Fatiha El-Ghorri: The Gratitude List
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Welcome to the Gratitude List on How Do You Cope? And I'm delighted to say that I'm still joined by Fathia El Ghori. Let's talk about gratitude. Is it a part of Islam?
Yes, it is. So it's a massive part to be grateful. We say hamdulillah, which is thanks to God, thanks to Allah. And we say a lot. We have this thing called dhikr, which is dhikr is like praising God. The remembrance, sorry, it's the remembrance of Allah. And Allah, in Islam, Allah has 99 names and each name is an attribute. So like you've got all these, like Rahim is like the most forgiving, all these beautiful names. I've got a book and I read through them and just remember all these qualities. And forgiveness is a big part. There's a bit in the Quran where Allah says, I will forgive if you come back to me, like I'll forgive your sins, even if they're as much as the foam in the ocean. you know and stuff so so he's so forgiving so we should be forgiving too to each other and to ourselves so it is great yeah gratitude massive massive and does it i mean you've been through quite a lot especially for the last year has it played a role in coping with with the with the diagnosis and the operation and the menopause
Yeah, most definitely. I'm like, when I've got the diagnosis, I was like, I don't know why this has happened. I don't know why. Because sometimes when bad things happen to us, we think it's a punishment. And I didn't see it like that because I was like, if I didn't find this out, it could have killed me. Do you know what I mean? And like if it's spread and stuff like that. And I just found it on the off chance. They just found it. I didn't go to the doctor saying, I think this, this and this. So grateful for that. Grateful that the operation went well and I came out of it alive and not with any complications. Grateful that I'm able to help myself to get the care that I need. Also angry because it should be available to all women.
But grateful.
So let's write a gratitude list for today. Yes. What would be your first thing on the list?
Okay. So the first thing. So I don't like the rain. It's raining today. There's a lot of it about the minute. There's a lot. But I'm grateful. I love the rain. I don't like it when it rains on me. But I love the rain. We say in Arabic and Islam, we say there's mercy in the rain. When the rain comes down, it's so good for the earth. The plants need it. The animals need it. So whenever there's rain, I try not to moan and go, oh, it's raining. I'm like, yeah but this is feeding the earth the earth also needs to feed a lot to eat and drink and stuff so there's a mercy in it there's mercy in rain so much yeah i love and the crops the farmers need it for their crops and things animals need it as well so i always look at it like that when it rains i'm like oh there's mercy in it that's such a great i think like people who are
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:10
2
What is this bonus 'Gratitude List' episode about and who is the guest?
6:10–6:41
3
How does gratitude feature in Islam and dhikr practices?
6:41–10:27
4
How did gratitude help Fatiha cope with her cancer diagnosis and surgery?
10:27–14:13
Speakers
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