Your Soul Remembers What Your Mind Has Forgotten

Assalaamu'alaykum,

Take a moment to ponder over the fact that our souls have seen another realm, but our minds are now confined to this temporary world without a cognitive memory of our previous existence.

But what our mind can't perceive, is a knowledge that is still embedded deep within our body.

Our bodies hold an inner knowing that our thinking minds can't fully grasp and sometimes even pushes against.

Before we came into this life, we existed as souls and each of us stood before Allah SWT, who asked us, "Am I not your Lord?" [7:172].

Without any hesitation, we all said yes with complete certainty, declaring that Allah, The Almighty, is our One true Creator and Sustainer, The Most High, who holds all creation in His hands.

Once we made this oath, we were placed in this fleeting life, bound to and enclosed within a temporary physical body.

As we entered this temporary state, the oath we took didn’t vanish; it came with us, embedded deep within.

It’s ingrained at the core of our being - a profound, unwavering sense of knowing, a covenant made between a slave and their Master.

This sense of knowing is described in our faith as our Fitrah - our natural inclination towards God.

As we go through life and face its challenges, our fitrah doesn't stay quiet...it drives a spiritual and rational urge that longs for Allah, seeking to know Him, believe in Him and serve Him.

To turn away from that fitrah is to live a pretence - to live a lie.

Sometimes, the noise in our minds becomes so overwhelming that we can't hear its quiet calling.

Although it's not intentional, we often get caught up in life's chaos and try to "think" our way out of every difficulty, forgetting that we have an innate sense of right and wrong - a guiding light built within us at the core of our being.

A light that reminds us that we need to rely not only on our minds, but also on the wisdom of our hearts and bodies.

If we can learn to slow down and tune in deeper, using this inner compass to guide us, we can see the right path clearly and find our way to higher ground, making this whole life journey so much smoother, with real peace and contentment actually within reach.

Here are three ways we can start to slow down:

• Take longer pauses between tasks - Instead of rushing from one thing to the next, deliberately pause for 30 seconds to a minute between activities. Just sit, breathe and let your mind settle before moving on.
• Extend your sujood (prostration) - Spend extra moments in this position of complete submission, letting the stillness and humility sink in deeper.
• Put your phone in another room - Remove the biggest source of mental acceleration from your immediate environment. Without that constant ping of notifications, your mind naturally begins to settle into a slower rhythm.

Reflection of the Week

Think about a moment when your heart recognised a truth before your mind could explain it.

What was it pointing you back to?

Dua of the Week

اللَّهُمَّ أَرِنَا الْحَقَّ حَقًّا وَارْزُقْنَا اتِّبَاعَهُ، وَأَرِنَا

الْبَاطِلَ بَاطِلًا وَارْزُقْنَا اجْتِنَابَهُ

O Allah, show us truth as truth and grant us the ability to follow it; and show us falsehood as falsehood and grant us the strength to stay away from it.