Ramadan has a way of slowing life down. Nights become quieter. Homes become warmer. Families gather for iftar, conversations stretch longer, and hearts become softer.

But something else also follows us into Ramadan now — the scroll.

Phones at the table.

Endless news updates.

Social media feeds that pull us deeper and deeper.

Many of us begin Ramadan with good intentions, yet before long we find ourselves doomscrolling — moving from one heavy story to the next, absorbing anxiety rather than nurturing faith.

Ramadan is not meant to be a month of digital overload.

It is meant to be a month of reorientation.

Instead of doomscrolling, we can practise what I call deenscrolling — using technology intentionally to bring us closer to Allah rather than further away.

The shift is not dramatic. It is simple. And it begins at home.

1. Change the Intention of the Scroll

Every action in Islam begins with intention.

Before opening your phone during Ramadan, pause and ask:

Why am I opening this?

Is it boredom?

Habit?

Or purpose?

If we change our intention, the same device becomes a different tool. A phone can easily move from distraction to remembrance if we guide it.

Follow Islamic scholars.

Listen to short tafsir clips.

Read one hadith before scrolling further.

The scroll remains — but the direction changes.

2. Replace, Don’t Just Remove

Many families try to solve digital problems by banning phones entirely.

Sometimes that works.

Often it doesn’t.

A better approach is replacement.

If the algorithm feeds you noise, teach it something different.

Unfollow accounts that trigger anger or envy.

Follow accounts that teach Qur’an, seerah, and reflection.

Your feed slowly transforms.

The phone becomes less of a battlefield and more of a library.

3. Create Family Digital Moments

Ramadan has always been communal.

We pray together.

We eat together.

We reflect together.

Why not do the same with technology?

Instead of each person scrolling alone, create intentional digital moments:

• Watch a short Islamic reminder together before iftar.

• Share one hadith from your phone after tarawih.

• Send a beneficial post to the family group chat.

Technology becomes something that connects hearts instead of isolating them.

A Reminder from the Prophet ﷺ

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or remain silent.”

(Bukhari & Muslim)

In the digital age, speaking includes posting, sharing, commenting, and scrolling.

Every click is part of our record.

Ramadan reminds us that our time, attention, and intentions are all acts of worship.

So this Ramadan, don’t just reduce your screen time.

Redirect it.

From doomscrolling to deenscrolling.

Because when intention leads the scroll, even technology can become a path back to Allah.

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