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When communal worship feels empty and isolating

I've been going to the same mosque for years but lately during Friday prayers I feel completely alone in a room full of people, like we're all just going through motions.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The outer forms have become hollow shells, leaving the soul hungry for genuine connection.

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