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Awakening the Soul: Nurturing Spiritual Growth in a Chaotic World

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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