WELLBEING THROUGH AN ISLAMIC LENS | WEEK 1

Prophet Ayyub (AS) — Identity

**Where We Meet the Qur’an**

Who am I when life changes?

In this first session of *Wellbeing Through an Islamic Lens*, we meet the story of Prophet Ayyub (AS) and explore **identity** — the labels, roles, experiences and stories we can sometimes attach to who we believe we are.

Through the Qur’anic account of Ayyub (AS), we reflect on the difference between **what we experience and who we are**.

When Ayyub (AS) says:

*“Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”*
**Qur’an 21:83**

There is something powerful in the language of *being touched by* adversity, rather than allowing adversity to become our identity.

We explore:

• Who am I beneath my circumstances?
• What have I attached to “I am”?
• When does an experience become part of the story I tell about myself?
• How can we hold difficulty without allowing it to define us?
• What does it mean to return to Allah again and again?

This is not about finding perfect answers.

It is an invitation to slow down, reflect and allow the Qur’an to meet us where we are.

### Where we meet the Qur’an.

Bring your own experiences, questions and inner world — and allow the words of Allah to become a mirror through which we reflect.

**May Allah allow the Qur’an to transform not only what we know, but how we see ourselves, our lives and our relationship with Him. Ameen.**

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