Spiritual Retreat

A spiritual retreat…from the concrete-jungle … تزكية النفس والعزلة

The glitter of city life dazzles the eyes.
It takes away our focus from the hereafter.
Sometimes, it is good to take a break and go on a spiritual retreat … away from civilisation.
When you are alone, you can pray to God Alone, contemplate and remember God – as long as it is in line with the teachings of religion.
After you’ve re-charged your spiritual batteries, you can return to the concrete-jungle we live in.

Ibn Taymiyah said:

ولا بد للعبد من أوقات ينفرد بها بنفسه في دعائه وذكره وصلاته وتفكره ومحاسبة نفسه وإصلاح قلبه وما يختص به من الأمور التي لا يشركه فيها غيره فهذه يحتاج فيها إلى انفراده بنفسه
‘It is vital for a person to set aside some time for themselves so as to engage in earnest supplication, remembrance, prayer, contemplation, introspection, setting the heart right and other spiritual practices that require solitude and seclusion.’

[“Majmu al-Fatawa”, 10/425].