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Welcome to the healing space.
Ramadan is a time for us to heal our souls from the weight of this world. It is a time for us to recuperate, reconnect and reinvigorate our faith, our minds and our bodies. It also flies past, and we often find ourselves getting to the end, grateful, blessed and tired, but praying for more time.
We wanted to create a space on this site which can be used to help us to heal productively: to make the most of the time we have, using insights from across a wide variety of traditions: scientific, mindful and spiritual. To help us develop habits that enable us to retract from the world and grow into our faith, and into a relationship with Allah swt and His Messenger 
We hope to share practices which have helped us, and we would love to hear what has helped you! So please share your ideas so we can bring the community together to share this space where we can all take a breath and be with each other, ourselves and with God.
Ramadan Reflections
Written by Naman Siad Sadness is not unprecedented in Islamic tradition. Our most beloved role models from Prophets to Sahabah have all experienced sadness, anxiety, and difficult obstacles in life. Often we are fed this narrative that there is no room for sadness in the hearts of “strong believers”, that exhibiting sadness is a form…
Ramadan Reflections.
Written by Rahan Alam In my slightly younger years, I would look at Ramadan as a burden, and in return it would treat me in that way. In 2018, after a life changing experience within a Naqshbandi Masjid, I decided to change my approach to this Holy month, and accept Ramadan for what it is…
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How breathing changed my prayer
Written by our Nabila Qureshi My dad has always said I have a ‘shift-and-drift’ brain, moving from one thing to the next faster than words could ever come out of my mouth or a meaningful thought be uttered. This was irritating at the best of times, but worst when I opened my prayer mat and…
Mental health and faith
Written by Hafsa Moolla May is mental health month and i know i am not the only person who needs to be reminded that it’s okay that i’m not feeling okay right now. this period we’re in has taught me that there is a lot i have shoved deep down. i thought that i had…
The Gift that keeps on giving
Written by Sofia Ali I’m leaving soon, take care of your Imaan.-Ramadan Each year when I see this quote, it brings me the same sense of emptiness, sadness and longing. Much like life, the speed at which Ramadan days pass never ceases to shock me. After coming so slowly, it ends so quickly. It shows…
5 tips for a merciful Ramadan
Written by Hafsa Moolla assalamualaikum guys, i just wanted to share a few tips on how we can make the most of our time in ramadan. especially due to the uncertainty and anxiety many of us are experiencing, it’s important for us to keep our focus on our spiritual health generally. i, myself, have often…
How to keep a healthy heart beat.
Written by Hanan Abdel-Khalek A week in, it has all gone by so quickly, a beautiful blur of rice, frayed deep blue velvet prayer rugs, milk, honey, and dates, wudu water spilled from a cheek, laughter caught on the ends of the steamed hot air rising from the kitchen. Tasbeeh whispers, rolling on old and…
Allah is the destination. Ramadan the vehicle.
Written by Ahmed al-Moroni The prophetﷺ said ‘al qasd al qasd tablughu’ [.Sahih al-Bukhari 6463] Often awkwardly translated as ‘adopt a middle, moderate regular course whereby you will reach your target’. Essentially, once you know where to go, take it slow. With that in mind then, setting our goals for Ramadan becomes a lot easier.…
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The Sweetness of Faith
Written by Sohaib Nawaz I wanted to write something close and dear to my heart, something I have experienced in life and that I feel people may relate to, or may have tips regarding how to overcome such situations. Growing up, I didn’t find joy or sweetness in faith, in fact it was a chore;…
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How my faith taught me how to love
Written by Our Faiza Saqib The broken home: It was an endless battle, walls tearing down as I would hear my father’s voice echoing through every brick and bone. Tireless screams and broken dreams, it was my mother who faced it all. She carried strength and resilience in all that she did, no matter how…
Love through death
Written by Amelia Jafar “It has taken death to give birth to a whole galaxy of love within me” — Amelia Jafar I have never experienced a pain more excruciating than losing my father,But Allah knows best. Subhanallah, He surely does. Allah doesn’t take something away from you without giving you something in return. This…
My Ramadan 2020
Written by Iqra Yousaf Ramadan during this pandemic may seem disheartening but in some instances, it is a blessing in disguise. The ideal time for reflection of our small privileges and blessings we never took much time to consider. So far is has been beautifully challenging. Encompassing a rollercoaster of emotions (and I am not…
RMC Team Member Feature!
The Power of Habit
Blog post written by Nabila Qureshi This post is a summary of studies in and reflections upon ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg. For anyone who wants to understand the scientific process of habit formation as well as how this knowledge has been utilized to advance social change, to alter company behaviour, and much…
Ramadan is a gift for the bereaved.
Written By Sumaiyah Al-Aidarous The current health crisis has meant that more families than ever, around the world are grieving the loss of somebody they loved. With Ramadan now here, a chance every year to dedicate our days to worship, reflect and spiritually blossom, we can use this month to aid in our grieving process.…
On Fulfilment.
Written by Alman Nusrat We are taught that before we came into this world, we existed in a pre-worldly realm- where we engaged in perpetual worship of One True Creator. There, we had no attachments and no needs, save God. And it was there that we felt complete.As our souls fused with our physical form,…
Ramadan Reflection.
Written by Mustafa Briggs This Ramadan has been unlike any Ramadan we have ever experienced before, due to the unprecedented effects of the global pandemic and the resulting self-isolation and social inclusion measures that have been put in place across the globe, and so many Muslims the world over have found themselves having to spend…
Reflections on Ramadan
Written by Anja Saleh you have truly been a mirror,one that I needed more than I knew I did.I have learned that silenceis my favorite language.there is little misunderstanding andmuch peace hidden in this sort of full nothingness.oh, the discomfort it brought, too!but nothing ever changed in comfort only.I accept. I fasted more than food…
The Ramadan Movement Community 