Walaykum Asalam wa RahamatuAllah our brother,

We are very pleased to receive your question and what you said is very admirable. May Allah Almighty the All-Powerful, The Controller of Hearts strengthen your heart upon His deen, and keep you steadfast and open all doors of knowledge and wisdom for you. Ameen.

Now, you can definitely rely on Allah Almighty. Actually, no one can progress in this path without the Help of Allah Himself. We tell Him 17 times every day in prayer {It is You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for Help.} (Qur’an 1: 5)

This is something Allah is teaching us because our neediness to Him in itself is one of the ultimate goals of spirituality. Knowing that Allah is Our Helper, The Protecting Friend, The Closest One to us … all of this is part of iman and tawheed (faith and pure monotheism). So, maybe you are in this specific situation because Allah, The All-Wise, is teaching you to rely on Him. And when you do, then your faith and connection with Him will strengthen, and this is part of your path.

Having said that, we encourage you to ask Allah to grant you the means to remain steadfast. Yes, we should rely on Allah and have alone time with Him. But He also taught us that in this path, we need to also remember that being with good companions is key to remaining upright and overcoming challenges and temptations of the worldly life.

Like He told us in Surat Al Kahf

{And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect.} (Qur’an 18: 28)

You can read this answer we detailed earlier on the means to remain steadfast.

http://aboutislam.net/counseling/ask-about-islam/5-tips-remain-steadfast/

If you are on your own, you might get tired, or you might become easy prey to evil whispers, temptations, etc. But when you are among righteous friends, they will remind you of the deen and you may compete in doing righteous acts.

So, make dua to Allah to open your heart to righteous companions and help you find them. I personally testify that with dua, Allah opens doors and guides you to the right people and guides them to you. His Name is The Guide (Al Hady), right?

So, make dua and try to take the means to be among good community of believers. For example, you can try to look for them in the mosque or the gatherings of learning Qur’an, seerah (biography of the Prophet), etc.

Also, remember that it is important to continue seeking knowledge of the deen, whether online or offline. This path needs knowledge and we have an ocean of knowledge in Islam; the more we know, the more we grow and crave for more.

So, try to seek knowledge. Find a good teacher(s) whether somewhere nearby, or online if there is nothing around where you live. There are great online Islamic initiatives that teach Qur’an, seerah, and the sciences of the deen beautifully and can teach you and help you engage with like-minded people.

You don’t have to be with them 100% of the time, but you definitely need to be among good company of teachers and righteous people who’re walking on your same path so that you can strengthen one another and help one another when you fall.

Remember, our religion is about the Ummah (the Muslim global community), unity, solidarity, and being one body. So, isolation cannot be the lifestyle for long.

Start looking for mosques with a good community. Start looking for gatherings of knowledge. Look online as well if you can’t find something nearby—and put your trust in Allah, and He will most definitely open doors. Allah is The Opener (Al Fattah) and at the right time, He will grant you what helps you perfectly.

Please continue to contact us if you need more specific recommendations on online initiatives that have good learning options and good communities of friends for you. 

All the Best, 

Salam.