Is Solitude where you meet yourself?
Asslam o Alaikum, My honourable Sir, As scholars advise, " Solitude is where you meet yourself" But whenever I sit to reflect on my own presence, rather than meeting myself, I feel I lose myself. Everything around me including myself becomes question mark and 'I' itself feels strange. I feel void. Sir, what's that...? Am I missing something in what scholars meant or is this beyond my understanding? I believe your understanding more than my confusion 😊 Reply to the question: Wa Alaikum Assalam What you’re describing actually makes a lot of mixed sense—and it’s more common (and more meaningful) than it feels in the moment. When scholars say “Solitude is where you meet yourself,” they’re not talking about an immediate, peaceful, clear “meeting.” That line is often quoted in the spirit of thinkers like Rumi or Al-Ghazali—but the first stage of solitude is usually not clarity. it shows confusion. What you’re experiencing—the feeling of: losing yourself, everyth...
