Journal and articles
Essays for the inward hours.
Reading gathered from teachers and institutes we trust. Every article is introduced here in a few of our own words, then opens on the publisher's page where the author's full work lives.
Trust, Patience and Surrender
2 articlesTawakkul, sabr and shukr — what it means to place your weight on Allah when you cannot carry it yourself.
In Hardship and in Ease: How to Rely on God
Yaqeen Institute
Tawakkul explained without cliché: reliance on Allah is an action of the heart that grows as your knowledge of Him grows, and it is asked of us in ease as much as in difficulty.
Read articleWhen Our Worlds Are Shaken: Finding Strength in Beautiful Patience
Justin Parrott · Yaqeen Institute
On sabr as the Prophet ﷺ practised it: not numbness or silence, but a steady, trusting holding of the heart while the storm passes over you.
Read articleFrom the Qur'an
“So remember Me; I will remember you.”
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