If we are believers, we can see the truth, even against ourselves, and are willing to humble ourselves and admit our mistakes. If we can do this, we have developed another strength, which to turn our backs from what we desire. Our salvation as a mu’min overrides all else. However, if everyone remains stuck in his own… Continue reading You
One of the earliest lessons learnt about the downfall of Iblis [Devil] was his lack of gratitude to Allah, when he became jealous of Adam AS’s creation and refused to prostrate to him even though Allah commanded him to. It started with the lack of gratitude by Iblis, which escalated into jealousy, arrogance and finally… Continue reading Lack of Gratitute
What is the last thing you learned? I have been always kind of a person that always wants to go extra in goodness( I am grateful), though I do not think I am doing that enough. But with that, I have realized that people think they deserve it from you, to the point they will… Continue reading To be moderate
If we could know the unseen, we would accept the present. When we belong to Allah, we know that everything has a wisdom. But because of the temptation and weakness, and because we are blinded by the glare of dunia (worldly life), we do not see the wisdom of Allah. Maybe the wisdom is to give… Continue reading If we could know the UNSEEN
Your competition is watching you, but you don't need to keep an eye on them if you're not in their race. Run the mile that matters to you. Just keep going forward. Your gauge is not them, its who you were yesterday. -IM
"The best thing we can gain in life is intellect which helps us to live our life. If we cannot find it, then the next best is a good companion who will cover our foolishness. If you do not have that, money that is spent in generosity that maybe the people will love you. If… Continue reading Advise of the early people
Eating in itself is not a problem. Rather, it is the addiction to habits and customs related to eating that is the issue. If this has occurred, then we need to break the cycle. From an Islamic point of view, our bodies are a trust(amanah). As the guardians of our bodies, we have the duty… Continue reading Eating habits
All the Qur’anic stories have a common theme – the chosen Messengers and Prophets have to undergo a lot of hardship until they are purified from their own weaknesses. Stories of their lives demonstrate that the certainty of faith, trust and belief that they had in Almighty God were absolute and unconditional, despite the dire… Continue reading Hardships
In Islam, what if we do not have any focus, energy or power on the remembrance of Allah? We become distracted, our thoughts are split into hundreds of different directions. We neither have the purity of direction nor the purity of feeling. The thought process is muddled and tangled. With all the different distractions, we… Continue reading Losing the focus, you lose the plot
Think of the extreme concentration of the martial artist. It takes years of intensive mental and physical training to develop. Once mastered, he is able to shut everyone else out apart from the posture that he is concentrating on. His mind, soul, body, muscles and energy are in complete synch, which is why he is… Continue reading Focus can give on strength- 1
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