Grounded in Guidance

How often do we beat ourselves up about the thoughts we think, and judge ourselves, and we miss out on the khair and treasures that are hidden within when we learn to not do that...

In this mini episode, you will learn why some people can transcend pain, even really traumatic pain, and why some people turn that pain into suffering, and how we can use that learning to transcend our pain too, bi ithnillaah ta'ala.

This is a breathing exercise to begin the day or re-set your nervous system at any point of the day.

If you're feeling frustrated, this is probably something you struggle with. This episode is a reminder of how to submit to what is, and let go of the "what ifs" so you achieve contentment wherever you are, and have the freedom to show up and be your best self right now.

(2:247) Banu Israeel wanted a king who was rich, Allaah gave them one who was poor. Wealth wasn't the right thing to measure for suitability! Are we measuring the right things in our lives?

Allaah is free of need, and we are totally in need of Him at all times - we are in need of Him for our spiritual needs, our physical needs and emotional needs.

If the doors of this dunya feel like they are closing all around you, you need to connect with this beautiful Name! Listen for the reflections, Duaa and affirmations that will help you internalise this Name!

Find out why and how to cultivate patience in your life. This reflection comes from surah al Anfaal 8:46 of the Quran.

If you're facing a test in life, you're gonna want to remember what our Creator tells us, so that you can show up with a full heart and come out the other side stronger!

Dive into this short reflection on how we can be close to the mercy of Allah and where we need to show up with Ihsaan so that we can be from the "muhsinoon".

What amazing lessons can we draw from one of the shortest verses we have covered? This reflection will transform your thinking today bi ithnillaah ta'ala! It's a reflection on the verse: "And know that Allah is severe is punishment and that Allaah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful" (5:98).

Why is it so slow and so difficult to get through this? “The path to Allaah is long and we pass along it like turtles. The goal is not that we arrive to the end of the path. Rather, the goal is that we die while we are on the (straight) path” (Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee) Every single stage of our path to Allaah, of our journey of belief, holds its own perfection, its own specific meaning for us, and will facilitate something that is yet to come. Each stage is both required for the next, and perfect for that moment . Each stage is both temporary, and where we need to be.

A reflection on the Ayah "Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky.." ( surah az-Zumar 39:21). The question to ask ourselves is, what are we doing with that rain?

We have been given a powerful paradigm with which to view loss by our Creator, and when we embrace this, we can let go of some of the pain. Listen to this episode to find out more..

How you see yourself is not how Allaah sees you, so don't project your own insecurities onto your relationship with Allaah! A reflection on ayah 30 of surah al-Israa : "Indeed He is, over His slaves,all- Knowing and all-Seeing".

Did you know, that it's possible that the struggle that you hate yourself for, could actually be the struggle that makes Allaah love you?

In this episode we ask, Will the Prophet sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam complain about you, or intercede for you? Who abandons the Quran and what happens to us if we do?

This is a reflection on verse 29 of surah Yunus: "And sufficient is Allah for a witness..." which reminds us of Allaah's name ash-Shaheed. In this episode you will find out how this builds accountability and taqwa; how it allows us to have integrity in our actions, and how we can derive comfort when we are going through hardships. The episode gives a quick tip on how to build this awareness into your daily life and take control over the state of your own emaan so you can be the Muslim you want to be.

A reflection on the ayah "And Allah would not punish them whilst you ( Muhammad sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) are amongst them, nor will He punish them while they seek ( Allah's) forgiveness" (8:33). In this episode we talk about how we can protect ourselves from the punishment of Allaah, from His displeasure, and the numerous benefits and blessing of seeking Forgiveness in a spritual sense directly, as well as indirectly - how it affects our character and thus our relationships and other parts of our lives.

A quick reflection on making gratitude your spiritual home, taken from the ayah,"say, in the bounty of Allaah and in His Mercy, let them rejoice - that is better than all the wealth that they amass"(10:58) and "Indeed Allaah is full of bounty to mankind, but most of mankind are not grateful"(10:60).

A short reflection on surah Yunus, ayah 57 in which Allaah tells us what the Quran does for us! Can we afford to ignore the advice of Allaah, our Creator ?

What do we need to do to become the person we really want to be? Simple, decide and commit, as the Prophet Muhammad sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam said, " Say: I believe in Allah, then be steadfast."

A reflection on surah 26:114, "Do you think that you will be left secure in what you have here?" Examine your heart and see where it is seeking comfort, then direct it to the source of true comfort.

A reflection on the name of Allaah, Ar-Rabb, and how an understanding of this name will transform the way we view our lives.

"Allaah has prescribed mercy upon Himself" (6:12)- a reflection on living this ayah of the Quran and putting it into practice.

"Yes, but whoever submits his face to Allaah, and is a doer of good, his reward is with his Lord, and on them there will be no fear, nor will they be sad." A short reflection on ayah 113 of surah al Baqarah

The painful part of your experience is what will be thr most valuable...

How can we make Allaah our refuge? A reflection on surah at Tawbah ayah 118

A reflection on surah at Tawbah, ayah 111. What is the mindset we need to internalise to achieve the "greatest success"? To internalise the message of this ayah is to achieve that!

A short reflection on ayah 104 of surah at Tawbah, which reminds us of something we need to remember at all times...

A reflection on surah at Tawbah, ayah 109, which highlights the two foundations for anything we want to build successfully in our lives.

This episode reflects on the duaa of Nuh ( Noah) alayhis-salaam, and the response of his Lord to that heartfelt plea