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Awakening the Soul: Nurturing Spiritual Growth in a Chaotic World

The Jewel Within the Jewel: Preparing for the Day of Arafah

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I pray this finds you well and that your heart is beginning to feel the sweetness and anticipation of these blessed days.

Among the treasures of Dhul Hijjah lies a jewel within the jewel…The Day of Arafah.

A day so sacred and overflowing with mercy that it shines like the crown...

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The most beautiful gift you could ever receive is…

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I delivered a training session this week inside of Breaking Barriers (our sisters group coaching programme) on how sabr is the gateway to resilience. 

We loosely translate sabr as patience and when we picture it in action, we imagine gritted teeth, silent endurance, waiting, tol...

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The simplest investment you'll ever make

Assalaamu’alaykum, 

Ramadan Mubarak my dear readers. I pray you have had a blessed entry into this blessed month.

There were brothers and sisters who were with us last Ramadan, who fasted beside us, prayed beside us, made duaa beside us… and they are no longer here.
So the very fact that Allah has
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My Heart Was Shaken by This One Comforting Truth

Assalaamu'alaykum,  

As I placed my head in sujood, reminding myself that I was bowing down before the King of kings, it hit me.  

When you see the “servants” of this world bowing before the kings of this earth, there’s always a significant visible distance - a space deliberately kept.  

The king...

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Three Years, Many Lifetimes, One Clear Truth

Assalaamu'alaykum,  

Today marks three years since my husband’s soul was returned to Allah.   

Three years. SubhanaAllah.  

I feel like I have lived many lifetimes inside of these three years. 

In some ways, I feel like I was meant to become an entirely different person through this test.  

A t...

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Gratitude: The Rope That Holds You Steady

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I once interviewed a man who had been falsely accused and imprisoned for many years. When I asked him what carried him through those dark days, his answer really moved me.

He said that every morning, before even getting out of bed, he would list over 100 things he was grateful f...

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