Assalamu Aliekum sisters. I have just joined the group, and I am already excited about the many things I can learn from this space. MashaAllah. I am a born muslim, based in the middle east, and turning 50 in a couple of months. I am single - but like any arab family, live in a joint household - so I am surrounded with a lot of nephews and a neice - elhamdellah. This past Ramadhan (2026) a switch happened in my life, and I realized that I may not have much time left, and my scales for the Day of Judgment are off. I asked myself - with what face will I meet my Lord on the Day of Judgment. So since, I have been on a journey to seek knowledge, to improve my Islam, to be a version of a muslimah that is worthy to stand before Allah on the Day of Judgment and ask for mercy for all my shortcomings. And in my journey, I have been discovering groups on "Skool" .. I have been attending classes, and sessions online, and been dedicating a large portion of my day to learn. My challenge has always been my nafs, it is a dark space in me, and when I saw the name of this community as I was searching through .... I said to myself - This is perfect. When I joined, and saw the topics it covers ... my first thought was -- Allah has guided me to this, HE wants me to discipline my nafs and win it over. May Allah bless the person running this community, the sisters who are a part of it, and may Allah allow me to support and benefit others as I benefit myself from this space. Jazakum Allah Khair.

@Umm Salman Jazaki Allah khair. I think joining this group would be most beneficial for me in my journey. SubhanAllah, how Allah guided me to you. If we had to count His blessings on us, we would never be able to account for them - His mercy and generosity is so great. elHamdellah! I look forward to learning, improving, and benefitting the group.

Assalamu Aliekum. this is such a beautiful topic. I am an introvert myself, more obvious when I was younger than now - believe it or not, I am a public speaker now. What helped me was always istighfar when I needed to speak in public (since the heart calms with Allahs' remembrance), and the idea is - what is the worst that can happen? Nothing that Allah has not decreed. I think the problem is, being in the corporate world - companies favour extroverts to introverts, and the challenge is as an introvert I come across as a snob rather than being understood for who I am. I was forced to pretend I was not -- you know, fake it until you make it! But elhamdellah, with Allah's grace, He helped me protect my identity while navigating this challenge. May Allah help you all with your challenges.