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Talking about suicide does not put the idea into someone’s head. Someone can be struggling while still working, studying, and socialising. Strong faith can be protective, but it does not make someone immune to psychological distress. And shame or moral pressure can make a crisis harder to navigate.
Knowing what is true matters — because the way we respond can either help someone feel safe enough to speak or leave them feeling even more alone.
Help us share these 10 myths and facts on suicide:
https://holdon.org.uk/myths/
Leading Jumu‘ah today?
We've been sharing a khutbah template over the past few weeks, but in case you missed it or are still deciding what to deliver, here is the link:
https://holdon.org.uk/khutbah-quranic-healing/
Your life matters. You deserve support. You don’t have to face this alone.
And if someone you love has gone quiet, reach out today. A simple message could be the place they begin to open up.
Share this with someone who may need a safe place to start.
https://holdon.org.uk/directory/
Worried about someone but afraid you’ll say the wrong thing? You’re definitely not alone. Some common assumptions about suicide can leave people feeling even more isolated.
That's why today’s guide offers practical advice on what to say, what to avoid, and how to respond with compassion — so your words can help open a door rather than close it.
Read and share with one more person:
https://holdon.org.uk/helping-someone-with-suicidal-thoughts/
If pain, despair, or exhaustion has made you feel distant from everyone else, you deserve to be met with mercy, not shame. And needing help doesn't mean your faith is weak!
Today’s resource offers a gentler way to understand pain, with compassion and room to seek support, while remembering that no hardship or darkness can close the door to Allah’s mercy and hope.
Learn more:
https://holdon.org.uk/religion-knows-no-despair/
Today we are proud to launch Hold On, Islam21c's suicide prevention campaign.
All this week, our focus will be on sharing resources to help support those among us who are facing tough times, or know someone in difficulty.
Please check out the campaign hub for more info:
https://holdon.org.uk
Are parents doing enough to protect children online?
Parental controls can help, but they don’t remove the responsibility from parents.
From streaming services to 18+ video games, children can easily access content that platforms may consider “safe” but Muslim parents would not. The question is not simply what technology can block, but what we are choosing to give our children access to in the first place!
Watch the full video:
🎥 https://youtu.be/dDvCEQYiJ9A
Hold On week starts 7 September.
For seven days, we’ll explore the following questions (and more): how do we understand suicide? What helps? What harms? What should we look out for? How can we support someone we love?
Based on Islamic guidance and practical support, each day will offer something we can learn, use, and share.
Follow along and help us help someone to hold on.
7–13 September | https://holdon.org.uk
You can save lives, lead communities, and possess immense knowledge... and yet still carry a disease that destroys it all.
It hides behind good deeds. It makes the ego blind to truth. And most of us don't even realise we carry it.
Tomorrow at 5pm, Dr. Hamza Tzortzis breaks down the most dangerous threat facing activists, leaders, and seekers, as well as the classical cure to dismantle it before it’s too late.
Subscribe before 5pm tomorrow so you don't miss it:
https://islam21c.com/think
When someone is living with anxiety, the right words can ease a burden or unintentionally make it heavier.
Healing is rarely linear. Patience, compassion, and simply being present can remind someone they are not facing their struggle alone.
Learn more:
https://holdon.org.uk/
Life can harden the heart, distract the soul, and make us forget what matters most.
A Letter to the Heart is a weekly reflection by Shaykh Ali Hammuda to help you return, refocus, and reconnect with Allah (subḥānahu wa ta'āla).
Reflect on the next letter, subscribe now:
https://www.islam21c.com/heart
Can your daʿwah actually become a sin?
In this powerful new OnGuard, Shaykh Shaqur Rehman tackles something every Muslim active online needs to think about: ikhlāṣ in the age of algorithms, likes and personal brands.
An important one. Watch and share 👇
https://youtu.be/RDDIKbHXDno
Still saying “I’m fine” when you’re not?
If you’re carrying more than you’ve told anyone, you are not alone. Hold On campaign week begins Monday 7 September, bringing compassionate Islamic guidance, practical support, and hope.
Visit https://holdon.org.uk to find a safe place to begin.
When power has no limits
Power without accountability can quickly become oppression. And when people see themselves as self-sufficient, they can begin to believe they answer to no one. We see this with the likes of Donald Trump and others.
The Qur’ān points to a different foundation: recognising that we are all accountable to an authority above us. Before Allah, power does not make one person greater than another!
Watch the full video:
🎥 https://youtu.be/x8cfRf-a8_M
Recovery is often shaped by small, consistent actions repeated over time.
Serving others, maintaining daily structure, prioritising healthy sleep, and staying physically active are not quick fixes, but they are powerful foundations. Combined with sincere reliance on Allah and professional support when needed, these steps can help make healing possible.
Learn more about the Hold On campaign:
https://holdon.org.uk/
Plant the Seed Anyway
99 Reasons to LIVE - from the Qur’an & Sunnah (No. 5)
Even at the edge of the world’s end, the Prophet ﷺ taught us to plant. Build. Serve. Give. Continue. Hold on.
Watch more reminders and find support at https://holdon.org.uk
Do this if you haven’t achieved much
99 Reasons to LIVE - from the Qur’an & Sunnah (No. 4)
Maybe you feel like you have not achieved much. But in Islam, even a sincere intention for Allah matters. You still have khayr to pursue. Hold on.
Watch more reminders and find support at https://holdon.org.uk
You Are Not Alone
99 Reasons to LIVE - from the Qur’an & Sunnah (No. 3)
There are struggles no one sees, tears no one notices, and battles fought silently. But Allah was never absent. Hold on.
Watch more reminders and find support at holdon.org.uk
Hardship Is Not the Whole Story
99 Reasons to LIVE - from the Qur’an & Sunnah (No. 2)
The pain is real, but it is not permanent and it is not alone. Allah repeated the promise: with hardship comes ease. Hold on.
Watch more reminders and find support at holdon.org.uk
The door is still open
99 Reasons to LIVE - from the Qur’an & Sunnah (No. 1)
However low you feel, you are not outside Allah’s mercy. The door is still open. Hold on.
Watch more reminders and find support at holdon.org.uk
Hold On campaign week begins tomorrow.
If you’re carrying more than you’ve told anyone, just know that you are not alone.
Check out the website for lots of helpful resources:
https://holdon.org.uk/
Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS, is freely travelling across Britain. Why is the head of an organisation at the ideological heart of India’s ultranationalist Hindu project being given a platform here?
The RSS has a long history of anti-Muslim violence, alongside historical and contemporary connections with other nationalist movements. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has longstanding ties with the group.
Everyone who sees this needs to share it. A figure who leads such an organisation should never have been given entry into Britain. Now that he is here, we need to condemn his visit and what he stands for.
https://www.islam21c.com/news/gaza-displacement-camps-breeding-disease/
Skin diseases are spreading through Gaza’s overcrowded displacement camps, where families face extreme heat, scarce water, poor sanitation, and limited access to medical care.
Yet despite the physical and mental toll, families continue to care for one another and hold onto their dignity and faith. By the will of Allah, they continue to endure, certain that their reward is with Him.
We can support our brothers and sisters by donating to our charity partner, Muslims in Need.
https://muslimsinneed.org/i21c-gaza
When the world blurs the lines, compromise can feel easier than conviction.
A Matter of Principle is a weekly reflection by Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad, offering clear, principled Islamic guidance for the questions, pressures, and challenges Muslims face today.
Subscribe now:
https://www.islam21c.com/principle
When children never learn how to handle emotions
Children don’t simply outgrow the way they learned to deal with difficult emotions.
When anger, anxiety, or frustration has no safe space to be expressed, a child may learn to bottle everything up, withdraw, or become aggressive. Those patterns can follow them into adulthood — affecting their relationships, boundaries, and emotional wellbeing.
Watch the full video:
🎥 https://youtu.be/zzM55ZoCXOo
Hold On begins next week!
From 7–13 September, we’ll be sharing guidance, resources, and reminders around suicide prevention, supporting those who may be struggling, and looking out for the people around us.
Because sometimes, holding on starts with knowing you don’t have to face it alone.
Looking for trusted support?
https://holdon.org.uk/
Why every da'ī needs an anchor
The demands of serving others can quickly become overwhelming. This is why anchoring yourself with the Qur'ān and investing in your marriage are vital for sustaining both your mission and your peace.
Watch the full video:
🎥 https://youtu.be/lVB7tDEdrFw
Every day, your mind is being shaped — by culture, media, politics, and the assumptions of the age.
Think Again is a weekly reflection by Dr. Hamza Tzortzis to challenge those influences, question what we take for granted, and help us see the world more clearly through Islam.
Subscribe now: https://www.islam21c.com/think
🎙️ NEW ONGUARD EPISODE
Why are so many Muslim men suffering in silence?
Dr Hamza Andreas Tzortzis sits down with Ahmed Tomal of Tawfiq Therapy for an honest conversation about anxiety, depression, loneliness, addiction, suicidal thoughts and why men often struggle to ask for help.
They also explore what therapy can offer Muslims—and where modern therapeutic culture can conflict with an Islamic understanding of masculinity, family and emotional wellbeing.
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/zzM55ZoCXOo
Study other ideas without losing your tradition
Muslims should not be afraid to engage with other philosophies, worldviews, or intellectual traditions. But studying them should deepen our understanding, not weaken our confidence in the Qur’ānic worldview.
From al-Ghazāli and Ibn Taymiyyah to the challenges of secular psychology today, the question is not whether we engage with other ideas, but what foundation we bring to that engagement.
Watch the full video:
🎥 https://youtu.be/Ue5lI11kbxQ