Egg shells

For many of us, the earliest feelings we formed about faith were shaped long before we had the language to understand them.In this episode, I reflect on the moment when mistakes in worship — especially my struggle with salah — began to feel like proof that I was failing Allah. Growing up hearing warnings about punishment, accountability, and “doing things the right way,” it became easy to internalize the idea that failure in practice meant failure as a person.But was that really coming from Allah… or from the voices around us speaking about Him?This episode explores childhood emotional formation, parental approval, and how fear-based approaches to religion can sometimes shape the way we see ourselves before we even realize it.And more importantly, how unlearning those ideas can transform our relationship with Allah.Reflection question:Have you ever felt like you were disappointing Allah — and where did that feeling come from?