Reasons to take part – Trials & Tribulations

Standing in solidarity

Sadaqa — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:03:00 +0000

To the Muslim mums balancing family life and the students juggling studies, I know you might be thinking, This is too much. It’s too hard for me. And you’re not wrong: it will be hard. But that’s exactly why you should take on the Trials & Tribulations challenge. This isn’t just another fundraising event or a fun day out. It’s a deliberate, meaningful ordeal designed to test you physically…

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Silent dawah in the countryside

Sadaqa — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:36:12 +0000

Not every Muslim woman wears abaya; this truth needs stating before all else. Fashion shifts, interpretations of modesty evolve, and preferences change across generations and geographies: some sisters have never worn the long, flowing garments once common at British mosques and markets, others wore them once but no longer do, and still others move between styles depending on context…

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A transformative experience

Sadaqa — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:59:00 +0000

When you bring women together for Trials & Tribulations, you offer more than a sponsored challenge. You offer a threshold moment: a crossing point where assumptions about capability meet the raw reality of what bodies and spirits can endure. The women who arrive here may not yet know what they are capable of. By the time they reach journey’s end, muddy and exhausted and strangely light…

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Called to serve

Sadaqa — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:58:00 +0000

Imagine standing at the start of the Trials & Tribulations challenge, preparing to embark on an extraordinary journey. This isn’t just a test of physical endurance but a heartfelt commitment to walk in solidarity with refugees. As you glance around at the other participants — some seasoned, others apprehensive — you realise you’re about to take on an experience that will push your limits…

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The ground beneath you

Sadaqa — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 19:38:03 +0000

Tahajjud is finished. The room, which held such warmth and movement only minutes ago, settles back into stillness, and now comes the thing none is quite prepared for: the floor. You lower yourself first. That matters more than you might expect: those that look to you for guidance need to see it done with a kind of quiet acceptance, and to see that there is a way to lie down on cold…

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A night of reflection

Sadaqa — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +0000

As the sun dips below the horizon, a particular tranquillity settles over the mosque. The management committee has graciously given you the madrasah room for the night — a space that by morning will have held more than anyone quite anticipated — but for now it waits, quiet and ordinary, for what is about to fill it. By nine o’clock the sisters begin to arrive, each dressed in her favourite abaya…

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Stepping into their shoes

Sadaqa — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:09:00 +0000

In a world that often values convenience over compassion, the Trials & Tribulations challenge will be your opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and into the shoes of those for whom discomfort is a daily reality. This challenge is no ordinary trek. You will join other remarkable Muslim women in taking on a gruelling physical trial. You’ll walk long distances, crawl through mud…

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From reluctance to exhilaration

Sadaqa — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:02:00 +0000

There is a voice that whispers when you first hear about Trials & Tribulations: a voice that catalogues all the reasons why this challenge is not for you. Mud and cold water. Obstacles and exhaustion. Hours of fasting whilst your body protests every step. The voice is reasonable, sensible, protective of your comfort and dignity. It suggests you support from safe distance rather than wade into…

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A challenge unlike any other

Sadaqa — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:57:00 +0000

There’s a unique stillness that settles over you when you commit to a challenge that stretches your limits and connects you to something greater. It’s the stillness of humility, wrapped in the unmistakable hum of purpose. As you lace up your boots, layer your abaya over your workout gear, and adjust your hijab, you’ll reflect on the deeper significance of the journey ahead. This will not just be a…

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Embracing the mess

Sadaqa — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:13:12 +0000

There is something primal that happens when hands sink into mud, when feet disappear into earth turned liquid, when the body — usually kept so carefully clean and composed — surrenders to messiness. Every instinct trained by modern life recoils: we should stay clean, maintain boundaries between ourselves and the dirt beneath our feet, preserve the careful separation between human refinement and…

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