The bee and Divine inspiration In Surah Nahl – (the chapter of the Qur’an named after the bee) – there is honey for the soul. The Qur’an tells us that Allah inspired the bee to go out and eat from every flower and fruit from the earth, resulting a unique healing for all mankind: “And […]
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What helps when it feels like you’re drowning?
“…And We have made from water every living thing…” – Qur’an 21:30 The intricate water cycles of life-giving rains, rivers and oceans are ‘signs’ referenced continually in the Book written by the One who created all things. As blood flows through our veins, so water flows through the earth. And Allah created life from water. […]
Is silence good for your mental health? Seclusion & Surah Maryam
That soul-shaking moment when a prayer is on our lips and we feel like Allah Most High (the only objective reality) is listening, can give way pretty swiftly to feelings of anxiety, doubt, fatigue or distraction:
Solving the gratitude equation – Qur’an 14:7
If gratitude is the key to contentment, and contentment is the hallmark of the people of jannah – then why do grateful people still struggle so much with their mental health? What’s the secret part of the equation where me + gratitude = inner-peace? When Allah says, if you are grateful, I will give you […]