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I say this as someone who is not that emotionally expressive and is uncomfortable being too expressive in public: its absolutely wild how so many people seem to think the proper way to experience Islam (or any religion) is devoid of emotion.
Like a week before Ramadan I saw a post complaining about how people today spend too much time being excited about Ramadan as if we didn't know the Sahaba used to spend 6 months eagerly awaiting its arrival.
Or, like, you'll regularly see people on here ignore the overt and outward emotion people like the Sahaba used to have and instead promote this idea of "men don't cry."
And yeah, applies to romance/love between people too. Don't we have examples of how much Rasul'Allah (SWS) used to love his wives, his daughters, his friends? Wasn't this love tied to the religion itself?
Emotion isn't meant to be separated from Islam. And if Islam truly innervates every part of your life, then inevitably religion and emotion will be tied together.
I have a lot of opinions as to why this mindset is taking root but rather than expound, let me give a tip that helps me (someone who's reticent with emotions): every night when I finish whatever dua I'm making, I include, "Thank You Allah and I love You." Feels corny, but helps.
