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Including mindfulness in your life and deeper connection in prayers doesn't have to be difficult. Elevate your prayer journey with weekly insights, practical tips, and inspiring stories designed to deepen your connection through Salah – delivered straight to your inbox every Friday 💚

"I cannot force myself to like salah."

Dec 14, 2025

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8 min read

"I cannot force myself to like salah."

news flash: you don't have to

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Minara
What Does a Non-Muslim Think When I Pray?

Dec 7, 2025

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7 min read

What Does a Non-Muslim Think When I Pray?

a look at our salah through someone else’s eyes

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Minara
Does Social Media Really Affect My Salah?

Nov 30, 2025

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8 min read

Does Social Media Really Affect My Salah?

you are what you eat: an Islamic perspective

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Minara
Am I a Good Muslim Because I Pray?

Nov 23, 2025

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8 min read

Am I a Good Muslim Because I Pray?

a philosophical deep-dive into salah

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Minara
Why am I making Wudhu?

Nov 16, 2025

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10 min read

Why am I making Wudhu?

a meditation reframing our perspective on ablution

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Minara

Quran

+4

Why Maghreb Prayer Matters

Nov 9, 2025

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5 min read

Why Maghreb Prayer Matters

science, sunset, and spiritual calm

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Minara

Hadith

+3

Hickory Dickory Dock

Nov 3, 2025

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9 min read

Hickory Dickory Dock

...the mouse ran up the clock...

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Minara
The Emergency Gratitude Button

Oct 26, 2025

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7 min read

The Emergency Gratitude Button

turning Alhamdulillah into worship

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Minara

Hadith

+5

Happily Ever After...

Oct 19, 2025

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13 min read

Happily Ever After...

rethinking endings: one ‘Esha at a time

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Minara
Halfway to Heaven

Oct 11, 2025

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9 min read

Halfway to Heaven

rising at Fajr, remembering Al-Ahad

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Minara
Rabi' al-Thani: A Second Awakening

Oct 5, 2025

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8 min read

Rabi' al-Thani: A Second Awakening

deepening khushu' in the quiet of Rabi' al-Thani

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Minara
Period Woes

Sep 26, 2025

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8 min read

Period Woes

practical tips for Muslim women during and post-menstruation

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Minara
I Can't Do Sujood. What Do I Do?

Sep 19, 2025

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7 min read

I Can't Do Sujood. What Do I Do?

beautiful concessions of salah

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Minara

Mindfulness

+1

"God, Are You There? I Might Be Facing West..."

Sep 12, 2025

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4 min read

"God, Are You There? I Might Be Facing West..."

why the direction you face still matters

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Minara
You Get To Choose

Sep 5, 2025

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6 min read

You Get To Choose

what if you could choose what salah means to you?

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Minara
How to End Your Salah with Presence

Aug 29, 2025

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5 min read

How to End Your Salah with Presence

5 simple tips to make the last moments count

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Minara
The Last Ice-Cream 🍦

Aug 22, 2025

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6 min read

The Last Ice-Cream 🍦

salah as summer slips away

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Minara

Dua

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Qasr Salah Explained

Aug 1, 2025

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6 min read

Qasr Salah Explained

salah in transit (or travel): Allah’s compassion for those on the move

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Minara
Sun, Sand and Sujood

Jul 25, 2025

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3 min read

Sun, Sand and Sujood

Making salah the center of your summer

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Minara

Dua

+4

Between the calls: What Happens After the Adhan?

Jul 18, 2025

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5 min read

Between the calls: What Happens After the Adhan?

what to say, feel, and reflect on in the sacred space before prayer begins

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Minara

Khushu'

+2

The Secret Life of Your Sajjadah

Jul 11, 2025

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4 min read

The Secret Life of Your Sajjadah

roll on portable sanctuary!

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Minara
Imagine What Might Happen If You Reclaim The Silence

Jul 4, 2025

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6 min read

Imagine What Might Happen If You Reclaim The Silence

don't rush: the forgotten sunnah of stillness in salah

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Minara

Dua

+3

They saw Minara for the first time, and here's what they said 🧕✨

Jun 27, 2025

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6 min read

They saw Minara for the first time, and here's what they said 🧕✨

Muslim tech and a 7-step Muharram reset

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Minara

Khushu'

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A Notification that Calms

Jun 20, 2025

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6 min read

A Notification that Calms

the adhan: a sound that calls us back

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Minara

Dua

+3

The Elephant Tree

Jun 13, 2025

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6 min read

The Elephant Tree

reflecting on Allah's power

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