Winter break is fast approaching, and with students getting two weeks or more off, it’s an ideal time to incorporate some spirituality along with the fun. These are some unique ways to do that:
Today, we’ve crossed the limit. Selfishness is at an all-time high, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. But in this vicious cycle of me, myself, and I, we ironically tend to lose sense of ourselves as well.
“My daughter had suicidal ideation in Ramadan. She was fasting. She came up to me at 11 at night to say that she needs to be taken to the hospital because she can't control her urges. I had no idea what was going on,” said Fatima* in an interview with Sound Vision.
It’s common to associate building our Iman (faith) with acts that take a large investment of time: Reading Quran in stretches of deep contemplation; performing prayers with extended recitation; attending an hour-long class on an Islamic topic.