Hannah’s Daily Note

I talk a lot here, and on my Instagram posts, about spirituality.

But what do I mean by this? The spirituality I talk about isn’t to be confused with New Age Spirituality as a ‘religious’ practice in itself (although New Age Spirituality has a lot going for it – a focus on intuition, holistic health, and a connectedness between us, as humans).

When I talk about spiritual practices – I mean the ways in which we can tap into our connection with Allah through our everyday: The fact that a walk in nature, if mindful enough, can become a spiritual practice where we admire Allah’s Creation and thank Him for it. Moments of solitude become spiritual practices when we turn inward and reflect on all we have to be grateful for. And drinking a hot cup of coffee, when we contemplate the diversity of all Creation – the fact that Allah created various foods not only for our sustenance but for our enjoyment – also becomes a moment of spiritual connection.

You see, when the women I speak to tell me that they feel disconnected from their faith, they are often looking at Islam through a lens of particular rituals and ‘ways’ of worship. But, when we broaden their perspective to include these moments of spiritual connection as acts of worship – they begin to realise that they are not as far away from their faith as they once thought.