I know with certainty that I was created to be a healing presence in people’s lives. I have always known it. Numerous events in my early childhood helped reinforce this belief.

I assumed that calling was directing me to become a physician, so I pursued a degree in medicine.

Yet, as I began exploring that path, something felt just a little… off-kilter. I could not ignore that feeling.

In time, I came to understand that although I was called to care for others, I was not meant to become a doctor in the conventional sense.

When I became a mother, I was grateful for the opportunity to devote myself to raising and homeschooling my eight children. I often prayed to be a healing presence in their lives—to be someone through whom they could find comfort, safety, and a place to mend.

I noticed early on that my children were most receptive to learning when they felt understood, cared for, and safe. So I learned to slow down, pay closer attention, and listen more deeply.

In my involvement in various community activities, I found that women would often confide in me—sometimes sharing deeply personal thoughts or experiences upon our very first meeting. Actually, throughout my life, I have been accustomed to hearing, “I don’t know why I’m telling you this, but…” For whatever reason, people often feel safe with me, and I can be nothing other than grateful for that trust.

I prayed to be a healing presence there, too. If listening without judgment or simply being fully present could give another woman room to heal, I was thankful to have that role.

Through homeschooling my children, and being invited into the confidence of many women, there was a deepening in my understanding of the many influences that shape a person’s well-being—and of the true role of someone called to support another person’s healing.

I came to understand that what people often need first is connection—a place where they feel heard, understood, and safe.

And if I wanted to be of genuine service to another person, I first had to be fully present.

Once I began working as a therapist, I discovered that this work was very much a continuation of what I had been learning throughout much of my life.

Through massage, cupping, and the use of tuning forks, I am invited to listen—to set aside judgment, release expectations, and become fully present with the person before me.

For me, the work becomes a kind of conversation with the body, carried out through attentive touch, deep listening, and prayer. Rather than deciding beforehand what the body should need or how it should respond, I try to listen to what it is communicating in the moment.

I have learned that the more tightly I hold to my own expectations, the less clearly I am able to listen. So I approach each person with curiosity, humility, and a prayer for guidance.

That is what this practice is for me.

It is an opportunity to care deeply, listen carefully, respond thoughtfully, and call upon Allah for continued help and guidance.

Every session is a prayer:

“O Allah, heal this servant of Yours, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing—a healing that leaves behind no trace of illness or affliction.”

Qurrah grew from a calling to be a healing presence in people’s lives.

I thought of the many women who honored me over the years by inviting me into their confidence, and I wanted to create a place where they could feel seen, supported, and deeply cared for through personalized therapeutic care.

I wanted to create a place where care would not feel rushed or impersonal.

A place where knowledge and skill would be joined with presence.

A place where a woman could arrive carrying whatever life had placed upon her and know that, for the time she was here, she would be received with reverence.

That place became Qurrah.

I created Qurrah for you. Here, you are welcomed as the beautiful being you are.

• You are received in a place of peace.

• Your healing is not hurried.

• Your care is thoughtfully designed.

Breathe...be at ease...and simply be.

May you be healed by Allah's permission.

Welcome to Qurrah—Your Healing Sanctuary.