Ground

Bismillah...

"... ain't kidding from where I'm standing (or sitting)."

This surface is real

Connected, even if only in essence

People and places shift, but not thy footsteps

"Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.

[Such believers are] the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers [of Allah ], the travelers [for His cause], those who bow and prostrate [in prayer], those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and those who observe the limits [set by] Allah . And give good tidings to the believers." 
At-Taubah,9: 111- 112

"It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection."
Al-Mulk, 67: 15



O traveller,
La Tahzan, place your life and wealth to Allah swt
start your journey with pure intention, solely for Allah swt
whether you may be taught a lesson from it
or  found ways to know His attributes (Asmaul Husna)
or ways to gain His redha

don't stay
except to reflect
then go, spread to the ends of the earth
you may find your guide in the unlikeliest of form

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