After dropping her daughter at the daycare, Sarah headed to her 8 AM meeting at the corporate’s headquarters. Her mind was scattered and pulled into different directions: the Qur’an recitation playing in her car with its beautiful rhythms; the missing sound of the Barista at Starbucks informing her that her favorite latte is ready; the
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How Fasting Can Make You More Disciplined in Your Career
As a hospital employee and owner of a writing business, I have respect for self-discipline, but I struggle with it. We all know how important it is to be self-disciplined, avoid distractions and focus on our career goals, but that can be easier said than done. Talent, a college education, and ambition are not enough
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Ramadan is Just the Beginning: How to Plan for Lasting Changes
If a Muslim continues to display positive changes after Ramadan, this is not only a possible sign that the fasting has been accepted, but also a sign that a new habit has been formed. During Ramadan, we are continuously doing our best to make positive changes. From the early hours of the morning as dawn
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Are You Panicking Yet? Here is How to Master Your Mind in Ramadan
What’s the one thing that controls the quality of your life? With all the freaking out about fasting, you’ll probably think the answer is: food. Since food puts you in a good mood and generally determines your attitude (whoops that rhymed!) Food has power over you since it gives you energy, makes you more productive
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What I Learned from My Grandfather, Rubeya Abdullah Bin Faris, Who Just Left this World
My paternal grandfather passed away yesterday evening at his home in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania. “إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ” “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” As I’m trying to process my emotions and go through my memories of him, I keep coming across nuggets of wisdom from his life story that I thought
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Do You Find it Difficult to Make a Decision? Here Are 7 Powerful Secrets about Ultimate Decision Making
Is this what you had in mind? The life you’re living now, is it how you’ve always dreamt it to be? I mean if you knew then, what you know now, tell me honestly, would you make the exact same choices? Would you pick the same college you graduated from? Hang out with the same friends? Pursue
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