Mariyam Mohamed

Last month, I travelled to Hdh. Kulhudhufushi for an official trip in collaboration with Zedex Abroad to conduct a series of public awareness sessions for parents and students. It was a meaningful professional engagement where we focused on career guidance for O’Level and A’Level students, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, purpose, leadership, managing time and stress during examinations, and a dedicated parent awareness session on conscious parenting. I remember the journey there quite vividly. We travelled via Maldivian, and it was drizzling that day. I was carrying my laptop and, as we made our way towards the aircraft, I could see passengers getting soaked in the rain. I remember feeling a little upset about the experience, not because of the rain itself, but because of how the situation was being handled. When you are travelling for work, especially carrying equipment, these small experiences can make a difference. While on my way to the flight, I contacted the lounge servic...

  ކީރިތި ޤުރުއާނުގެ އާޔަތްތައް އަޑުއަހާއިރު، ބައެއް ފަހަރު އެހެން އިހުސާސެއް ކުރެވޭ ވަގުތުތައް އާދެއެވެ. ކުރިން އެތައް ފަހަރަކު އަޑުއަހާފައިވާ އާޔަތެއް ނަމަވެސް، ކުއްލިއަކަށް ވަކި ލަފްޒުތަކަކާ މެދު ފުންކޮށް ވިސްނާލަން މަޖުބޫރުވެއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެން މި ދުނިޔެއަށް އައުމުގެ ކުރިން ހިނގާދިޔައީ ކޮން ކަންތައްތަކެއް ހެއްޔެވެ؟ އިންސާނުން އުފެއްދެވުމުގެ ކުރިން ހިނގީ ކޮން ކަމެއް ހެއްޔެވެ؟ އަޅުގަނޑުމެން އުފެއްދެވީ ކީއްވެގެން ހެއްޔެވެ؟ އަދި އާދަމުގެފާނުގެ ވާހަކައާއި، ވަސްވާހާއި، އިޚްތިޔާރާއި، މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތާއި، ތައުބާވުމާއި އަދި ތެދުމަގާ މިހާ ބޮޑަށް ގުޅިފައިވަނީ ކީއްވެގެން ހެއްޔެވެ؟ ސޫރަތުލް ބަޤަރާގެ އާޔަތްތައް އަޑުއަހަމުން ދިޔައިރު، އާދަމުގެފާނު އުފެއްދެވުމުގެ ވާހަކައާއި، ﷲ ތަޢާލާ އާއި މަލާއިކަތުންނާ ދެމެދު ދެކެވުނު ވާހަކަތަކުގެ ތެރެއަށް އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ސަމާލުކަން ހުއްޓުނެވެ. މި އާޔަތްތަކާ މެދު ފުންކޮށް ވިސްނާލުމުން، މިއީ ހަމައެކަނި އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ އިންސާނާގެ ވާހަކައެއް ނޫންކަން އަޅުގަނޑަށް ފާހަގަކުރެވުނެވެ. މިއީ އިންސާނީ ތަޖުރިބާގެ ވަރަށް ފުން ތަޢާރަފެކެވެ. އިންސާނުން އުފެއްދެވުމުގެ ކުރިން: އާދަމު...

There are moments when listening to the Qur’an feels different. You may have heard a verse many times before, but suddenly, one particular passage makes you stop and think: What actually happened before we came to this earth? What was happening before humanity existed? Why were we created? And why is the story of Adam connected so deeply with temptation, choice, responsibility, repentance and guidance? While listening to Surah Al-Baqarah, I found myself drawn into the verses describing the creation of Adam and the conversation between Allah and the angels. The more I reflected on these verses, the more I realized that this is not simply a story about the first human being. It is a profound introduction to the human experience itself. Before Humanity: Allah Announces the Creation of Adam In Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah tells the angels that He is going to place a khalifah on Earth. “Indeed, I am going to place upon the earth a successive authority.” Qur’an 2:30 This happens before Adam is c...

  މިއަދު އަޅުގަނޑު ކުރަމުންދާ މަސައްކަތްތަކާ މެދު ފިކުރުކޮށްލާއިރު، އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ހިތް ދަނީ 2020 ވަނަ އަހަރަށެވެ. އެއީ އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ނަފްސާނީ ދުޅަހެޔޮކަމުގެ ދަތުރުގެ ފެށުމެވެ. އެ ދަތުރުން އަޅުގަނޑު ވާސިލުވާނީ ކޮން މަންޒިލަކަށް ކަމެއް، އަދި އޭރު އަޅުގަނޑު އުނގެނެމުންދިޔަ ފިލާވަޅުތަކަކީ ފަހުން ޒުވާނުންނާއި، އާއިލާތަކާއި، މުއައްސަސާތަކާއި އަދި ފަރުދުންނާއެކު ކުރާނެ މަސައްކަތްތަކާ މިހާ ބޮޑަށް ގުޅިފައިވާ ކަންކަން ކަމެއް އޭރަކު ނޭނގެއެވެ. އޭރު އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ހަމައެކަނި ބޭނުމަކީ އަމިއްލަ ނަފްސު ދަސްކުރުމާއި، ނަފްސަށް ލިބިފައިވާ ޒަޚަމްތަކަށް ފަރުވާ ހޯދުމާއި، އިންސާނިއްޔަތާ ބެހޭގޮތުން އިތުރަށް އުނގެނުމެވެ. އެ ދުވަސްވަރުގެ އެންމެ ފުން ހަނދާނަކީ ލީސާ ނިކޮލްސްގެ ކްލާސްތަކެވެ. ބައެއް ރޭރޭ ރޭގަނޑު 9 އަކުން ފެށިގެން ފަތިހު 5 ޖަހަންދެން އެ ކްލާސްތަކުގައި އަޅުގަނޑު ވަގުތު ހޭދަކުރީމެވެ. މުޅި ދުނިޔެ ނިދާފައި އޮންނަ ވަގުތު ހޭލާ ހުރެ، އިންސާނުންނާއި، އިހުސާސްތަކާއި، ތަދުތަކާއި، ފަރުވާއާއި، ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ މަގުސަދާއި، ކުރިމަގުގެ ފުރުސަތުތަކާ ބެހޭގޮތުން ދެކެވުނު ވާހަކަތަކުން އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ހިތަށް ބޮޑު އަސަރެއް ކުރިއެ...

Sometimes when I look at the work I am doing today, I find myself going back to 2020, a time when I was still at the beginning of my own healing journey. I did not know exactly where that journey would take me, and I certainly did not know that some of the lessons I was learning then would become connected to the work I would later do with young people, families, organisations and individuals. I was simply trying to understand myself, heal parts of myself and learn more about human beings. One of the strongest memories from that period is Lisa Nichols and the classes I attended almost every night, sometimes from 9 PM until 5 AM. Those were long nights, but there was something about being awake when most of the world was sleeping and listening to conversations about human beings, emotions, pain, healing, purpose, and possibility that stayed with me. One of the lessons I remember most clearly was the idea that, although our circumstances may be completely different, human beings are not ...