By Romina Afghan There is a powerful maxim in NLP – flexibility is power. The person with the most flexibility in a system has the most power in that system. What this maxim really is, is an encapsulation of the truth of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, the...
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Creating Shifts: From Rigidity to Flexibility
Creating Shifts: Focus on the Blessings You Have
By Aliya Vaughan When we face difficulties and hardships it’s easy to focus on what is missing rather than what we actually have. This misfocus is compounded if we keep comparing ourselves to people who show off their blessings and achievements on social media....
Creating Shifts: Shifting from Outcome to Effort!
By Shuhani Shohid Bismillah Ar Rahmaan Ar Raheem Growing up, success for me was defined as achievement; be it an A grade in an exam, a stable career, living or owning a house, driving a well-functioning car and simply being able to live an independent lifestyle –...
Lessons from the life and death of Sinead O’Connor / Shuhada Sadaqat
This blog is issued with a trigger warning. It contains references to child abuse and suicide. “To Him we belong and to Him We return.” These sacred words are voiced when we hear of a Muslim passing away, and to believe that we return to the solace of our Lord is...
Creating Shifts: Honoured With Hardship
By Fatna, London As Muslims we know with full certainty that everything in life is determined by Allah, and it is this certainty that provides us with the irreplaceable comfort that, in the colourful chaos that is life, everything is taken care of by The Most Capable,...
Creating Shifts: Remembering Allah in times of ease and difficulty
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him said: ‘Whoever would like for Allah to answer him during times of hardship and difficulty, let him supplicate often during times of ease.’ Sunan al –Tirmidhi. During times of ease, I have...
Creating Shifts: From “Me” to “Us”
By Zaynab Dawood Self-care and self-empowerment. Memes and lines of self-appraisal float in the continuous sea of social media and are stamped on people’s WhatsApp profiles and churned in their daily status and stories. This positivity is twofold: reassuring oneself...
A revert sister’s life changes with your support.
“I was going through a very tough patch in my life; my marriage was falling apart, my mental health was at its worst, my children weren’t receiving the attention they needed, and my deen was at its lowest. Now, I am happy and blessed with the support; I...
Her life changed for the better because she received help.
“The reason I reached out to Solace was mainly because of family issues, culture clash, and the decrease of iman. I felt like I was at it by myself and was holding on for dear life. The help has changed me. I was able to make a big step for myself and stand for...
Empowering a revert sister through weekly support sessions
“As a revert surrounded by hardships and disbelief and not knowing how to deal with things in an Islamic manner, it felt really heavy on my shoulders. The support you give me is the biggest imaan boost; it makes me feel heard, listened to, that I matter; it...