Mariyam Mohamed

މިއަދު އަޅުގަނޑުގެ ހަޔާތުގައި ހިނގާފައިވާ ކަންތައްތަކާއި، އަމިއްލަ ތަޖުރިބާތަކުން ލިބިފައިވާ ފިލާވަޅުތަކާމެދު ފުންކޮށް ވިސްނާލާއިރު، އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ލޮބުވެތި ރަސޫލާ ﷺ ގެ ސިޔަރަތާމެދު ފިކުރު ހިންގާލެވެއެވެ. ބައެއް ފަހަރު، ދިރިއުޅުމުގައި ކުރިމަތިވާ ދަތި އުނދަގޫތަކުގެ ސަބަބުން، ދިރިއުޅުމަކީ އަދުވެރި އެއްޗެއް ނޫން ކަމުގެ އިހުސާސް އަޅުގަނޑުމެންނަށް ކުރެވެއެވެ. ވަކި ކަންތައްތަކެއް އެގޮތަށް ދިމާވާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯއާއި، ބައެއް މީހުންގެ ފަރާތުން އަނިޔާ ލިބެންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯއާއި، ބައެއް ތަކެތި ގެއްލިގެންދާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ އަދި އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ދިރިއުޅުމުގެ ދަތުރު މިހާ ބުރަވާންވީ ކީއްވެގެންތޯ ހިތަށް އަރައެވެ. ނަމަވެސް، ކައުން ރަސޫލާ ﷺ ގެ ދިރިއުޅުއްވުމަށް ނަޒަރު ހިންގާލުމުން، އެކަލޭގެފާނުގެ ސިޔަރަތުން ލިބޭ އެންމެ ބޮޑު އެއް ފިލާވަޅަކީ، ދިރިއުޅުމަކީ ދަތި އުނދަގޫތަކެއް ނެތް އޮމާން ދަތުރަކަށް ވުން ނޫންކަން ހާމަވެއެވެ. އޭގެ ބަދަލުގައި، އެފަދަ ދަތި ހާލަތްތަކުގައިވެސް އިންސާނަކު ރިވެތި ގޮތުގައި ސާބިތުވެ ހުރުމުގެ މުހިންމުކަން އެނގިގެންދެއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ލޮބުވެތި ރަސޫލާ ﷺ އުފަންވެވަޑައިގަތީ ޔަތީމެއްގެ...

People only see the success. They see the money, the position, the business, the lifestyle, the recognition, and the person who has reached the top of the industry, but they don't see the sleepless nights, the grind, the sacrifices, the pressure, the failures, the rejection, the uncertainty, and the amount of effort that person has put in to reach that level. Recently, I had a conversation with someone who is very successful and at the top of the industry they are working in, and honestly, that conversation made me think a lot. I have had the opportunity to work with and meet a few successful individuals who are at the top of their industries, and every time I have a conversation with them, I become more amazed, not only by what they have achieved, but by the passion they continue to have for what they do. What really stood out to me is that when we look at successful people from the outside, we usually see the money, but when you actually sit with them and listen to their journey,...

There are moments in life when we wonder whether Allah has forgotten us. We pray, we wait, we try to remain patient, yet nothing seems to change. Sometimes the silence becomes so difficult that we begin questioning ourselves:   Why is this happening to me? Has Allah abandoned me? Am I being punished? Will things ever become better?   Surah Ad-Duha speaks beautifully to this human experience. Although it was revealed in a particular context to comfort the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when revelation had paused, its message carries a timeless reassurance for anyone who has ever experienced uncertainty, loneliness, disappointment or a period when life simply did not make sense. Allah begins the Surah by swearing by the morning brightness and the night when it becomes still: “By the morning brightness, and by the night when it is still.” There is something deeply comforting about this imagery. Night and day are both part of Allah's creation, and neither remains forever. Darkness h...

Today, after a long time, I found myself checking the political situation in our country again. I had deliberately stayed away from the political noise for some time, but when I looked at what was happening, one thought kept coming back to me: how easily the game of politics can make us lose sight of the beautiful teachings of Islam. I am not a politician, and I do not claim to understand the strategies, negotiations, alliances or calculations that happen behind political doors. However, I do know a little about human behaviour, psychology and the way our minds respond to people, situations and emotions. Perhaps that is why what I see worries me more than the politics itself. Politics is not only about policies, elections, leadership or power. It is also about human psychology. It is about understanding what people fear, what they desire, what makes them angry, what makes them feel safe and what makes them feel that they belong. The Maldives is a small country, yet politically we have ...

As I was sitting and listening to conversations, I found myself reflecting on how quickly we are to judge another person based on their actions without taking a moment to step into their shoes. We see a behaviour, interpret it through our own lens, attach meaning to it, and very quickly create a label: “She is proud.” “He has an ego.” “She thinks she is better than everyone.” “He is arrogant.” Yet we rarely know what is happening beneath that behaviour or what experiences have shaped the way a person responds to a particular situation. This made me wonder:   how much of what we call ego actually belongs to the person we are observing, and how much belongs to the person doing the observing? The Human Tendency to Label Our minds naturally try to make sense of people and situations. We observe behaviour and immediately try to determine what it means. This can help us navigate relationships, but it can also become problematic when we mistake our interpretation for reality. Someone may ...

          In my previous reflection, I found myself sitting with a simple but uncomfortable realisation: I came into this world with nothing, and one day I will leave this world with nothing. Yet, so much of my life, and perhaps much of human life, is spent wanting, holding on, expecting and becoming attached to people, places, possessions and experiences. That thought stayed with me because if everything is temporary, why do we find it so difficult to let go?      As I continued reflecting on this, another question began to emerge: why do certain people become so important to us that their presence makes us feel safe, while their absence can make us feel as though a part of us is missing? Why does losing a relationship sometimes feel like losing our identity? Why can leaving a familiar place make us feel as though we no longer belong? And why do some attachments feel much deeper than the situation itself seems to explain?     ...