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When prayer doesn't change unwanted attractions or desires

I cried every night for a month asking Allah to take away my attraction to the same gender and nothing changed and I am losing faith that prayer works

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The expectation that sincere supplication should eliminate difficult aspects of human nature creates spiritual crisis when change doesn't occur.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic psychology — nafs and spiritual wellbeing?”

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