I can definitely, definitely relate to the feelings that Muslims were somehow mediocre, and not interested in all of the fantastic things out there that you mentioned. May Allah guide us all through our journeys, inshallah.

Asalamu Aleikum, and Praise be to Almighty Allah, the Best Listener of all, the Best Guider of all.

first of the above article touches the what is known or branded as a modern day Muslims.

and sister Latifah, i honestly do feel ur anguish, comfusion and doubt but despite all that ur strife of learning and seeking advice hoping that it will shed some light.

As for my brother Omaer, thats beautiful and insightful advice you passed across and i fully tend to agree with you when u said and i quote
“Another thought that I’d like to share (and I might be wrong – I just thought of this) – is that perhaps you should try praying not for the reward of the peace and tranquility, but for the sake of praying itself. Allah knows what you are feeling, He knows what you are going through, He knows what
you are having to struggle with. And won’t He be pleased that you are continuing to put in the effort none the less? So what if He hasn’t blessed you with a feeling of peace and a sense of connection to Him?”

But then i dont knw if i read or heard frm scholers bt Allahu A’lam, and my Allah forgive me if am wrong
“that Allah loves to hear us praying and asking Him of to guide and fullfill our needs even though He knws what we want to ask Him b4 we even raise our hands to Him coz He is all Knower,

so my humble point is i think we should tend to change the of jst praying 4 tha sake of praying.

Astaghfirullah for any mistake i made on tryn to share my thought.

I firmly believe that even after all the religious fardhu ‘ain training, we must all learn to approach and embrace Allah in our own way. No amount of proseletysing is going to soften a hardened heart, nor should we follow blindly.

Bravo, sir!