Depression is a topic that is often overlooked in the Muslim community but it seems to be growing at an alarming rate. Think of five of your closest friends – chances are that one of them OR their immediate family is depressed. In the United States, depression affects about 1 in 20 individuals over the
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[Ramadan Heart Detox Challenge] Day 23
Welcome to Season 3 of the Productive Muslim Podcast. In this season we will be releasing short daily podcasts during the month of Ramadan, dedicated to the Heart Detox challenge, hosted by Zaynab Hamdi. The purpose of this detox challenge is to help detox spiritually and let go of bad habits and build good ones.
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[Doodle of the Month] The Heart and Productivity
For the past six weeks, ProductiveMuslim have brought you a range of articles on how to have a sound heart, spiritually and physically, discussing how vital a sound heart is for our productivity, and our Hereafter. To end our campaign, we bring you the Doodle of the Month, which summarises everything you need to know
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My Heart’s Story: How I Revived my Heart during Tough Trials
“Dhak dhak…. thump thump…beat beat… goes my heart. As long as I can hear these sounds, I know my heart is alive and I am still living,” I say to myself. “This is not enough,” firmly whispers back my heart. “It is not enough for me to pump and beat. You have to make me do
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How to Have a Happy and Healthy Spiritual Heart (Part 2)
In the previous article, we discussed physical activities to ensure a healthy and happy heart. In this article, we will be sharing mental and spiritual exercises to make sure our qalb (heart) continues to be strong and healthy. Mental Activities for a Happy Heart Our thoughts affect our hearts. One of Shaytan’s tricks is that he puts negative
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How to Have a Happy and Healthy Physical Heart (Part 1)
The heart pumps life. It keeps us moving, breathing and feeling. It maintains the body and mind that Allah has entrusted to us, and fuels our muscles so that we may worship Him. It is important to maintain the spiritual heart, but are we making sure our physical heart is healthy? Although working on the
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