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Here you’ll find tips, tricks and other resources for planning, increasing your productivity, and setting goals, whether it is related to your daily spiritual life or your career.
Be sure to also check out our careers initiative Rootd. Connect.
Up-skilling in work. Is it really necessary?
Up-skilling in your work. Is it really necessary, and how necessary is it?
So you have an interview
Things you might want to think about before going to an interview or the negotiating table
Etiquette of dhikr
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah says: ‘I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’” (Bukhari)
Etiquette of dua
The month of Ramadan is a special opportunity for us to maximize our worship. An essential part of worship is to make dua. The Qur’an and Sunnah provide guidance with regard to the steps we should take in preparing to make dua, what should be included in our dua, and what our attitude should be towards dua.
Pre-Ramadan resources
Some handy podcasts, books, articles and other resources to listen to, read and contemplate over before Ramadan!
Pre-Ramadan resources
Some handy podcasts, books, articles and other resources to listen to, read and contemplate over before Ramadan!
Pre-Ramadan checklists
Take a look at some of these pre-Ramadan checklists that others have shared!
Our 5-point pre-Ramadan planning
The holy month of Ramadan is just around the corner, and we’ve started our preparations for it! Why prepare for Ramadan? Because…
Planning your career
This post comes with a downloadable template. Whether you’re a student, recent graduate or mid-level professional, it’s good to once in a while go back to the drawing board and ask yourself questions such as: why do I want to pursue a career, and what values do I want to base my career on? Am I satisfied, and will I be satisfied, with where my career is now? Where do I want to be in the next 5 - 10 years? Where do I want to be in my career at the point when I retire?
How to maximize the likelihood of creating a positive legacy
Once we have set the right intentions for why we want to create a legacy for ourselves, we should strategize as to how we can achieve the positive change we want to create.
Creating a legacy as a Muslim in Europe
While most individuals wish to leave a positive legacy behind, when asked, they often only have a vague or very general idea of what they want to have achieved…
Rootd. Connect
Adding diversity & inclusion to the workplace
Our Rootd. Connect initiative focuses on enhancing opportunities for individuals from minority groups and lower-resource settings in The Netherlands. Are you a recent graduate or early/mid-level career maker looking for a sounding board of feedback on your CV/job search approach? Get in touch with us for free and send your CV with a short description of yourself and your career aspirations to info@rootd.nl.
Are you an employer interested in adding diversity to your team? Get in touch.