Insha’Allah, I’ll be leaving for Hajj over the coming days and I thought I would share with you some travel tips on what to pack for Hajj which you can share with any friends or family members who are going for Hajj this year (or in future years insha’Allah). This is not an exhaustive list,
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Maintain Your Motivation and Strengthen Willpower – Motivation Boosters (Part 5)
There are two kinds of motivation. First – Towards Motivation – when you are actively taking action toward a particular goal. It may be a reward, or it may be something you truly see as a benefit that will help your life. Second – Away from motivation– Here you are doing it so that you want to be
Read articleMaintain Your Motivation and Strengthen Willpower – Plan for Success (Part 4)
Imagine a wooden plank between two buildings – both 80 stories high. The buildings are 50 meters across, and there is a wooden plank to connect them. The wooden plank is very narrow. Now, if I say to you – if you cross the wooden plank and reach the other side, I will give you
Read articleMaintain Your Motivation and Strengthen Willpower – Maintaining a Success Ritual (Part 3)
A ritual is a carefully defined, highly structured behavior. Think of something as simple as brushing your teeth. Brushing your teeth is something to which you feel consistently drawn to complete. You never put brushing your teeth on a “to do” list. This is what we want to achieve in our goals. Rather than forcibly
Read articleHow to Pray in a Distraction-Free Zone
One of the most annoying sounds in the mosque or any place where you just want peace and quiet to focus is the irritating tone of yet another phone ringing, and someone reading this article perhaps shares the same sentiments as me (or feels like a guilty culprit!). Salah is an opportunity to re-focus in
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