Deena Deemas

In this time, and with everything happening around us, it is very natural to feel fear, stress or even a kind of heaviness or shutdown. Even in the Qur’an, Allah says: “We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure.” (Al-Baqarah 2:155) So feeling fear and stress is part of life… but how do we be patient with it? And how do we deal with it? What do I mean when I say this is normal? It is a very...

في هذه الفترة، ومع كل ما يحدث حولنا، من الطبيعي جدًا أن نشعر بالخوف، بالتوتر، أو حتى بنوع من الثقل أو التعطل. حتى في القرآن، يقول الله تعالى ؛ ( وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ )(155) سورة البقره فالشعور بالخوف والتوتر… جزء من الحياة بس كيف نصبر عليه؟ ونتعامل معاه؟ ماذا أعني عندما أقول إن هذا طبيعي؟ إنها استجابة طبيعية جدًا من جهازنا العصبي لما يحدث حولنا. عندما أقول إن الجهاز العصبي...

It’s 3 AM. I’m trying to finish my baby’s night feeds. I’m worried about what’s going on in my country. The attacks. And I’m just noticing how tense my nervous system is. I decided to pray at the mosque earlier today. And I jumped at every sound. It wasn’t missiles. It wasn’t interceptions. But I was on edge. I kept coming back to my prayer and finding my ground with God. And then I noticed something. Not everyone around me was on edge. It was me. It got me thinking about a study I remember...