{"id":14265,"date":"2020-03-20T18:44:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=14265"},"modified":"2021-07-16T09:24:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T09:24:53","slug":"a-muslims-guide-to-surviving-isolation-and-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/society\/a-muslims-guide-to-surviving-isolation-and-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"A Muslim\u2019s Guide to surviving Isolation and Quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/amp-jwplayer>

A Muslim\u2019s guide to surviving a lockdown<\/h1>\n\nAre you overwhelmed, frustrated, and stressed out as you spend your time in isolation?\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThe reality is that most of us are uncertain and worried as to how we will survive the days ahead, let alone a potential lockdown.<\/span>\n\n \n\nBut before you do panic, here are a few things to keep in mind to help you make it through.<\/span>\n\n \n
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    Social Media Distancing<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \n\nWith all the hysteria and drama taking place at the moment, it\u2019s so easy to be swept into the social media frenzy that comes along with it. While it’s important to be informed, we should be careful not to be dragged into mindlessly scrolling through news feeds, sharing non-beneficial content and involving ourselves in debates we have no business to be in. So while you are busy practicing social distancing, let\u2019s begin practicing social media distancing. Not only will this free up your day for useful activities, but it will also help relieve your mind from anxiety and stress.<\/span>\n\n \n

    2. Quarantine vs Quran time<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/span>While spending your hours in Quarantine, ensure you have a dedicated Quran time. This is the perfect opportunity for us to return to Allah and reinvigorate our relationship with His words. Allah states that this Quran is a \u2018shifaa\u2019, a healing, and no doubt this is a time where most of us are in need of such healing.<\/span>\n\n \n
    \u0648\u064e\u0646\u064f\u0646\u0640\u0632\u0644\u064f \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0622\u0646\u0650 <\/span>\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/b> \u0634\u0650\u0641\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064c \u0648\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0624\u0652\u0645\u0650\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e <\/span><\/blockquote>\n \n\nLet the Quran be your companion in this time of isolation and don\u2019t forget to do your Athkaar, to make Duaa and to continuously seek forgiveness.<\/span>\n

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    3. Turn your home into a Masjid<\/span><\/h3>\n \n\nAs much as heart aches to see Masjid around the world be placed under lockdown, including the Two Holy Mosques of Makkah and Madinah, this doesn\u2019t mean that our homes cannot be places of worship. Infact, the Prophet \ufdfa said:<\/span>\n\n \n
    \u062c\u0639\u0644\u062a \u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u0636 \u0645\u0633\u062c\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0648\u0637\u0647\u0648\u0631\u0627\u064b\u00a0<\/span>\n\n“The entire Earth has been made for me a Masjid and a purifier\u201d.<\/span>\n\n <\/blockquote>\nSo when the Salah time enters, call the Athaan in your homes, make the Iqama, gather your family and pray in congregation, on time, without delaying. Let us turn our homes into masajid.<\/span>\n

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    4. Working from home<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/span>For those that are \u201cworking from home\u201d, please make sure that you actually are <\/span>working<\/i><\/b>. While it is easy to get carried away with all the distractions of what is going on and while this is understandable, if you have been entrusted to work and are being paid to work, please make sure you fulfill this trust. As Allah states in the Quran:<\/span>\n\n \n
    \u0648\u0623\u0648\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0647\u0652\u062f\u0650 \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0647\u0652\u062f\u064e \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0645\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0626\u064f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\u201cAnd fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is one that you will be questioned about.\u201d<\/span><\/blockquote>\n \n

    5. Check on your neighbours<\/span><\/h3>\n \n\nLastly, as supermarkets around the world are left without stock due to panic buying and hoarding, it\u2019s quite easy for many to be left without their essentials. This is an opportunity for us to revive the sunnah of the Prophet \ufdfa, of looking after our neighbours, especially if they are eldely or vulnerable.<\/span>\n\n \n\nThe Prophet \ufdfa states:<\/span>\n\n \n
    \u00a0\u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u064a\u064f\u0624\u0652\u0645\u0650\u0646\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0627\u064e\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0622\u062e\u0650\u0631\u0650 \u0641\u064e\u0644\u0652\u064a\u064f\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0645\u0652 \u062c\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f<\/span>\n\n \n\n\u201cLet he who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his neighbour.\u201d<\/span><\/blockquote>\n \n\nSo while we all work towards surviving our time in isolation, I pray that these tips will help us make the most out of the days ahead. With our faith and trust in Allah, and love and care for one another, by the will of Allah we will make it through this difficult time.<\/span>\n\n_____________","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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