24 Books like The Barakah Effect

In The Early Hours

by Khurram Murad • 2000

A guide to inner purification, constant remembrance of God, and living by the Prophet's example.

4.60

570

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 🧹 Spiritual Purification 🤲 Prophetic Example 📿 Devotional Practice ✨ Character Excellence

In The Early Hours 95%

A guide to inner purification, constant remembrance of God, and living by the Prophet's example.

by Khurram Murad 2000

4.60

570 ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 🧹 Spiritual Purification 🤲 Prophetic Example 📿 Devotional Practice ✨ Character Excellence

Allah Loves

by Omar Suleiman • 2020

Repentance, small consistent habits, and kindness that costs you: the traits that earn divine love.

4.74

2k+

🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Divine Love ✨ Spiritual Excellence 🔄 Consistent Deeds 🤲 Supplication And Prayer

Allah Loves 94%

Repentance, small consistent habits, and kindness that costs you: the traits that earn divine love.

by Omar Suleiman 2020

4.74

2k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Divine Love ✨ Spiritual Excellence 🔄 Consistent Deeds 🤲 Supplication And Prayer

Being Muslim

by Asad Tarsin • 2015

Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.

4.53

263

🕌 Introductory Islam 🤲 Muslim Practice 💚 Islamic Spirituality ✨ Spiritual Purification ⚖️ Islamic Ethics

Being Muslim 94%

Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.

by Asad Tarsin 2015

4.53

263 ratings

🕌 Introductory Islam 🤲 Muslim Practice 💚 Islamic Spirituality ✨ Spiritual Purification ⚖️ Islamic Ethics

Reflecting on the Names of Allah

by Jinan Yousef • 2020

God's names are not abstract titles: they are practical tools for spiritual change and knowing Him.

4.85

292

🕌 Names Of God 🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📚 Islamic Theology 💪 Muslim Self-Help 📖 Quranic Spirituality

Reflecting on the Names of Allah Summary

Reflecting on the Names of Allah 93%

God's names are not abstract titles: they are practical tools for spiritual change and knowing Him.

by Jinan Yousef 2020

4.85

292 ratings

🕌 Names Of God 🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📚 Islamic Theology 💪 Muslim Self-Help 📖 Quranic Spirituality

Spiritual Gems of Islam

by Jamal Rahman • 2012

The core practices from Rumi and the Qur'an that soften the ego and awaken the heart.

4.43

168

🕌 Sufi Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪞 Ego Work 🤝 Interfaith Harmony 📖 Sufi Teaching Stories

Spiritual Gems of Islam 93%

The core practices from Rumi and the Qur'an that soften the ego and awaken the heart.

by Jamal Rahman 2012

4.43

168 ratings

🕌 Sufi Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪞 Ego Work 🤝 Interfaith Harmony 📖 Sufi Teaching Stories

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective

by Aisha Utz • 2011

Islam's psychology puts the soul first. Mental health starts with your relationship with God.

3.99

320

🕌 Islamic Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 📖 Religion And Psychology 🕊️ Soul Healing 🌿 Holistic Mental Health

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective Summary

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective 93%

Islam's psychology puts the soul first. Mental health starts with your relationship with God.

by Aisha Utz 2011

3.99

320 ratings

🕌 Islamic Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 📖 Religion And Psychology 🕊️ Soul Healing 🌿 Holistic Mental Health

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 1990

Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.

4.58

639

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📜 Classical Islam 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧱 Character Formation

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires Summary

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires 93%

Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 1990

4.58

639 ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📜 Classical Islam 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧱 Character Formation

Think Like a Monk

by Jay Shetty • 2020

Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.

4.18

87k+

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Awareness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💨 Ego Work

Think Like a Monk 92%

Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.

by Jay Shetty 2020

4.18

87k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Awareness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💨 Ego Work

If the Oceans Were Ink

by Carla Power • 2015

A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.

4.12

2k+

📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Women In Islam 🌱 Progressive Islam ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Religious Literacy

If the Oceans Were Ink 92%

A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.

by Carla Power 2015

4.12

2k+ ratings

📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Women In Islam 🌱 Progressive Islam ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Religious Literacy

Practical Sufism

by Phillip Gowins • 2010

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

3.63

🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice 🧭 Spiritual Guidance 🌊 Ego Dissolution

Practical Sufism 92%

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

by Phillip Gowins 2010

3.63

32 ratings

🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice 🧭 Spiritual Guidance 🌊 Ego Dissolution

The Way of the Monk

by Gaur Gopal Das • 2020

A monk's four-part framework for staying balanced when work, relationships, or purpose go flat.

4.09

354

🙏 Practical Spirituality 🎯 Ikigai Purpose 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🙌 Gratitude Practices

The Way of the Monk 92%

A monk's four-part framework for staying balanced when work, relationships, or purpose go flat.

by Gaur Gopal Das 2020

4.09

354 ratings

🙏 Practical Spirituality 🎯 Ikigai Purpose 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🙌 Gratitude Practices

Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance

by Haim Shapira • 2009

Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.

4.15

841

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 📊 Positive Psychology 😴 Idleness And Rest 🐢 Slow Living 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance Summary

Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance 92%

Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.

by Haim Shapira 2009

4.15

841 ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 📊 Positive Psychology 😴 Idleness And Rest 🐢 Slow Living 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Soul Boom

by Rainn Wilson • 2023

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

3.81

8k+

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Soul Boom 92%

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

by Rainn Wilson 2023

3.81

8k+ ratings

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

The Ideal Muslimah

by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010

How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.

4.33

1k+

🧕 Muslim Women 🤲 Islamic Character 👨👩👧👦 Family In Islam 📿 Islamic Spirituality 🧒 Islamic Parenting

The Ideal Muslimah 92%

How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.

by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010

4.33

1k+ ratings

🧕 Muslim Women 🤲 Islamic Character 👨👩👧👦 Family In Islam 📿 Islamic Spirituality 🧒 Islamic Parenting

12 Tiny Things

by Heidi Barr • 2021

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

3.74

317

🧭 Intentional Living ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection

12 Tiny Things 92%

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

by Heidi Barr 2021

3.74

317 ratings

🧭 Intentional Living ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection

Simple Abundance

by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 2019

365 daily readings that train your eye to notice the abundance hiding in plain sight.

4.42

527

🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌿 Simple Living 🍂 Seasonal Rhythms ✨ Everyday Beauty 🎨 Creative Living

Simple Abundance 92%

365 daily readings that train your eye to notice the abundance hiding in plain sight.

by Sarah Ban Breathnach 2019

4.42

527 ratings

🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌿 Simple Living 🍂 Seasonal Rhythms ✨ Everyday Beauty 🎨 Creative Living

The Secret to Everything

by Neel Burton • 2020

Suffering is optional. Ten perspective shifts, from gratitude to mortality, that loosen its grip.

3.82

267

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💀 Death Acceptance 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Secret to Everything 92%

Suffering is optional. Ten perspective shifts, from gratitude to mortality, that loosen its grip.

by Neel Burton 2020

3.82

267 ratings

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💀 Death Acceptance 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Power of Ritual

by Casper ter Kuile • 2020

From shared meals to phone-free Sundays: the rituals that build meaning without religion.

3.86

7k+

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🧱 Ritual Design ✨ Everyday Sacred 📵 Digital Sabbath 🤝 Community Building

The Power of Ritual 92%

From shared meals to phone-free Sundays: the rituals that build meaning without religion.

by Casper ter Kuile 2020

3.86

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🧱 Ritual Design ✨ Everyday Sacred 📵 Digital Sabbath 🤝 Community Building

Buddhist Boot Camp

by Timber Hawkeye • 2012

The Buddhist art of not needing a vacation: train your mind, drop your expectations.

4.25

6k+

🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🍂 Letting Go ❤️ Compassion Practice

Buddhist Boot Camp 92%

The Buddhist art of not needing a vacation: train your mind, drop your expectations.

by Timber Hawkeye 2012

4.25

6k+ ratings

🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🍂 Letting Go ❤️ Compassion Practice

Sufism

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee • 1995

Sufism as inner science: how longing, dreams, and the shadow prepare the heart for divine union.

4.13

205

🕌 Sufism 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 💖 Divine Love 🌙 Dream Symbolism

Sufism 92%

Sufism as inner science: how longing, dreams, and the shadow prepare the heart for divine union.

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee 1995

4.13

205 ratings

🕌 Sufism 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 💖 Divine Love 🌙 Dream Symbolism

On the Duties of Brotherhood

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 2016

Al-Ghazali's manual for a brotherhood stronger than blood, where help arrives without being asked.

📜 Islamic Ethics 🤝 Islamic Brotherhood 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Spiritual Friendship 📖 Virtue Ethics 🕌 Classical Islam

On the Duties of Brotherhood 92%

Al-Ghazali's manual for a brotherhood stronger than blood, where help arrives without being asked.

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 2016

📜 Islamic Ethics 🤝 Islamic Brotherhood 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Spiritual Friendship 📖 Virtue Ethics 🕌 Classical Islam

Let That Sh*t Go

by Nina Purewal • 2019

Your inner voice is a bad roommate. How to quiet it and find lasting calm.

3.75

3k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Letting Go ☮️ Inner Peace 📱 Digital Minimalism

Let That Sh*t Go 92%

Your inner voice is a bad roommate. How to quiet it and find lasting calm.

by Nina Purewal 2019

3.75

3k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Letting Go ☮️ Inner Peace 📱 Digital Minimalism

The Mindful Day

by Laurie J. Cameron • 2018

You don't need a cushion. Your commute, your keyboard, your kitchen: that's where mindfulness lives.

3.94

1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌅 Daily Routine 🎯 Attention And Focus 🌿 Stress Reduction ☸️ Modern Buddhism

The Mindful Day 92%

You don't need a cushion. Your commute, your keyboard, your kitchen: that's where mindfulness lives.

by Laurie J. Cameron 2018

3.94

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌅 Daily Routine 🎯 Attention And Focus 🌿 Stress Reduction ☸️ Modern Buddhism

20,000 Days and Counting

by Robert D. Smith • 2012

You get roughly 20,000 days. A third vanish before thirty. Here is how to stop drifting.

3.92

1k+

🧭 Intentional Living 💀 Mortality Motivation 🚀 Action Over Motivation 🌅 Morning Routines 🛡️ Rejection Resilience

20,000 Days and Counting 92%

You get roughly 20,000 days. A third vanish before thirty. Here is how to stop drifting.

by Robert D. Smith 2012

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧭 Intentional Living 💀 Mortality Motivation 🚀 Action Over Motivation 🌅 Morning Routines 🛡️ Rejection Resilience

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