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Assalaamu’alaykum, 

I think this might be a cultural thing but I’ve heard it said over and over again in different spaces.

“Look at so-and-so... see what they’re going through... it’s because they did this.”

“This is happening to them because they didn’t do that.”

But here’s the scary thing.

We...

Assalaamu’alaykum,

As they say hindsight is 20/20.

And it’s true! When I reflect back, I can see that my first instinct was always to look outward before turning inward.

If something (or someone!) upset me, my attention would go straight to what others said or did. That made me sensitive, quick t...

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...

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,

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.'” [...