Some Spiritual Reflections on Coronavirus: How to Stay Calm 🦠

Assalamu alaikum dear readers,

It’s been a long while since I last wrote to you. This year has been eventful for the whole world — and for many of us personally. As the Coronavirus pandemic spread, it left people anxious, worried, confused, and spiritually shaken, trying to understand how to stay safe and how to remain calm.

Whenever your spirit feels tired, you must return to your core — your faith, your inner center, and your spiritual grounding.

The Covid-19 pandemic carries a lesson for each of us. A lesson that aligns with an area in our lives in need of change or reflection. In many ways, the Coronavirus was a message we might have missed through earlier divine signs sent to us in life.

Divine Sign, Message, and Lesson — What’s the Difference?

Before diving deeper, let’s differentiate these three important spiritual concepts:

• A Divine Sign: An event meant to catch our attention and ring a spiritual bell.
• A Message: The meaning or intention behind that sign.
• A Lesson: How we interpret the sign and choose to respond to it.

Coronavirus as a Divine Sign

A divine sign is never random. It comes to shift something within us or around us. The Coronavirus pandemic is not a coincidence; it is a strong divine sign — not directed at one individual, tribe, or community, but at the entire world.

Coronavirus as a Message

Every divine sign carries a message, and the message of the Coronavirus is not a single universal one. Rather, it consists of millions of messages — each matching the diversity of human lives.

For some, the message might be the need for better hygiene systems. For others, it is a reminder that social distancing every now and then brings clarity. For many, it encourages focusing on health, immunity, vitamins, and self-care.

The message could also be that working from home is possible, that online learning is a valuable tool, and that life can continue beyond our familiar comfort zones.

It might also be a reminder that the universe can surpass human expectations, science, and arrogance. And that we must always return to Allah — asking Him for protection, healing, and peace.

Coronavirus as a Lesson

The lesson is what you personally learn from the sign and the message. For many, it was to stop taking life for granted and to keep depending on God’s protection. For others, it was the realization that excessive socializing can drain one’s spirit, and time with family is precious.

Some learned the importance of healthier routines. For me personally, the Coronavirus strengthened my Yaqeen — my certainty in Allah’s power, protection, and mercy. It helped me calm my heart whenever the numbers rose. It pushed me to seek stronger spiritual exercises that reconnect me to God and remind me that I am always under His care.

Your Choice

My message to you today is simple: how you deal with the Coronavirus is your choice.

• You can suffer from it — or grow from it.
• You can feel trapped at home — or discover the treasure within this experience.

It’s your call. And yes, the Coronavirus might be a Divine Sign you really needed to notice.

Stay blessed… Stay safe.

— Maha Youssuf