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Awakening the Soul: Nurturing Spiritual Growth in a Chaotic World

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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Lessons from a broken tree

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I always find so much inspiration in nature. In fact, Allah reminds us in the Quran to do so: 

"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason." (3:190)

This verse encourages us to look beyond w...

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What one ayah taught me about struggle and self compassion

Assalaamu’alaykum,

During a recent Qur’an lesson, we spent time discussing an ayah from Surah Al-Balad and I've been contemplating over this ayah since: 

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

“Indeed, We have created the human being in hardship.” (Qur’an 90:4)

I've been reflecting over the wor...

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