What would you say if someone asked you what it takes to be Muslim. Would you start listing off the rituals of Islam, or would first talk about a love for Allah and submission to Him?

I wonder if, in this world of social media, loud opinions about Islam, and ‘Haram Police’, we’ve been duped into thinking that Islam is mostly about the things we ‘do’ (not to mention getting those things perfectly right all the time).

But with that, are we missing out on the beautiful peace that comes with a deep connection with Allah – where Islam is something we embody as part of our being, rather than being something we ‘do’?

With that, I leave you with the thought that perhaps, today, you can reflect on the ways you feel Islam – the ways in which it is part of your being – rather than just thinking about what you need to ‘do’.