To the Solace Community: Assalamu alaikum, Dear Brothers and Sisters, I cannot believe a month has passed since I last wrote to you! Knowing how quickly last month has passed, I am super aware of the importance of spending each second of...
Before Ramadan last year for about a year, Solace was quiet. The world had just witnessed coronavirus spread and affect people and countries in waves, and we all confined ourselves in our homes. The work didn’t stop. But it was in the ble...
To the Solace Community: Assalamu alaikum Brothers and Sisters, I need to begin this letter by apologizing to you all, as this letter is eleven years late. Really, you should have received 134 letters from me by now, and whilst I wish I cou...
By Meru Hussain Ibrahim. Our Father. Friend of Allah. A Nation unto himself. Thul-Hijjah is the season that comes to teach us patience, to reinforce to us the milla (way) of Ibrahim (as), to bring us back to La Illaha Ilallah. Many people find the...
“Allâh will accept the repentance of whom He wills. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Surah At-Tawbah 9:27] When was the last time you repented to Allah ﷻ? And I don’t just mean casually uttering the words ‘Oh Allah fo...
By Romina Afghan One of the many blessings of Islam and being a Muslim, is knowing in detail all of the special times of the year, month and week that Allah Himself has preferred over other times, and the rewards of deeds in these special times th...
By Romina Afghan Life is all about connections. The connection we have with ourselves, with our purpose; the connection we have with our loved ones; the connections we make between our experiences and what they mean to us and for us. Connec...
Laila met Emir when she was living with a family in France as an au pair. He helped her one day when her shopping bag split open, spilling apples into the road. He kindly retrieved each one but the delay meant she missed her bus. As she waited ...
“Why can’t I see him? You let us last time Mummy,” Esra asked Sinead for the third night in a row. They had just put the younger ones to bed, but all through bedtime, Esra somehow found a way to ask the same question. How many more e...
After spending the last few years of her life trying to work on her marriage, Melanie found herself divorced with two young children. She had only just reverted to Islam a year ago. Feeling alone, confused and broken she reflected over the...