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6 Day Muslim Women’s Retreat in Spain!

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OUR JUNE & JULY 2022 RETREATS HAVE HAPPENED AND WERE A TOTAL SUCCESS, ALHAMDULILLAH. MORE ARE RUNNING IN 2024 & 2025! CLICK HERE TO CHECK AVAILABILITY FOR UPCOMING RETREATS AND CLICK HERE TO READ ALL ABOUT THE RETREATS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AND SEE PHOTOS SO YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT!

Myself and Abdiya from Modest Fitness have teamed up to bring our dream of offering Muslim women fitness and spirituality retreats and Southern Spain is our first location!

We will be running retreats there in June & July 2022 with more coming inshallah.

UPDATE: Our June & July Retreats are sold out but Abdiya is running the same retreats continually throughout the year. I won’t be there but I’ll be there in spirit! Click here to see all the upcoming dates!

I will keep this post up to date with all of our retreats but the best way to get information is to join the Modest Fitness Retreats on Instagram @sistersgetawayofficial, and follow me on Instagram @_equinn.

Muslim Women’s Retreat


Muslim womens retreat
Our amazing July 2022 retreat group at Alhambra!

15th to 20th June 2022 – SOLD OUT PAST RETREAT

1st to 6th July 2022 – SOLD OUT PAST RETREAT

For upcoming dates and availability click here!

6 Day, 5 Night All-Inclusive Retreat,

4 Nights spent at a Retreat Centre in Orgiva,

1 Night spent in Granda,

Fitness classes like Yoga & Zumba, Mountain Hike,

Dhikr Circles, Creative Writing Workshop,

Private Swimming Pool

Healthy Vegetarian Meals,

Spiritual Alhambra Tour,

Granada City Tour & Granada Mosque Tour,

Pick-up and Transfer from Malaga Airport,

Muslim women's retreat
Keep reading to find out more about our Muslim women’s retreat!

3 Focuses for our Muslim Women’s Retreat:

  • Community
  • Islamic History
  • Health & Fitness

Community

We know how hard it has been for women to meet each other over the last 2 years, especially those who like myself, became Muslim recently and don’t have a community around them.

Many of us have built online friends and an online community which is great, but there’s nothing like in-person connections.

When women get together it is so so special, I witnessed this in the women’s group tours in India I ran in 2020 and we want to be able to provide a retreat for sisters in a safe, beautiful, private, peaceful setting for Muslim women to be able to do this.

Muslim women's retreat, Ellie and Abdiya
Abdiya and I will be the retreat hosts,

Islamic History

There is over 800 years of Islamic History in Spain which so many of us don’t know about! If you are a European Muslim or were brought up in Europe, you may feel disconnected to Islam because of your location but your mind is bound to change when you realise just how much history there is in Spain!

We want to show women around what was the Muslim area in Granada and show them the new mosque in Granada which took so long to build and is a testament to the Muslims of Granda and the surrounding areas.

The Alhambra is one of the most popular tourist sites in Spain, it is seeped in Islamic history and incredible Islamic architecture. We want to take Muslim women on a really unique tour of Alhambra to see and understand the spiritual side because the amount of lines from the Quran on the walls is unbelievable.

Muslim women's retreat, Alhambra Gardens
We’ll be shown around Alhambra with our Muslimah guide!
Muslim women's retreat, Alhambra Arabic writing
We’ll be taught all about Islamic architecture in Alhambra,

Health & Fitness

Modest Fitness is all about promoting and encouraging a healthy lifestyle for women, which is how myself and Abdiya first met and first connected because we both feel so passionate about it.

How many times have we been on holiday only to come back feeling like we’ve put on weight, we need to go on a diet and feeling lethargic from such little movement on holiday, or feeling totally exhausted and in need of another holiday??

I love the idea of going away, having a holiday, experiencing a new culture but also eating healthy, moving regularly and therefore coming home feeling good, refreshed and revived and that’s what we’re going to give you from this retreat!

We also want to help your motivation before and after the retreat in working out, eating right and living a sustainable healthy lifestyle.

Muslim women's retreat, Fitness sessions
We have this incredible Yurt to hold our sessions in!

Retreat in Spain for Muslim Women

These retreats are for Muslim women only, or those looking at reverting to Islam.

We ask women to come as you are.

We don’t want you to worry if you don’t wear hijab.

We don’t want you to worry if you fully cover and prefer to stay fully covered.

We don’t want you to worry if you don’t pray all of your prayers yet.

We don’t want you to worry if you don’t know HOW to pray yet.

We don’t want you to worry if you can’t speak any Arabic.

We don’t want you to worry if you’ve never been to a retreat like this before.

We don’t want you to worry if you’ve never done yoga.

We don’t want you to worry if you’re not even a Muslim yet.

We just ask you to come as you are with a positive attitude and open mind.

Muslim women's retreat, private swimming pool
We’ll have this private swimming pool where you can wear a Bikini, or Burkini!

To Book:

If this sounds good to you and you can imagine yourself in the mountains of Southern Spain connecting with a group of like-minded Muslim women and then going on an adventure into Granada to learn and see the Islamic history there then all you have to do is:

1. CLICK HERE to check upcoming dates and availability

2. Book a call with the team!

3. Jump on a 10-15 minute call with the team we can answer any questions you have,

4. Pay a deposit to confirm your place.

5. Get ready & get excited!

Follow @sistersgetawayofficial!

More photos of our retreat for Muslim women:

Muslim women's retreat, Ellie Quinn Alhambra
Get ready to be amazed at Alhambra!
Muslim women's retreat
This used to be where the Muslims of Granada lived. We’ll be doing a city tour around here!
Muslim women's retreat, house of light Spain
The entrance to our retreat centre in the mountains,
Muslim women's retreat, mountain views
The mountain views from our windows,
Muslim women's retreat, hammock
They are lots of places to relax during the day like this…
Muslim women's retreat, bathroom
There are inside bathrooms but also really unique private outside bathrooms!
Muslim women's retreat, Granada mosque at night
We’ll visit Granada mosque on our last night and pray Maghrib there inshallah,
Muslim women's retreat, Alhambra view
And see the view of Alhambra from all around Granada!

Manuela

Friday 22nd of December 2023

Assalamu alaikum Are there any retreats in 2024?

TheWanderingQuinn

Wednesday 27th of December 2023

Salaam, yes, there are many :) here are the details: https://www.sistersgetaway.com/call?

Jacqulyn Patterson

Monday 19th of June 2023

Asalamu alaikum, I’m interested in attending your retreat but have been unable to submit my information on the Modest Fitness site. I don’t use social media so can you please forward the necessary information or a way to contact you regarding the retreats ?

Shukran

TheWanderingQuinn

Tuesday 20th of June 2023

Thank you, I have asked the admin team to get in touch with you via email :)

Alia kiwan

Friday 14th of April 2023

Hello I was wondering how I could sign up. I tried clicking on the hyperlink to join but it didn’t take me to any registration page. If I could get that info I would appreciate it thanks

TheWanderingQuinn

Friday 14th of April 2023

Hello, here is the link with all the dates and a video to watch. Then, you need to follow the steps to book in a call with one of the team who can answer any questions and tell you more :) https://mf-retreats.com/new-joiners

Amina Ann Poulsen

Saturday 17th of December 2022

Al salamu alaykum.

I always wanted to go to Spain to visit the historic Islamic sights such as Al-Hambra etc. I have also come to feel lately that I need som kind of muslim retreat. The only thing that prevents me to sign in for one of your trips to Spain is the timing. I work as a teacher, so I can only travel in the childrens school holidays, and all of your trips are in my working time, so I cannot join you even if I wanted. Would it be possible to make trips in the future in the month of July or in the autumn vacation in week 42?

Ma salam, Amina

TheWanderingQuinn

Monday 19th of December 2022

Salaam Amina, there are more retreats coming up next year with some in school holidays. If you follow @mf_retreats on Instagram or go to the link I give in the website you will see all the 2023 dates :)

Kausar Qamruzzaman

Monday 11th of July 2022

Salam, Do you think this trip would be appropriate for somebody who is 60 plus. Can somebody join from the US.

TheWanderingQuinn

Tuesday 12th of July 2022

Salaam, yes anyone can join from any country and of any age. As long as you have a good level of fitness for walking and steps then it will be fine. We will send you some details via email shortly inshallah so keep a look out :)