‘Today, I have perfected your religion for you, and have completed My blessing upon you, and chosen Islam as Dīn (religion and a way of life) for you’. (Q; 5:3)

Introduction:

The religion of Islam is not to be mistaken for easy. It is indeed full of simplified instructions for a lifestyle full of honour, spirituality and upright choices however it is not equivalent to being laidback. The Islamic lifestyle requires self-motivation, inner connectivity to divine guidance, reasonable expectations  and respectful relationships, conscious health management and mindful Adab (character) management. Having guidance from Quran and prophetic tradition is not always easy, as it can bring about the self-realisation which we had been postponing for years. None of us lieke to consider our selves for lazy, angry, greedy, arrogant or headless, do we?

For instance, the idea of taking ‘medicine without medicine’ - fasting on weekly, monthly and yearly basis is no long are achievable for majority of us. Yet it is a holistic cure for disease of spiritual heart (Qalb) and physical ailments, including immunity or digestion issues. That’s why we have clear instruction about timing for fasting such as Mondays, Thursdays, White Days and selected dates in calendar such as Ashura, Arafa or Ramadan. We are also motivated with eternal benefits of fasting, yet it is not enough as we manage to reframe those suggestions into ‘this is only recommendation’, ‘ this is for pious people’ ,‘ I am far to busy for this religious rituals’.

We also know, (on some level) that Islam did not came about without sacrifices, commitment and persistence yet we conveniently shifted this awareness into current cultural norms and expectations under the umbrella of being ‘ to busy’, ‘ to lineal’, ‘ to stressed’ to contemplate on our religious identity and spiritual habits. The idea of proactivity is inscribed in the verses of Quran and tradition of the prophet, in such a precise ways that it penetrates souls. I only wonder whose souls?

Indeed, Allah does not wrong people in the least, but it is people who wrong themselves. (Q; 10:44)

For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allah. Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron. (Q; 13:11)

‘Allah has sent down both the disease and the cure, and He has appointed a cure for every disease, so treat yourselves medically, but use nothing unlawful." (Abu Dawud)

I sometimes wonder, how did it happened that we read Quran as a God word but we act upon it as they are unreachable , unrealistic , unclear and out-dated? What happened to the idea of Amanah, the clear realisation about our responsibility for the gift of life which we have and share with others? We prefer to go to chemists, or doctors or maybe moan about our life’s pains here and there. The idea of facing our own responsibility became forend, exotic, new age and maybe even hippy. A modern Muslim is part of community, where people do not live in their hearts but in their heads. Can I ask you, on what expense? Because if you are not prepared to face the pain underneath your facade, if you not ready to admit to you own mistakes, if you not ready to take ownership for your negativity, if you are not prepared to work on yourself…..who else will do it for you?

Healing from own personal stagnation, passiveness in growth, stuckness in health is happening without you needing to ask for it. The life force in you, called Ruh is designed in a way to enable that healing expression happen for you …but it needs your consciousness.  That is why it is so important for you to Wake Up. If you cut your finger the power of Ruh will initiate all mechanism in your divinely perfect body to heal it. All you need to do is to acknowledge the pain and support the process of recovery.  All other aspects of your holistic health are ruled by the same universality of healing. Your relationships can flourish into something more meaningful and more intimate should you be prepared to own your mistakes and apologise, sometimes even make up for them. Your soul and body can rejuvenate form any trauma only is you prepared to educate yourself about its hidden language and invite the power of al Shafi. You never alone on this journey… but it always starts with you.

Start your own healing Journey with AJ!

Here is a quick checklist to get you started with free therapy session. Remember imperfect action beats inaction, get started and keep re investing in your growth for Khair!

• Create your vision board

• Reflect on things which you know Must Go in order for your life to change

• Start planning your therapy sessions topics by Identifying what resonates with your Heart.

• Create an outline the list of your Eternal Life goals.

• Write down the conversations you normally have with your self, like if you were telling a story to a friend

• Pick the most disturbing sentences and connect them with emotions you feeling when you hear them

• Perform several Ibadah types consciously (taddabur, dua, prayers, sadaka, fasting) and Honestly reflect on what is it you experiencing and what is it that you were hoping to experience

• Write down reasons why some of your relationships broke down and be clear on your ways about it as well

• Have a courage to name things you appreciate about your self, or are proud of - or ask you family and friends to remind you

• Take 10 minutes to edit your list and BOOK A CALL WITH AJ !