Salam! Welcome to Jalsa Jaafariya, my personal blog where I document my reflections and learnings on my journey to strengthen my identity as a Muslim Shia girl living in the west. Here you can find book summaries and reviews, lecture notes and recommendations, opinion pieces and more.
I was brought up in a Muslim household, but I was never one to believe blindly. For me, learning about my faith became intentional a little over 3 years ago, and life has never been the same since.
I like to immerse myself in books and get super excited when I learn something new.
I love, and crave, to be in gatherings where Allah swt and Ahlulbayt a.s are discussed, where I get to hear different perspectives and see little insights in to another persons journey towards the Beloved.
I am by no means a scholar or a preacher – not even close. Through this blog, I don’t intend to guide or teach as I am not qualified to do so. Instead, I intend to document and share my learnings on topics that I enjoy – entirely from my perspective as a student and thinker.
When possible, I will also be translating short informative videos shared by other creators on social media in the Arabic language, into short easy to read pieces so we can all benefit from the valuable lessons they share.
You can find me online in the links below or just send me a message to say hi.
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