Read the title of this article? How often have you come across this quote? It almost sounds clichéd, doesn’t it? We all know Allah plans best, and what He has in store for us is better than all our dreams put together.

Knowing is one thing, but accepting this fact when things don’t go according to our desires is a whole different ball game altogether. Suddenly, you have your nafs whispering things to you…. things like…

“Maybe I’m not good enough”

“Maybe I’m a bad slave”

“Maybe I have too many sins” or even worse,

“Maybe Allah does not love me; I think He’s angry at me”

In times of ease, it is easy to glorify and praise Allah but in times of hardship when what you’ve dreamt about doesn’t work in your favor, it is not really easy to accept what Allah has decreed. It is nothing to be ashamed of though. We all go through moments of low imaan days where no khutbah can lift our spirits, when even praying the fard prayers becomes difficult and no amount of words from friends, family or strangers can make us feel better.

So how do we reinforce this powerful statement of “Allah is the best of planners” in our minds and hearts in times of difficulty and hardship?