Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

“How Basketball Taught Me Khushoo’ in Prayer” | The Hidden Gems of Prayer | Dhul Hijjah Series 2025

You bow. You rise. You whisper words you’ve said a thousand times. But what if every motion of salah held its own key to khushoo’? In this series, go deeper into the language, the postures, and the presence of salah. Join Dr. Omar Suleiman to spend the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah exploring the most important aspect of your life and learning how to move towards ever-greater presence in your prayer.

From basketball to baking bread, we can find khushoo’—a sense of deep presence and focus—in many of our daily activities. But have we found it where it matters most: in our salah?

If not, then pause. Prepare to reflect with Sh. Omar Suleiman in Yaqeen’s upcoming Dhul Hijjah series, Secrets of Salah. Because nothing is more important to focus on than prayer.

In this series, go deeper into the language, the postures, and the presence of salah. Join Dr. Omar Suleiman to spend the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah exploring the most important aspect of your life and learning how to move towards ever-greater presence in your prayer.

Sign up for series updates here: https://yqn.io/0p7g

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman

President | Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Southern Methodist University.