Most of us might be on a high right now- a spiritual high that is. In the wake of Ramadhan and with Hajj in our midst, we feel our spirits lifted. Our spirituality gets a boost and we get this sudden burst of energy. We become enthusiastic and energetic. While once we might not have been participatory, our newfound energy encourages us to volunteer for committees; while once we may not have joined organizations, we now spearhead coalitions for some cause or other. We have joined Muslim Student Associations and organizations around campus around the globe, wondering what we can do to offer assistance and support to our community and our Ummah. Maybe you cooperated in some relief efforts to hand out food and clothing to the homeless or maybe you collected toys for a toy drive for needy children. Whatever it is you might have
done recently, you likely felt a wave of spiritual uplift. You were probably riding a spiritual high.
And now what? Are we still coasting on that spiritual high? Do we still feel as enthusiastic about finding out what others need? Do we still care about what’s happening around us, to our neighbors the next home over or the next continent over? Or have we slowly but steadily slipped down a
notch or two in our spirituality? This is the Rollercoaster Iman phenomenon. Now that the whole excitement and hustle and bustle of Ramadhan has passed, we’ve kind of felt a little lull in
our spirituality. There aren’t as many activities to keep us going; there aren’t
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