Aliyah Umm Raiyaan converted to Islam 25 years ago and has been involved in UK da‘wah for over two decades. In 2010, she founded Solace UK, a registered charity that supports women who have converted to Islam and find themselves in difficulty.

In 2019, she launched the YouTube show Honest Tea Talk, which brought raw, unscripted conversations to the forefront of the Muslim community. Aliyah continues to devote her time to helping women realise their full potential while nurturing a deep, personal relationship with Allah.

In 2022, she was approached by Penguin Books to write her first publication, Ramadan Reflections, which became a Sunday Times Bestseller upon release in 2023. Her second book, The Power of Du‘ā, was described by Mufti Menk as “Empowering… of great benefit to those who wish to have their doors flung open by Allah.”

Aliyah is also an international speaker and delivered a TEDx talk on The Power of Your Pain. She lives in East London, where she home-educates her youngest children.