”Each has guardian angels before him and behind him, who watch him at Allah’s Command. Verily Allah (SWA) does not change the condition of a people until they change their inner selves. And when Allah (SWA) wills a people’s punishment, there can be no turning it back, nor will they find besides him any to protect” Quran 13:11

 

This is one of my favorite verses in the Quran. Yes, Allah (SWA) has a master plan for all of our lives. We each have a divine destiny. I do believe that we have been given free will because we have the ability to change our mindsets and purify our hearts to create loving relationships, families, and communities, Inshallah. (God Willing)

 

My name is Rashida Gaye. I was raised in the inner city of Philadelphia in poverty and family dysfunction. My parents also divorced when I was very young. I have done tons of inner work and mindset work over the years to heal, grow, & create a life, marriage, and businesses that I absolutely love.

I am a Penn State Graduate and own Rashida Gaye Coaching, LLC and the Rashida Gaye Insurance Agency, LLC. As a Mindset Coach, EFT Practitioner & NLP Practitioner for the last 10 years, I have helped hundreds of people all over the world create success in their lives, marriages, and businesses.

I believe that we will be held accountable for our actions in this life. It is our responsibility to be kind, respectful, and forgiving to ourselves, our families, and our communities. The more we work to release our own emotional blocks, limiting beliefs, & insecurities, we are naturally able to create success in our marriages, family relationships, and careers/businesses.

Alhamdudillah (All Praises Due To God)! I was able to perform Umrah in February 2024. It was a life changing experience. I felt so close to Allah (SWA). This made me want to be be a better servant to Allah by trying my best everyday to embody the characteristics of a believer. 

A believer thinks before he/she speaks and acts because he/she knows that their deeds are being watched by Allah (SWA) and recorded by his angels. It is a daily practice to treat every human being that we encounter with respect, kindness and compassion. This includes ourselves, our spouses, and our families.

I have always loved teaching and I truly believe that it is a gift that Allah (SWA) has given me. I decided after returning from Umrah to continue coaching and teaching but from an Islamic perspective.

My family is my pride and joy! I am so blessed to have been able to grow a loving family in spite of coming from a background of divorced parents and dysfunctional family relationships.

My daughter Amina is 12 and my son Essa is 15. My hubby, Pa and I have been happily married for over 20 years. He is a great father, husband, and business owner.

“And of his signs is that he created from amongst yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and he placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought” Quran 30:21

Marriage is such a great blessing from Allah (SWA) I truly believe that one of his glorious signs is the affection and mercy that he places between spouses. When I first met my hubby, I knew that he was the man that I was going to marry. 

I never felt that level of chemistry with anyone before. He said he felt the same. We were inseparable for the 30 days before we married. I really had a good chance to see his love for Allah (SWA), kind heart, generosity, and ambitious nature. Of course, we made the Istikarah prayer to be sure before we married. 

My father who sadly passed away about 7 years ago, and was a former Imam married us in a very small ceremony with just family and a couple of close friends. We have grown so much through our marriage. Yes, there have been ups and downs, twists and turns, but these have only made our love of Allah (SWA) and our love for each other even stronger.

Marriage is definitely a spiritual practice and it takes work to keep it healthy, loving, and lasting. I encourage all women and men who are seeking marriage and even those who are in marriages to do the inner work and mindset work that is necessary to create a loving, healthy marriage. I help women and men all over the world do exactly that.

I always say like souls for like souls. Your spouse is a mirror of you. Your limiting beliefs, insecurities, and emotional blocks will show up in your spouse. I find that the root of most of these comes from our childhood and family upbringing. We learn what love and relationships look like from our parents and our families. 

It is so important to investigate our mindset, emotions, and behaviors to insure that we have done the inner work to choose good partners and to be able to maintain long, healthy marriages. We also owe it to ourselves, our creator, and our spouses to bring our best selves to the marriage. That energy can only be returned back to us, inshallah (God Willing)