iman.

iman translates into faith in english. some tend to write it as 'emaan', some imaan, all trying to essay the same emotion from the simple word.

iman is not something one can just conjure from their deep recesses if they want to. it takes time. it takes pure, unwavering absolute belief. iman makes you take huge hits at times, punishing you to see how much you believe in it. iman tests you constantly, cynical of your devotion. it does reward you of course, though that may not be tangible or palpable immediately. iman cuts you off, makes you seem like a hard-hatted person, when in fact you could be the most reasonable person around town. iman shows you how other people react to you, and on a social level, how many people would still associate and identify with you. believing in iman makes you believe. it leaves you weary at times, it sneers at you many others, but at the end, according to me, it rewards you. sometimes you can see it, sometimes you cant.

subsequently, iman cannot be forced upon anyone. you may imprison someone to committing certain acts in order to increase and build iman, but where the mind is not willing, the soul is not willing, there shall be no true iman. iman cannot be extorted out of someone, cannot be used as a method of blackmail. iman is not inherent- it works and sweats and toils, and then forms itself. it is there, inside you somewhere, but it takes its own time and circumstances to bloom and come alive. for some, it comes early, hearty and bearing gifts. for others, its a tough journey of self-discovery and rough roads.

iman cannot be coerced upon anybody. not me, not you, not the person sitting next to you.

that is all.