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17: Arrogance and Humility - A Disease of the Heart and its Antidote |
Arrogance and Humility (Kibr wa Tawadu')
A Disease of the Heart and its Antidote
"Surely, Allah loves not those steeped in arrogance."
(Quran 16:23)
Definition of Pride and Arrogance
Pride is ... Fakhr
sense of one's value
p......Read full article |
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18: Sincerity |
"Successful indeed is the person who is sincere"
No Piety without Sincerity
The aim of rightful living is pursuing Taqwah (piety), and piety is considered to be ...
The most noble human achievement (Q 49:13)
The ultimate standard......Read full article |
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19: Patience (Sabr) - An Indispensable Virtue (Part 1) |
"Whosoever exercises patience and forgiveness is engaging in the highest of commandments"
(Quran 42:23)
Virtue Ethics
Over the past several decades both philosophers and theologians have participated in a revival of interest
in what is gene......Read full article |
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20: Patience (Sabr) - An Indispensable Virtue (Part 2) |
"Allah is with those who patiently persevere"
(Quran 2:40)
"Patience is half of Faith"
(Prophet Muhammad [pbuh])
Keys to Sabr
Understand and acknowledge the fact that life, wealth, health, youth, friends, dear ones are all tempora......Read full article |
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21: Self-Righteousness - The Sin of Attitude |
Do not ascribe righteousness to your self,
Allah alone knows best who is truly pious.
[Qur'an 53:32]
Righteousness is an obligation
It is an obligation upon us as decent, believing human beings to pursue and manifest the following
through......Read full article |
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22: Respect - A Manifestation of Values & Character |
Not only an orphan is the one who lost both mother and father,
Rather, an orphan too is the one bereft of learning and etiquette
[Imam Shaf'ie]
Honorability & Respect Kiraamah
People are born honorable and Allah confirms Wa Laqad Karramnaa B......Read full article |
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23: Self-Esteem |
We have created the human being in the best fashion.
[Qur'an 95:5]
Self Respect
If the Golden Rule is to love for others what you love for yourself, then it is essential that you
care for and respect your self. There is a Spanish proverb th......Read full article |
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24: Kindness - The Symbol of a Caring Heart |
Surely, Allah is kind and loves kindness in everything
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Need for Kindness
In a materialistic era; a world seemingly indifferent to caring about others, where ego and selfishness
dominates; where war and oppression a......Read full article |
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25: Aiming for Excellence |
We have created the human being in the best fashion.
[Qur'an 95:5]
Self Respect
If the Golden Rule is to love for others what you love for yourself, then it is essential that you
care for and respect your self. There is a Spanish proverb th......Read full article |
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26: Appreciating Time (Part 1) |
Time is the Measure of Life
Do not abuse TIME
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
In the Qur'an, Allah swears by the token of time - Wal 'Asr as witness and as proof of certain
realities. Time is a witness ...
to life and death
to what ha......Read full article |
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27: Appreciating Time (Part 2) |
Time Management is Life Management
Value your free time before you are too occupied
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Since we are born in time, live in time and die in time (Qur'an 64:11); time is the ambit within
which we operate (Qur'an 103). Wha......Read full article |
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28: Character - A Reflection of the True Self |
"Surely, good character is part of the completion of Faith."
Character & Integrity
The Prophet (pbuh) said: "Say La-ilaaha ill-Allah and live an upright life,
a life of integrity". This clearly indicates the correlation between faith
......Read full article |
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29: Controlling Anger |
"...(Those who put their trust in Allah) are they who avoid major sin and impropriety;
and even when they have cause to be angry, they forgive"
[Qur'an 42:37]
Human beings as Emotive beings
Human beings are emotive beings who experience feel......Read full article |
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30: Tolerating Differences |
"There are two characteristics in you that Allah loves, moderation and tolerance."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
As human beings who are thinking beings, beings with an intellectual dimension, we realize
that our social interaction is based on exch......Read full article |
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31: The Gift of Love |
"You will not enter Paradise until you truly believe,
And you do not truly believe unless you love one another"
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Emotions have a considerable effect on our lives.
The feelings and thoughts that we harbor in our minds .......Read full article |
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32: Silence is indeed Golden |
"Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let such a person
speak good or remain silent."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Control the Tongue
There is a popular saying that the more you speak the more you are prone to mistakes. Remember
tha......Read full article |
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33: Happiness does not come from material things |
"Wealth is not measured by how much you possess, but by the contentment of your self/soul."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
What brings Happiness?
A study of college students in a recent issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
p......Read full article |
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34: Prejudice - The Result of Arrogance and Ignorance |
"Allah has surely saved you from the slavishly ignorant practices of boasting about ancestry.
A person is either a pious believer or a miserable sinner. All human beings are the children of Adam and
Adam was made from dust."
[Prophet Muhammad (p......Read full article |
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35: Practical Dimensions of Tazkiyah/Self-Purification |
"Successful indeed are those involved in their purification. "
[Qur'an 91:9]
Tazkiya-tun-Nafs (Self-Purification)
Linguistically, the root of the Arabic term tazkiyah implies ...
cleansing
development
Tazkiya-tun-Nafs (self-p......Read full article |
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36: Niyyah - The Potential of Choosing with Conscience |
"Actions are evaluated by intentions and thus for each person according to
what was intended"
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Life is full of choices
As human beings, who are rational beings; we analyze the opportunities that we have and choose
......Read full article |