Don’t Just Ask For More. Ask For Barakah

What is Barakah?

In simple words, but with deep meaning

Barakah is not just blessings. It is something far deeper, more powerful, and entirely spiritual.

Barakah is when Allah places divine goodness in something, and that goodness multiplies in ways you can’t see or measure. It is when your limited efforts bring unlimited results, when your time stretches, your rizq flows with ease, your heart feels full, and your life carries meaning even if nothing around you seems extraordinary.

It is not always visible or material. Barakah is spiritual. It is hidden, but its effects are massive.

It turns little into more

Ordinary into extraordinary

Moments into miracles

Barakah is the quiet power behind every lasting success. It is the unseen force that makes things feel right, feel easy, feel guided.

You cannot manufacture Barakah

You cannot force it

It only comes from Allah

But when it enters your life, it changes everything

Barakah is not in how much you have, but in how much good comes from it

And when you ask Allah for Barakah, you are not just asking for more

You are asking for meaning, ease, light, and divine presence in every part of your life

Du’ā for Barakah

Add to your Dhikr intentions…

Ya Allah, place Barakah in every part of our lives:

Barakah in our food and drink

Barakah in our money, wealth, sustenance and provision

Barakah in our rizq, both seen and unseen

Barakah in our family, children and lineage

Barakah in our homes and every space we enter

Barakah in the places we go to

Barakah in all environments we find ourselves in

Barakah in our spirituality, īmān and inner connection to You

Barakah in our closeness to You, Ya Rabb, in our relationship with You and our longing for You

Barakah in our marriages, love and companionship

Barakah in all our relationships, past, present and future

Barakah in our friendships and support systems

Barakah in our time, so that it is used in ways pleasing to You

Barakah in our daily routines, intentions and actions

Barakah in everything You allow us to do for Your sake

Barakah in whatever I do

Barakah in every day and night

Barakah in our sleep, rest and time to reset

Barakah in every form of ease You gift us

Barakah in our peace, calm and serenity

Barakah in our safety, protection and divine covering

Barakah in our ‘Afiyah, our well-being, safety and ease

Barakah in Your Lutf, Your gentle care and kindness

Barakah in our decisions, choices and the paths we take

Barakah in all our affairs, public and private, big and small

Barakah in our work, business, career, trades, routines, products and services

Barakah in our dealings, interactions and communication with others

Barakah in our knowledge, studies, learning, understanding, teaching and sharing

Barakah in our du’ās, those whispered, wept or merely felt

Barakah in our success, both in Dunya and Ākhirah

Barakah in all goodness that reaches us or is born through us

Barakah in our purification, forgiveness and the tazkiyah of our nafs

Barakah in our healing from emotional wounds and trauma

Barakah in our health, our healing and our bodies

Barakah in our travels, near or far

Barakah in our Salaah, Qur’ān, Dhikr, Sadaqah and all forms of ‘Ibādah

Barakah in every good deed we strive to do, even if unnoticed

Barakah in our gratitude and thankfulness to You and to others

Barakah in our love for the Prophet ﷺ, our following of his Sunnah and our yearning to be close to him ﷺ

Barakah in our life and in the moment our soul returns to You

Barakah in our intentions and sincerity

Barakah in our presence, energy and emotional state

Barakah in our trials, so they draw us closer to You

Barakah in our patience, resilience and emotional strength

Barakah in our tawbah and every return to You

Barakah in our dreams, goals and whatever You place in our hearts

Barakah in our mindset and perspectives

Barakah in our empathy, kindness, compassion and generosity

Barakah in our silence, presence and moments of reflection

Barakah in our self-worth, confidence and identity in You

Barakah in our voice, our words, our influence and how we show up in the world

Barakah in our hope, trust and surrender to You

Barakah in every moment of guidance, especially in istikhārah

Barakah in the beauty, light and positivity You surround us with

Barakah in our legacy, what we leave behind for Your sake

Barakah in our mornings and our nights

Barakah in our efforts, even when no one sees them but You

Barakah in being a means of Barakah for others

Barakah in our remembrance at the time of death

Barakah in attaining a heart that is sound, Qalb Saleem

Barakah in our companionship with the Qur’ān

Barakah in our du’ās for others

Barakah in the unseen ways You support and protect us

Barakah in every heartbeat and breath

Barakah in our obedience to You and avoidance of sin

Barakah in our ability to forgive and let go

Barakah in every moment we choose goodness over ego

Barakah in our creativity and the ways we express truth and light

Barakah in our emotional intelligence, understanding and empathy

Barakah in our ability to recognise signs from You and respond with awareness

Barakah in our surrender, contentment and certainty in Your plan

Barakah in our healing journeys, even the parts that feel slow or painful

Ya Allah, place Barakah in our entire existence, from the first breath to the last, and in the eternal life to come.

—Faatimah M

Inspired by The Barakah Effect, a book by Mohammed Faris

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