Ten Self-Care Tips for Faith-Based Activists

7)      Reconnect with Allah

Often times when we get caught up in serving others, we tend to neglect our own spiritual states. This leads us to a spiritual and even emotional burnout. This is precisely why the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to have a spiritual routine of ensuring he prayed his daily prayers on time, prayed extra prayers and also used his nights to really connect with Allah.

This routine really is a one that faith-based activists and community leaders should adopt if they’re to truly to take care of their spiritual, emotional and mental states.

Find a spiritual routine that works for you. Study the seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and study his daily spiritual routine to get ideas of what parts of the routine (if not the entire routine) works for you. Start small and build upon it.