Soulward

R. Ward

Wonder to The One Stories for souls on their way back to The One Soulward explores Islamic faith, wonder, and the inner life through fiction, parables, and nature writing Written and narrated by R. Ward

Oct 25

I like the idea of you

A letter, written by candlelight, to someone once loved more than anything. Late at night, at the same desk as before, someone sits down to write to their beloved again: remembering how it all began, and how much has changed. 🌐 Read the piece here: https://thesoulward.com/i-like-the-idea-of-you/ ✉️ See Soulward in your inbox: https://thesoulward.com/subscribe 🎧 Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Audible Wonder to The One | Stories, reflections, and meditations for souls finding their way back to The One. Soulward is a publication that explores Islamic faith, wonder, and the inner life through fiction, essays, and nature writing. | Written and narrated by R. Ward
Aug 6

That names you choose at ten

Twenty years later, she finds the old iPod at the back of a drawer. On the screen, two children in a car, on the day they each chose a name to grow into. 🌐 Read the piece here: https://thesoulward.com/the-names-you-choose-at-ten✉️ See Soulward in your inbox: https://thesoulward.com/subscribe🎧 Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and AudibleWonder to The One | Stories for souls on their way back to The One. Soulward is a publication that explores Islamic faith, wonder, and the inner life through fiction, essays, and nature writing. | by R. Ward
Jul 13

The fold I hold onto: origami of the soul

A sheet of paper, folded wrong, tries to find its way back to flat.Some creases don't come out. Some corners are stubborn. A short meditation on repentance, self-deception, and the one fold we don't want to give up.Quote adapted from Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.🌐 Read the piece here✉️ See Soulward in your inbox🎧 Also on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and AudibleWonder to The One | Stories, reflections, and meditations for souls finding their way back to The One. Soulward is a publication that explores Islamic faith, wonder, and the inner life through fiction, essays, and nature writing. | R. Ward
Jun 25

A boy and The One: a tale of presence

A boy forages at golden hour, reads his sundial, and follows his horse to a river, before entering an audience with the King. A tale of presence, and what it means to arrive. Originally published on thesoulward.com
Jun 16

To the muslim creative: digital flesh & blood

A Muslim content creator in a Japanese coffee shop, a Quranic verse on a loop, and a question that changes how he understands every piece of content he has ever made. Read the full post here: thesoulward.com
Jun 8

I am a pen, and tonight I dream

Some pens are restored, and some are replaced, and this fountain pen struggles to write. This is what it dreamed the night it was restored.
May 26

The greatest audiobook of all time

A literary mind palace, forged through running with "talking books" on a Walkman, overlays the local national park. This is a story of a quest to find the greatest audiobook.
May 20

The speed of soul: lightshift & darkshift

Light, unlike darkness, is singular in the Qur’an. Using the language of astrophysics, this piece explores the soul’s velocity: The lightshift of turning back, and the darkshift of drifting away. An Islamic exploration of spiritual light, and the heart’s journey back to Allah, wrapped in fiction.
May 20

The stars are poems of divine love

On a night when they were just meant to take the bins out, they are taken to the middle of nowhere. A story about stars, the One who made them, and what it means that He arranged the entire night sky with you in mind. An Islamic reflection on the signs of Allah in the cosmos.
May 20

You practised death for an hour, it changed how you want to live

A visit to a sensory deprivation tank becomes a rehearsal for the grave. A meditation on death, regret, and what it means to still be alive as a Muslim.

10 Episodes

Wonder to The One Stories for souls on their way back to The One Soulward explores Islamic faith, wonder, and the inner life through fiction, parables, and nature writing Written and narrated by R. Ward

Creator

R. Ward
Years Active

2026
Episodes

10
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© R. Ward
Show Website

Soulward