YOU ARE NOT TOO YOUNG TO HAVE A PURPOSE
Dear Muslim youth,
You may still be figuring out who you are, what you want to become, and where life is taking you. But never think that your age makes you insignificant.
Allah has given you time, energy, abilities, and opportunities for a reason.
Do not wait until you are older to become serious about your faith. Do not postpone your relationship with the Qur’an, your ṣalāh, your character, or your responsibility to Allah.
Your youth is not merely a season to enjoy. It is a trust.
The friends you choose, the things you watch, the words you speak, the way you treat your parents, the habits you form, and the choices you make when nobody is watching are all shaping the person you will become.
You do not have to be perfect. But you must keep striving.
Build your relationship with Allah now. Seek beneficial knowledge. Choose friends who remind you of goodness. Learn to say no when something threatens your faith. And when you fall, do not allow Shayṭān to convince you that you are too far gone to return.
You are young, but you are accountable.
You are young, but you can make a difference.
You are young, but you can be a source of goodness.
May Allah preserve our youth, strengthen their īmān, protect their hearts, guide their choices, and make them among those who live purposeful lives in obedience to Him. Āmīn.
Umm Sumayyah Mai
YOU ARE NOT TOO YOUNG TO HAVE A PURPOSE
Dear Muslim youth,
You may still be figuring out who you are, what you want to become, and where life is taking you. But never think that your age makes you insignificant.
Allah has given you time, energy, abilities, and opportunities for a reason.
Do not wait until you are older to become serious about your faith. Do not postpone your relationship with the Qur’an, your ṣalāh, your character, or your responsibility to Allah.
Your youth is not merely a season to enjoy. It is a trust.
The friends you choose, the things you watch, the words you speak, the way you treat your parents, the habits you form, and the choices you make when nobody is watching are all shaping the person you will become.
You do not have to be perfect. But you must keep striving.
Build your relationship with Allah now. Seek beneficial knowledge. Choose friends who remind you of goodness. Learn to say no when something threatens your faith. And when you fall, do not allow Shayṭān to convince you that you are too far gone to return.
You are young, but you are accountable.
You are young, but you can make a difference.
You are young, but you can be a source of goodness.
May Allah preserve our youth, strengthen their īmān, protect their hearts, guide their choices, and make them among those who live purposeful lives in obedience to Him. Āmīn.
Umm Sumayyah Mai
