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Ramadan Reflections: Day 9 Nafs Hack with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Nafs Hack: Contemplating Death Assalamu alaikum. My name is Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, and this is my Nafs Hack. When I was in Sacramento (prior to a game), I was taking my pre-game nap, and I had a dream. To this day this dream bothers me. I had a dream I was walking over a bridge, and right underneath the bridge there a was a fire—hellfire. As I was walking, the bridge collapsed; when it collapsed, I went with it. But there was something that stopped me. And I didn’t want to shift and move my head. I’m looking up to see what prevented my fall, and it was a string of…
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Ramadan Reflections: Day 6 Nafs Hack with Farhaan Razi
Nafs Hack: Stay Fit While Fasting Assalamu alaikum, everyone! My name is Farhaan Razi, co-founder and president of Fasting 5K, a non-profit that runs a 5k while fasting to raise money for charities during this blessed month. We’re excited this year to be partnering with Islamic Relief to raise money for their various causes in the Virginia area. I want to share with you some Nafs Hacks that I do to help stay in shape during this blessed month. One. Hydration is key. It’s important to drink 8 glasses of water from iftar time to suhoor time, and don’t try to squeeze in all those glasses of water during suhoor…
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Ramadan Reflections: Day 5 Nafs Hack with Isra Chaker
Nafs Hack: Daily Gratitude Journal I’m a civil rights activist, and I’m here today with Islamic Relief to give you your next Nafs Hack. Now, we all live in a life where we are constantly busy and being pulled in many directions and are facing tribulations while also overcoming them. And sometimes we realize that we don’t ever stop and breathe for a second and think about all the things we are actually grateful for and the things that we are blessed with. And so my nafs hack I do on daily basis personally is I wake up every morning and I write down five things that I’m grateful for…
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Ramadan Reflections: Day 4 Nafs Hack with Amani Abdel-Dayem
Nafs Hack: Live with Intention Assalamu alaikum, everyone! My name is Amani Abdel-Dayem, and I’m here for your Nafs Hack. So, my Nafs Hack for you today is for productivity in intention and niyyah. Whenever you have anything to do, from the menial to the major—whether it’s wuduh, salah, cooking dinner, starting a project, or visiting a friend—make sure that you have an intention. Make sure that you’re focused on the outcome that you’re looking for and the why that you’re doing what you’re doing. And, all of a sudden, the quality of your work, your visit, whatever it is that you’re doing, your salah will change dramatically for the…
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RAMADAN REFLECTIONS: DAY 3 NAFS HACK WITH SAID DURRAH
Nafs Hack: Sustainable Fasting Assalamu alaikum. I’m comedian Said Durrah, and this is your Nafs Hack. Today, I want to talk to you about the difference between what I call sustainable fasting and silly fasting. Sustainable fasting, if you’re able to fast, is what you’re supposed to do—you know, no food, no water and so forth—but silly fasting is the people that want to go to extremes. Don’t be that person. That’s the person who tells you, “Oh, I just got an internship at this bakery. It’s going to be great for Ramadan. It’s really going to test me. It’s really going to push me to my extremes.” Why would…
