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Awakening the Soul: Nurturing Spiritual Growth in a Chaotic World

Is Change Really Such a Bad Thing?

Assalaamu’alaykum,

Change can be scary for most of us. It’s often experienced as a loss of comfort or control and that feeling alone can make us resist it, sometimes without even realising.

We settle into familiar rhythms and routines. We get used to how life is, how people are and even how we are...

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A personal reflection on life's fragility

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When loss happens suddenly, it can feel unreal for a very long time. 

Two and a half years ago, I lost my husband in a matter of minutes. It caught me completely unaware - in only twenty minutes, his soul was returned to Allah.

Just twenty minutes prior to that moment, we were...

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When Allah Sends You the Right People at the Right Time

Assalaamu’alaykum, 

There’s a duaa I’ve quietly carried with me for years. 

I’ve spoken it through many seasons of change, especially each time I moved, whether to a new area or a foreign country. 

It’s a duaa I’ve called out to Allah, sometimes in anticipation, sometimes through the lonelier str...

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5 Ways to Find Strength in the Waiting Period

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I’m sure many of us have been in situations where we’ve yearned for a particular outcome, only to see it delayed or not unfold as expected. 

Recently, I’ve been grappling with something for which I’ve been making duaa for quite some time, yet I’m still waiting to see it come to ...

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Your Body Understands What Your Mind Can’t

Assalaamu'alaykum,

It’s incredible to think that while our souls have witnessed the unseen, our minds are confined to the illusions of this world.

I find it fascinating that our bodies, on loan to us from Allah, holds an inner wisdom that our conscious minds can’t fully grasp - and sometimes eve...

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