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Awakening the Soul: Nurturing Spiritual Growth in a Chaotic World

So simple to do... yet so effective

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I don't think we fully appreciate how slippery our thoughts can be.

You wake up, it's hot, you've had a disturbed sleep, you're already irritable, your mind is heaving with everything that needs to get done and the challenge of getting through it all as the temperature creeps up...

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How life transforms when the heart learns to see

Assalaamu’alaykum,

I'd like you to take a moment to think about what it actually feels like to experience gratitude.

Not the quick Alhamdulilah we say when someone asks how we are or the Hamd (praise) we say mindlessly out of habit while our mind is preoccupied with the next task, worry or respons...

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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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