Maryam Amir – Self loathing in Ramadan

			Ramadan is a super spiritual
month, but it's also a month where
		

			you might hate yourself more than
you usually do. With so many
		

			people being committed to praying
and fasting and reading the Quran
		

			and going to the masjid, you might
struggle with all of that, and it
		

			might make you feel like you're
not good enough. As a believer, I
		

			want you to stop looking at
yourself in your own lens of self
		

			hatred, and I want you to stop
thinking about the way other
		

			people might see you,
		

			the fact that you're praying even
when you struggle. What does that
		

			mean to a Shakur the appreciative,
the fact that you're still trying
		

			to read the Quran even when you
have questions? How much does Eva
		

			Kareem, the generous love your
effort. Inshallah, those people
		

			will get so much reward too, but
you have a special reward with
		

			Allah as well. Keep going, because
he sees you, he appreciates you,
		

			and He loves when you try.