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This Thursday, come sit with us in a space where hearts remember, soften, and find rest. Join us for Circles of Sakīnah,...
09/29/2026

This Thursday, come sit with us in a space where hearts remember, soften, and find rest. Join us for Circles of Sakīnah, a beautiful sisters’ evening of Qurʾān, dhikr, reflection, and sisterhood. A chance to step away from the busyness of life, reconnect with Allāh ﷻ, and nourish our hearts together.

🗓️ October 1st at 7 PM
📍 MOTW | Plano, TX

Featuring Ustādha Dunia Shuaib, Ḥāfiẓah Khadeeja Alikhan, Ḥāfiẓah Azra Syed Ali, and Sr. Yusairah Teli

Come as you are and bring a sister with you. We would love to have you 💗 Please register at guidedhearts.org/events so we can plan accordingly.

May Allāh ﷻ make it a gathering surrounded by His mercy, filled with remembrance, and a source of sakīnah for every heart that attends, āmīn 🤲🏼

This post made me reflect on how much strength it takes to resist the desire to retaliate when someone has hurt you. Whe...
09/20/2026

This post made me reflect on how much strength it takes to resist the desire to retaliate when someone has hurt you. When someone has oppressed you. There is a difference between seeking justice and seeking revenge. Islam does not ask us to pretend harm did not happen or remain silent in the face of injustice. We can protect ourselves, set boundaries, speak the truth and seek justice.

But there is something incredibly freeing about reaching a place where your heart no longer needs to see another person hurt in order to feel healed. You hand the matter over to Allāh.

Because we believe in the ultimate Day of Justice. A Day when every wrong will be accounted for and every person will stand before Allāh. No injustice will be forgotten and no right that was taken will be lost.

There is a particular kind of peace in knowing I do not have to settle every account in this dunyā.

Allāh saw what you could not explain. He heard what was said when you were not in the room. He knows what was done openly and secretly. Nothing is hidden from Him.

So instead of exhausting yourself trying to correct every false narrative, defend yourself to every person or make someone experience the pain they caused you, sometimes you can say “Allāh is sufficient for us and He is the best Disposer of affairs.”

Not because what happened was okay.
Not because accountability does not matter.
Not because you are weak.

But because your trust in Allāh’s justice is greater than your need for revenge.

Perhaps healing is when you stop asking “How can I make them understand what they did to me?” and begin asking “How can I make sure what they did to me does not change who I am with Allāh?”

Protect your heart. Take the lessons. Set the boundaries. Seek justice where appropriate. But do not let someone else’s wrongdoing turn you into someone you were never meant to become.

Leave what belongs to Allāh with Allāh 🩷

PC ~Zara

Mark your calendars for Ayyām al-Bīḍ! The White Days are approaching, a beautiful opportunity to revive the Sunnah of fa...
09/18/2026

Mark your calendars for Ayyām al-Bīḍ! The White Days are approaching, a beautiful opportunity to revive the Sunnah of fasting the 13th, 14th, and 15th of the lunar month.

Emerging research on Ramadan fasting has also found associations with improvements in measures of stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and psychological well-being, highlighting the beautiful intersection between our spiritual practices and holistic well-being.

May Allāh ﷻ accept our fasting, purify our hearts, and make following the Sunnah beloved to us, āmīn 🤲🏼

Dates may vary based on moon sighting. Please follow the moon-sighting authority you trust in your community.

Su***de prevention does not begin only when someone reaches a crisis. It begins much earlier, in the kind of homes, frie...
09/15/2026

Su***de prevention does not begin only when someone reaches a crisis. It begins much earlier, in the kind of homes, friendships, masājid, schools, and communities we create for one another. It is in the way we speak about people when they are not in the room. The choice not to backbite, gossip, shame, ridicule, or expose someone’s struggles. The decision to check in when someone becomes quiet. The willingness to listen without judgment. The effort to make sure people feel that they belong. Our words and actions can add to someone’s burden, or they can help lighten it.

Our beloved Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever relieves a believer of a hardship from the hardships of this world, Allāh will relieve him of a hardship from the hardships of the Day of Resurrection.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2699)

Sometimes we may never know what someone is carrying behind the smile we see. So let us build communities where people are treated with dignity, where seeking help is supported, where mental health struggles are met with compassion rather than shame, and where no one feels that they have to suffer silently. Su***de prevention is not only about responding to a crisis. It is also about becoming the kind of community that helps prevent people from reaching one.

Sometimes hardship can feel so heavy that a person wonders how they can keep going. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ understood tha...
09/14/2026

Sometimes hardship can feel so heavy that a person wonders how they can keep going. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ understood that there would be moments when pain, grief, or difficulty might become overwhelming. Rather than wishing for death, he ﷺ taught us to turn to Allāh ﷻ with this beautiful duʿāʾ, placing both our life and our death in His hands.

There is so much hope in these words. We may not always know what is ahead of us, but Allāh ﷻ does. What feels unbearable today may not always feel this way. Circumstances can change. Hearts can heal. Relief can come from places we never expected.

If life feels heavy right now, please don’t carry it alone. Turn to Allāh ﷻ, and reach out to someone you trust for support. Seeking help is not a sign of weak faith.

May Allāh ﷻ grant ease to every heart that is hurting, relief to everyone in distress, and surround us with people who help us hold on to hope, āmīn 🤲🏼💕

Today, I went to Jumuʿah and experienced something beautiful. As has happened in the past, there were a handful of prote...
09/11/2026

Today, I went to Jumuʿah and experienced something beautiful. As has happened in the past, there were a handful of protesters outside with hateful signs and messages directed toward us. It was upsetting to see, but what struck me even more was what was happening right across from them.

So many more beautiful people from the non-Muslim community had come out simply to support us. Community leaders, faith leaders, neighbors, and friends stood holding signs that read, “Love is stronger than hate,” “I stand in solidarity with my Muslim neighbors,” and “Salaam, Shalom, Peace.”

SubḥānAllāh, there may have been a handful who came to spread hate, but there were easily ten times as many who came to show love.

It reminded me how easy it is for a few hateful voices to feel louder than everything else. Sometimes we become so focused on the ugliness that we forget how much goodness Allāh ﷻ has placed in the people around us.

Allāh ﷻ says, “Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with that which is better, and then the one between whom and you there was enmity will become as though he were a devoted friend.” (41:34)

And our beloved Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ taught us, “Gentleness is not in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it makes it ugly.” (Muslim)

Today, I saw a beautiful reminder of that. These people did not have to come. They did not share our faith. No one asked them to stand in the blazing Texas heat. Yet they chose to spend part of their Friday outside a masjid making sure their Muslim neighbors knew that we were not alone, that we are loved, and that we belong.

I left Jumuʿah reminded not to allow the presence of hate to make me blind to the presence of good. There will be people who misunderstand or dislike us simply because we are Muslim, but there are also so many people with goodness in their hearts who will stand beside us, defend our right to worship, and choose love over hate.

May Allāh ﷻ protect our communities, soften hearts, grant all of humanity hidāyah, and allow us to respond in ways that reflect the beauty and mercy of our dīn. May He reward every person who stood with us today for their kindness, courage, and support, and guide us all to that which He loves and is pleased with, āmīn 🤲🏼

Alḥamdulillāh, today a handful of people showed up with hate, but so many more showed up with love.

And that is what I choose to remember.

For World Su***de Prevention Day, we are reminded that every life is precious and that each of us can play a role in cre...
09/10/2026

For World Su***de Prevention Day, we are reminded that every life is precious and that each of us can play a role in creating communities of hope, mercy, love, compassion, and care.

Sometimes support begins with something simple: noticing when someone is struggling, checking in, listening without judgment, staying present, making duʿāʾ for them, and helping them connect with the support they need.

Our beautiful faith teaches us not to lose hope in the mercy of Allāh ﷻ: “Do not lose hope in the mercy of Allāh.” (Qurʾān 39:53)

If someone you love is struggling, you do not have to have all the answers. Be present. Listen with compassion. Help keep them safe. Encourage them to seek professional support. Remind them gently that they are not alone and that their life has value.

And if you are the one struggling, please know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Reach out to someone you trust and allow others to walk alongside you. Healing can take time, but hope is real, help is available, and healing is possible.

May Allāh ﷻ bring comfort to every hurting heart, ease to those carrying what feels unbearable, protection to those in moments of despair, and make us a community that notices, listens, supports, and cares, āmīn 🩵

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger in the U.S., call or text 988 for the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.

Cleveland sisters, this afternoon is for you 💗 Join us Saturday, September 19th for Finding Barakah in Balance, a specia...
09/09/2026

Cleveland sisters, this afternoon is for you 💗 Join us Saturday, September 19th for Finding Barakah in Balance, a special sisters-only gathering centered on faith, self-care, burnout, and sustainable wellness.

I’m also so excited to meet you after the program for a meet & greet and book signing of Attitude of Gratitude! 📖💕 Bring your copy or pick one up at the event, and come say salām. I would truly love to meet you, in shāʾ Allāh.

Together, we’ll explore how to care for our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls in a way rooted in the Qurʾān and Sunnah, while also drawing from psychology and practical tools for everyday life.

Come reconnect with Allāh ﷻ, yourself, and your sisters for an uplifting afternoon of faith, wellness, and sisterhood. Bring a sister and join us!

Suicidal thoughts can feel overwhelming, but you do not have to face them alone. Sometimes the goal is not to solve ever...
09/09/2026

Suicidal thoughts can feel overwhelming, but you do not have to face them alone. Sometimes the goal is not to solve everything at once. The goal is to get safely through this moment, then the next. Coping skills can help create space between a painful thought and an action, but they are not a substitute for professional care or crisis support when someone is at risk.

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please tell someone you trust what you are going through. Stay near safe, supportive people, create distance from anything you could use to hurt yourself, and seek professional support. If you feel that you may act on suicidal thoughts, do not stay alone.

If you are worried about someone else, take what they are saying seriously. Listen without judgment, stay present, and remind them that they do not have to face this alone. If they are in immediate danger, stay with them, help make their environment safer, and connect them with emergency or crisis support.

And remember, seeking help does not mean that your faith is weak. We turn to Allāh ﷻ with our pain, make duʿāʾ, pray, remember Him, and take the means He has placed around us. Spiritual support and professional mental health care can work alongside one another.

Your pain deserves care. Your life has value. You do not have to carry this by yourself.

In the United States, call or text 988 to reach the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

Please save this post, share it with someone who may need it, and check in on the people you love. Sometimes a simple, sincere “How are you really doing?” can open the door for someone to ask for help.

09/08/2026

Cleveland sisters, this one is for you! Join me, Dr. Erum, Sister Rana and so many other beautiful sisters for a beautiful afternoon of connection, reflection, and practical tools for finding more barakah and balance in our lives.
I can’t wait to see you there, in shāʾ Allāh!

📅 September 19th, 2026 | After Dhuhr
📍 The Ummah Center
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