”