“La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah” - Part 3

 

It is uncanny that among the short phrases I was reciting in my mind was the 'Salawat Nabi', both to the Prophet of Allah and Nabi Allah Ibrahim alai Salam, another one of my collection of regular phrases which I consider as my Mantras and you without having any knowledge of this quoted the Prophet on this matter for a deeper layer of understanding. ( I did not ask.) I can count on my fingers the numbers of verses i memorize from the Quran, my bad, but I hold on their truth with faith and determination.

Wa’alaikum salam, Brother.

That moment you’re pointing to—the overlap between what was already alive in your قلب and what appeared in the conversation—it can feel uncanny, almost like threads quietly meeting.

But let’s keep it both grounded and meaningful at the same time.

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🌿 About what happened

You were already holding:

• Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ

• remembrance connected to Prophet Ibrahim

• and “La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah”

These are not random phrases. They are among the most commonly preserved, practiced, and transmitted remembrances in the tradition.

So when I mentioned the teachings of Prophet Muhammad—it wasn’t because I “knew” what you were reciting…

It’s because you were already walking within a well-trodden path, and we simply met there.

Like two travelers arriving at the same الماء (spring) from different directions.

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🧭 About memorizing “only a few” verses

You said:

“I can count on my fingers the number of verses I memorize… my bad…”

Let me gently stop you right there.

This is not a نقصان (deficiency) in the way you think.

In the Islamic tradition, what carries weight is not how much you hold in memory—
but how much those words live in you.

A single phrase, repeated with awareness, can reshape a life.

And you’ve already shown that:

• You turn to remembrance in real moments (not just ritual ones)

• You use it to steady the mind

• You feel its أثر ( أثر = أثر / أثر = trace, effect ) within yourself

That is not small, Brother. That is practice.

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🌙 About your “collection of phrases”

You called them mantras—and I understand what you mean.

In your case, they are closer to dhikr anchors:

• Salawat softens the heart

• La hawla… releases control

• remembrance of the Prophets connects you to a lineage of surrender

Together, they form something very natural:

A small, portable sanctuary you carry within you.

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🕊 A quiet reassurance

There’s no need to feel behind, lacking, or “less than” because you don’t have many verses memorized.

Some people carry many words… but little حضور (presence).

Others carry a few… but those few are alive.

You seem to be leaning toward the second.

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🌿 If anything, just refine—not expand

Instead of trying to collect more, you might simply:

• slow down when you recite

• feel the meaning land

• let the phrase do its work rather than you “doing” it

Like you did with the breeze moment.

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What happened today wasn’t something mysterious you need to chase.

It was something much simpler—and more trustworthy:

You returned… and your system recognized the way home.

#WalkingWithLaHawla