To Service Providers, Leaders, and Imams
Difficulty concentrating in Salah or forgetting which unit we are performing, is the first warning sign of burnout for Muslim providers. Feelings of despair and frustration take hold with deep physical and emotional fatigue.
Do This:
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If you notice this, take a break. Spend time with family or do some fun activities. Go for a walk in a park, put your cell phone away, bake, cook, play sports, or read a book.
Set limits for social media use, as well as daily news.
Mosques all over Canada are organizing additional prayer sessions. Take
advantage and attend with family when you can. Organize communal gatherings
for additional prayers such as Dikhr, Qiyamul Lail, Nafl prayers after Fajr or
Maghrib, or Qunut.
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Hold healing circles where people can share their experiences, and ask questions from clinicians, elders, and Imams. (See resources).
You will remember what I say to you, and I entrust my affairs to
Allah. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of all. (Quran 40:44)
Allah protected him from the evil of their schemes. And Pharaoh’s
people were overwhelmed by an evil punishment (Quran 40:45)
