Welcome to SabrGirl

they say that the closest distance between two people is a story. SabrGirl is a bi-weekly newsletter where i allow myself to be vulnerable and share life experiences and stories that have shaped me and ultimately guided me closer to Allah and islam.

sabr (patience) isn’t always about sitting down and waiting for the hardship to leave. sabr can be the tears that fall down on your prayer mat, making your forehead wet on your next sujood. it can be pulling your hairs out and sobbing. or going silent and not wanting to talk to anyone. sabr can be pulling yourself to get out of bed and get on with your day, pulling yourself out of bed to pray tahajjud and fajr when all you want to do is sleep for 15 hours. or it can be trying hard to focus your mind on what’s at hand rather than overthinking about the future. sabr can be reading Qur'an and the pages get all blurry from your tears or pretending to be happy when you’re not. sabr can be lashing out at the ones you love and then feeling guilty afterwards and doing istighfar, or trying to be extra kind to the people around you so that they don’t feel the pain you’re feeling. or sabr can be just existing, living your life and having absolutely no idea what’s going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and all you can do is just focus on what’s happening right now. or it may well be simply waiting for the hardship to pass.

but sabr ultimately means that through this all, you still believe that Allah will make it okay, that He still loves you and will forgive you, that there is a reward that is waiting for you, that you can keep turning to Him over and over and trust that He will make it okay. and He will.

through my own life experiences and struggles, i hope to inspire, encourage, curate a safe space and help people feel less alone in life and their islamic journey. you never are alone.

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