Here’s where spirituality comes in. Because what’s the point of rituals if there’s no spiritual connection?

If you don’t take a moment to notice the beauty of flowers blooming in Spring…
If you don’t bother to thank the waiter who serves you with a smile…
If your heart doesn’t move when you walk past someone sleeping on the streets…
Then where is your heart connection to the Creation and the Creator?

Noticing the spiritual world makes ritual more profound.

Let’s try a little experiment.

If you come to Salah straight from your office desk – inbox overflowing, heart racing, nervous system fried – what’s the connection like? But if you take off your shoes, walk barefoot on the grass, feel your connection to the earth, take a few mindful breaths… and then come to Salah, the experience changes completely.

There have been times when I’ve felt completely disconnected from the rituals of Islam.

But what has been a constant, even in those moments, is the spiritual connection.
That deep knowing that in my awareness of and awe for the Creation, I’m also strengthening my bond with the Creator.