I asked our Barakah Effect course students to practice a simple exercise. Before every action, they needed to pause and ask themselves, “How can I please Allah SWT through this?”
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When Life Gets Confusing, Clarify Your Intention
When life throws you a curveball, don’t just focus on solving the immediate problem. Step back and reconnect with your deeper intention. Let that intention be your Qibla, guiding you through whatever storms lie ahead.
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How to Future-Proof Your Soul
When you feel powerless as an individual, your community network is what will put you back on your feet. But this only works if you’ve invested before you need it, especially with your family and local community.
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Are you bored from your worship?
I see boredom for someone sincerely trying to get closer to Allah as a stretch of ‘dryland’ between two spiritual oases. The first oasis was when they first tasted the sweetness of that worship. When Salah felt deep, when fasting brought clarity, when dhikr filled their heart with calm. The second oasis is the deeper level of worship waiting for them if they push through the dryness with consistency and sincerity..
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When You Just Don’t Feel Like It (Overcoming Laziness)
I wrote about ‘ajz, that feeling when you want to do good but feel powerless to act. Today, I want to explore its close cousin: kasal (laziness).
While ‘ajz is “I want to, but I can’t,” kasal is “I want to, but I just don’t feel like it.”
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The Guilt You’re Feeling? It’s Sacred
We’re all feeling it. That knot in our stomach whenever we see pictures of the unfolding genocide in Gaza and witness the hunger, starvation, and death.
It’s a heavy weight that presses down on us whenever we go through our daily routines. Unimaginable images flash through our phones between meetings, meals, and our comfortable beds.
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