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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...

Assalaamu'alaykum, 

Did you know a plane can fly almost the entire journey on autopilot? It can take off, cruise, begin its descent… and unless someone consciously checks the direction, the plane could technically travel a long distance slightly off course without anyone noticing straight away.

Ev...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

Sometimes you hear something you've heard many times before, you hear it again but this time it lands differently. 

I experienced this a few days ago and I wanted to share it with you.

In the personal development space, you hear lots of recommendations that mirror faith based p...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

Something has been replaying in my mind recently… so naturally, I wanted to share it with you today :) 

What is written for you will never miss you.

Let that reality sit with you for a moment.

It doesn't matter how many doors closed. It doesn't matter how many times the timing...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

SubhanAllah, Ramadan always seems to move like sand slipping through our fingers.

Before we know it, we're already knee-deep in the final stretch of the month. And if you’re anything like me, around this point each year I start to wonder with rising sadness...

Have I done enoug...

Assalaamu’alaykum, 

This week inside Breaking Barriers, we had a very powerful session during our monthly Shukr Circle.

The theme was hardships.

Now, gratitude isn’t something we naturally associate with difficulty. But the reflections that emerged were deeply moving and I wanted to share a few w...

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...

Assalaamu'alaykum, 

I had a moment this Ramadan, though we’re only a few days in, where it felt like this blessed month was slipping through my fingers. 

I haven’t done enough. I’m not making the most of it. I should be doing more. 

The thoughts swirled in my mind, until a heaviness settled in.

Assalamu alaykum,

Can you feel the air start to change with the arrival of Ramadan? Like an old familiar friend coming to visit, carrying riches beyond your wildest dreams, just waiting to generously fill your life, heart, and soul with them.

I’m filled with gratitude to be able to run our first R...

Assalamu alaykum,

To the weary hearted, never lose hope.

Life’s challenges come in seasons and no hardship is meant to last forever.

If you feel like you're on a sinking ship, trust that Allah SWT will send you a life raft in the right place, at the right time.

If it seems like you’ve been throw...

Assalaamu'alaykum,  

Last December, I had the blessing of traveling to Iceland with my children, Alhamdulillah. 

The landscape was absolutely breath taking. Everything you've heard about its beauty holds true, it even exceeded our expectations.  

From the pristine white snow that blanketed the la...

Assalaamu'alaykum,

I wanted to share something from a recent Shukr Circle we had inside of our Breaking Barriers group. We were reflecting on verse 10 of Surah Al-Kahf: 

"When those youths sought refuge in the cave and said, 'Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself and guide us in our matter.'” [...