About
A soul that prepares the ground.
The holding. The place you are cherished.
“Written by a parent navigating PDA, faith, and what researchers have named systems-generated trauma.★ Sufi Punk is the name this practice goes by — not a pen name hiding a person, but a lineage statement about how the work is done.”
About Me
This is my special interest project.
I am a Muslim PDA parent, AuDHD writer, and Artistic Director.
I live at the intersection of low-demand parenting, neurodivergence, faith, and art.
This work grew out of necessity — and rebellion.
When systems could not hold my child.
When faith spaces could not hold my pain.
When obedience was framed as God.
For my autistic brain, the intersections of Islam, somatic safety, and radical divine love are a profound and sustaining special interest. The kind that goes all the way down. That reorganises how you see everything. That never gets boring and never stops giving.
You are welcome to wander in my heart as I hold you.
I built this zawiya so safety could come first. This is not about forcing mosques or institutions to accommodate us. It is about accepting — gently — that some spaces were never built with us in mind.
This is sanctuary for those who were never meant to comply.
This is what makes this zawiya different from any other: it accepts anyone who wants to remember God, including those who could not find belonging in their own religion. You can find validation here — and you can return to your faith with clarity, where ritual no longer defines your relationship with God.
“Writing here is simply the active record of my devotion.”
- Epistemic injustice
- Monotropic attention
- Bridge
- Translation
Devotion. Refusal. Sanctuary. Return.
This is how I make meaning. This is how I stay connected.
If something here meets you, you are welcome to Sanctuary First on Substack or support the work on Ko-fi.