Islam offers not only a theological framework within which we can position ourselves in relation to God, but it also offers a holistic map for how to navigate the human experience on a path of development of the self, or soul. While we may understand and believe that the Qur’an and Sunnah provide all of
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How To Set Goals Like a Gardener?
As human beings, we’re driven towards setting goals and achieving them. Unlike animals, we are not content to simply sit, eat, reproduce, and sleep; we have an innate ‘meaning-seeking’ side to us that’s part of our fitrah (natural disposition) which ultimately is geared towards finding and fulfilling our ultimate purpose and that is to be
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How Divine Affection “Al-Wadud” Can Help You Deal with Work Mistakes
Do you ever make a mistake at work, or perceive a mistake as a manager, and it overwhelms you with sadness, anxiety, or other negative emotions? A few weeks ago, I was discussing with my supervisor a situation at work. I ended up overreacting or -as the supervisor said, “catastrophized” the situation. With a bit
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Introducing BarakahAcademy.com: Where Faith Meets Personal & Professional Development
The Productive Muslim Company is pleased to announce the launch of its brand new online education platform for faith-based personal and professional development training: BarakahAcademy.com. Ever since the company’s rebrand last year, we’ve made it our mission to promote Barakah Culture globally and fight the onslaught of hustle culture on the modern Muslim professional. Barakah
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Why We Need to Develop Faith-Based Critical Reading Skills
As part of the launch of Barakah Academy, we’re excited to partner with Omar Usman, who’ll lead our brand new Book Club inside the Academy. Below, Omar Usman puts forward a powerful case of why we need to develop faith-based critical reading skills. He also shares how we intend to develop these skills through our
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How to Pick Yourself Up Post Ramadan
This article is a long one, but it’s for those of you who are serious about living the next best version of yourself post-Ramadan. Strategies, Tips, And Tools To Design Your Next Best Self Post-Ramadan Ramadan ended a few weeks ago, and by now you’re probably starting to settle back to your post-Ramadan routine. You
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