Salaah is a Blessing Not a Burden

"Struggling in your emaan? Do you feel dead inside when you pray, make du'a or read Qur'an? Remember this: It's okay to show up empty. Just be sure to show up. And your Lord will fill your heart with the spiritual fuel it needs, eventually. But you have to show up. Show up to prayer. Show up to du'aa. Show up to Qur'an. Just the act of showing up is a powerful act of faith. Allah will take care of the rest."

- excerpt from Salaah is a Blessing Not A Burden

“When I was struggling to hold on to my faith,” she says. “I used to dread when it was time to pray. Just mustering the strength to perform ablution and stand for Salaah felt so overwhelming... So, whenever I found myself standing (or sitting) for prayer, my heart wasn’t really in it, and deep inside, I felt spiritually empty.”

Spiritual dehydration. This is what Umm Zakiyyah says is at the root of the soul feeling overburdened by the obligation of Salaah, the five foundational prayers of the Muslim.

In this book of personal and spiritual prose, Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author and soul-care mentor, reflects on why Salaah often feels burdensome to so many Muslims and how the believer can hydrate their spiritual veins through understanding the immeasurable mercy and blessings of the formal prayer. 

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