Salam Guys,

It has been an extraordinary Ramadan that has sailed past us by a blink of an eye. It has been a difficult month, with the long fasts, and short eating periods, many of you might feel like you have lost a considerable amount of sleep, struggled,  feel beaten down, sad, and at a general loss having to part ways with such a pure, and beautiful month filled with barakah. Some of you may have finished reading the Quran, others may not have. Do not fret or lose hope, every moment is a reason to glorify Allah, learn his words, and seek his forgiveness. As long as you are breathing it is NEVER too late. Go easy on yourself, if you didn’t deliver to your best ability this Ramadan,  remind yourself you did what you could to your best ability, and you now have the following days of Shawwal to still show Allah how much you want to be a friend of His. Remember the shaytan will return with a vengeance, honour those positive habits and attributes you have built in this month, continue the little small deeds, as they will become little victories for you on the day of judgement. Give charity whenever you can as this can never decrease you in wealth, try to keep up the good habits you have followed and try to build on them, no looking back. Move forward. We guarantee in some way, you are a better person today than when you entered Ramadan.

We want to take this time to say thank you to our writers, who gave us exceptional pieces to publish this Ramadan, to those who have collaborated with us this Ramadan always delivering on their incredible pieces keeping our readership strong. The incredible women taking over our Instagram stories this Ramadan, We want to thank our readers, who share, and support our work, we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you all supporting, and contributing, we are a community of thinkers who wish to better this world, through the power of the (metaphorical) pen, a powerful tool for change we pray Allah increase us to ensure we can facilitate for more voices. May Allah reward you, bless you, and bring good tidings to you and your families on this glorious day!  Please keep us in your duas. Try not to overindulge in too much cake, and make sure you help mum in the kitchen!

Eid Mubarak from the team here at Amaliah we hope to see you all really soon! xoxo