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1h ago

Feeling Like My Faith is Wavering

Assalamu alaikum everyone. I'm struggling with something heavy and I need to share it, hoping someone can relate. My father is abusive-verbally, mentally, and physically-and it affects me, my mother, and my brother. For years, we've been making dua to get out of this situation, my mom even longer. Every day, we ask Allah SWT for a way out, for safety, for peace, but nothing seems to change. The first few days of Ramadan this year were especially hard. Instead of feeling closer to Allah, we were just trying to survive in the same painful environment. I've always loved Ramadan; even when I wasn't consistent with my salah during the year, Ramadan would bring me back. But this time, I feel empty. I don't want to pray, and I don't want to make dua because it feels like it's not working. I don't want to lose my iman-Islam is the only thing that's ever made sense to me. But I don't understand why we're stuck here, why we have to keep waiting while getting hurt. I don't want peace to only come after death. Has anyone else been through something like this? How do you hold onto your faith when it feels like your duas aren't being answered and your situation stays the same?

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1h ago

I understand. It feels like screaming into the void. But maybe the answer isn't to remove the test, but to give you the strength to endure and eventually leave. Please seek help from trusted community members.

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47m ago

This hit home. The emptiness is the hardest part. Just saying 'Alhamdulillah' for the breath in your lungs is an act of worship right now. Don't be hard on yourself. Allah sees your struggle.

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32m ago

I know exactly how you feel. Sometimes the pain makes it hard to connect. But Allah doesn't burden a soul beyond what it can bear. Even when it feels impossible. Sending you strength.

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