Ramadan With Zasha: Day 8
There is a lot of buzz on the law of attraction and manifesting. I do firmly believe in the power of good thoughts as such thoughts attract good things in life when you hold firm faith in it. However, does this belief have space in Islam? This was on my mind, until I remembered the […]
Ramadan With Zasha: Day 7
You are in a season of life where things may get challenging.For instance, when we were younger we had school, exams and university assignments to balance, later the challenges changed with marriage, babies, sicknesses, death of loved ones, work pressure, covid-19, Easter attacks, travelling, so on and so forth. Every single year the challenges may […]
Ramadan With Zasha: Day 6
The most beloved to the Almighty are those who benefit others. If you look closely at this narration it does not say, the most ‘beloved to God are those who are rich, those who are talented, those endowed with blessings.’What it clearly says are those who utilise blessings to benefit others. When you say ‘benefit’ […]
Ramadan With Zasha: Day 5
Most individuals face the dilemma of being authentic in a world where loose morals and lewd actions are celebrated. There will be many situations in life where the world may entice or even try forcing you into acting or behaving in a certain way that might be very different to your own values and upbringing. […]
Ramadan With Zasha: Day 4
When we are wronged, the hurt and anger can be overwhelming. There will be so much injustice done through assumptions, accusations and outright harm. When you are oppressed and wronged, we are given permission to retaliate to the oppressor in a similar fashion. In Surah Nahl it is said: “And if you take your turn, […]
Ramadan With Zasha: Day 3
Emotional burnout, anxiety and depression are absolutely common. Take what is happening around us and the chances of being affected may triple. I’m a person who advocates mental health and I’m against the stigma created around it.Having said that, I wish to bring forth how beautifully Islam has created the concept of mental health around it without […]
Ramadan With Zasha: Day 2
Sometimes everything looks so rosy on the outside. You see social media posts, jolly and happy people. In reality, most people are struggling to make it through the day. There is no perfection in life. There will be struggles, there is loss, there is hurt. In the meantime, there will be happiness, there will be […]
Ramadan With Zasha: Day 1
What you focus on grows!I have heard this statement for many years in different places and repeated in various platforms. I didn’t know how to do this back then. As humans, we are automatically conditioned towards focusing or stressing on what is not going right in our life. We exert all our energy into doing […]