Willpower Isn’t Why Muslims Stay Stuck | Ustadha Razia Hamidi

Willpower Isn’t Why Muslims Stay Stuck | Ustadha Razia Hamidi

February 2, 2026 · 9 min

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Ustadha Razia Hamidi discusses the challenges Muslims face in maintaining consistency and the role of the nafs in personal transformation.

Send us Fan Mail Most of us already know what we’re supposed to do. We just can’t stay consistent when life presses in. That struggle usually is the nafs pulling in directions it was never taught to follow. Islam never asked you to destroy your nafs. It asked you to purify it, guide it, and train it until it settles. When the nafs isn’t coached, it runs on fear, comfort, and approval. And eventually that pressure burns people out, even when the intention was sincere. Real transformatio...

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