Where Worries Fall Like Rain

Salaam Minara Family,

Just a few days ago, we came across a video we’d saved on Instagram and as we re-watched it, we realised why we’d saved it. In the video, a non-Muslim interviewer asks a man about the ultimate prayer in reference to visiting Makkah and Medinah. The interviewee is pensive but then replies that the ultimate prayer on a daily basis is five times a day. The host laughingly asks why five times a day? Why so complicated? The gentleman replies in way that is so sweetly simple but absolutely perfect.

He says, because its the way we’re designed and it suits this time-frame of the world.

Researchers in Europe figured out that a human being needs to meditate 5-10 minutes a day on average 3-5 times. Morning, lunch, after lunch, evening and before bed.

And in Islam? Fajr, Dhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghreb, ‘Isha. All at those appointed times.

This amazing gentleman then explains: salah is a reset, a reset of your soul. You have your worldly life and then you have your divine life. You have your material, your being, your need to eat, be fit and then you have your soul. You need to feed your soul. And the way you feed your soul is you connect with Divine Energy. The way you connect with Divine Energy? Praying is connecting with Divine Energy; it's the ultimate meditation.

Video credit @baliquicktalk

His explanation gave us the tingles because it just makes so much sense. We know this, of course we do but consciously having it broken down in this way even for us as Muslims, it’s such a necessary part of nurturing our relationship with salah.

So we’re sharing a little about salah as a refuge today and we’re kicking it off with a salah reflection by our Minara team member who made ‘Umrah in Ramadan.

We hope today’s words nourish you 🤍.

In the sacred stillness of Medinah and Makkah [yes Makkah too, despite the masses subhan Allah!]  you really learn something quietly powerful about salah.

That salah’s not just a ritual - it’s a refuge.

Each salah is a moment where your breath slows, your heart softens, and your worries are no longer yours alone. The worries, the pressures, the disappointments and expectations: the hum of the world, it all falls away, and what remains is just you and your Maker. Every street corner echoes with the rhythm of adhan, and every soul, it seems, is just waiting to bow.

Salah in these cities feels different. It’s not rushed, nor routine - it’s a pause that gives life. Standing shoulder to shoulder with strangers, facing the same direction, whispering the same words - it becomes clear: nothing else matters. It feels like proof that life can actually thrive on just prayer and rest.

That healing doesn’t always come from doing more, but merely from being still in front of Allah.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

This hadith highlights the Prophet's ﷺ deep attachment to prayer. The metaphor "coolness of my eyes" signifies something that brings a person profound peace and joy, a source of true solace and well-being.

Salah wasn’t just a duty for him ﷺ; it was refuge. A place to hand over the weight of the world.

And we can feel it too - in sujood, when the head touches the ground, and the heart rises. That ache you couldn’t name, that worry you didn’t say out loud: they are relinquished to the best Problem Solver. We learn therefore that prayer is not just a ritual, but a source of genuine comfort, refreshment and spiritual nourishment for the believer.

And you?

Well you can get up from salah a little lighter now, a little more whole.

The Qur’an reminds us:

It’s got me thinking, sometimes we think healing is something we have to chase. But maybe, it’s in the pause and in the quiet surrender. And in those sacred cities, salah teaches us that peace isn’t in control - it’s in letting go.

So, pause. Breathe. Pray. Let the light linger.

May our salah be our refuge 💜.

1. Set the Scene Intentionally 

Create a calming pre-salah routine. Whether it’s through wudhu performed slowly or pausing to breathe before takbir, let your body and heart settle. Imagine you are preparing to meet the One who knows every burden you're carrying.

2. Shift Your Mindset: From Duty to Sanctuary 

Instead of seeing salah as something to ‘tick off’, reframe it as a gift: a divine invitation to pause, unload, and reconnect. This mental shift transforms prayer into a space of healing, not just obligation.

3. Reflect on Each Movement 

Every motion in salah mirrors surrender. Let sujood become your safe place, the ultimate symbol of closeness to Allah. In those moments, transfer your worries to Him. Feel the weight of the world leave you, forehead to ground, skin to dust, just you and Him.

4. Linger in the Stillness 

Take your time in sujood and tashahhud. Don’t rush to stand or end. Instead, absorb the peace that follows each verse, each plea. Let silence after words become its own form of worship.

5. Carry the Peace With You 

Let salah be a reset button, not just for the day but for your heart. Come out of prayer lighter, knowing you’ve entrusted the One who is Al-Wakeel (The Disposer of Affairs).

Wishing you all a blessed week,

The Minara Team