6 Things You Can Do To Increase Your Faith During Finals – Zubair Khan & Imam Suhaib Webb
1. Set up a continuous worship schedule
I remember my exam days, when I lived in the states: sleepless nights, lots of caffeine and plenty of fajirs in the Masjid. It was so amazing that outside of those times I would find it so hard to pray in the night, make dua, fast and struggle in worship. But, when exams rolled around I became a 24 test maniac making nearly unbelievable sacrifices for my exams. Although, for some of us, this might seem negative at first? I would like to think that it means we can do it!
If you can stay up, work like crazy, live off of coffee and struggle for a weeks towards success in this dunia, even disappearing and making ‘itikaf in the library, then surely you can struggle a little for the Hereafter. You have the potential, it just needs to be redirected towards Allah. Thus, the first lesson we learn from this time is one related to potential and priorities. The Arabs have a saying, “If the girl is pretty, then the high mahr is no problem.” Meaning, if the goal is beloved to the person, he will put forth great effort and feel very little stress. Read more »