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Mar 2025
1h 11m

How to Break Free from Anxiety | Midnigh...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
About this episode

FOMO keeps us chasing, comparing, and feeling like we’re always behind. But what are we actually afraid of missing?

In the first session of this year’s Midnight Majlis, Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas unpack Ibn Hazm’s reflections on anxiety, comparison, and why setting higher aspirations for your soul is the only way to escape the trap of constantly feeling left out.

Because the real question is: What if you’re missing out on something far greater?

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