By Aliya Vaughan There are so many posts on social media celebrating Ramadan. It is an exciting time, but for some Muslims it is the cause for much anxiety, grief, and sadness. If this resonates with you, what is it that prevents you from wel...
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...
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...
By Aliya Vaughan Imagine walking through life in total darkness; void of all cheer, purpose and meaning. This was me in my early twenties, a time when life should have been exciting and fulfilling. I did have fleeting moments of ‘happiness,’ but...
My name is Romina. I am the youngest of 8 children in an Afghan "pathan" family that lived in southern Africa and came to the UK when I was just under two years old. We didn't have lots of spare money growing up- we never ate out and often went to ...
By Romina Afghan Did we think we were different? Did we think we were better than the people of the past? Did we think that the Quran didn’t apply to us? أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ أَن يَقُولُوٓ...