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1: Proper use of the Gift of Speech |
" The Most Compassionate, He provided knowledge of the Qur'an;
He Created Humankind; He provided human beings with the ability to communicate."
(Qur'an 55:1-4)
"Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let such a person
speak good or remain......Read full article |
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2: Maintaining Personal Ethics |
Personal ethics or morality reflects the values and standards we believe in and how we implement those values in our social life.
"The Deen (Islamic way of life) is social interaction"
Values are integral to how we view ourselves and......Read full article |
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3: Valuing Life |
"Value five things before five;
Value youth before old age,
Health before sickness,
Free time before being occupied,
Wealth before poverty, and
Life before death."
(Prophet Muhamma......Read full article |
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4: Respectful Relationships Happy Homes (Part 1) |
"Certainly, the excellence of character and being gracious to one's household is part of the completion of faith "
(Prophet Muhammad(pbuh))
The human being as a social being has the responsibility of being most beneficial and least problem......Read full article |
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5: Respectful Relationships Happy Homes & Beyond (Part 2) |
Offspring
Parents are the avenues through which children enter this world. In the words of poet, Khalil Gibran:
"They come through you, but belong not to you"
Parents are the first line of comfort and the last line of defense. L......Read full article |
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6: Commanding the Right & Forbidding the Wrong |
In a world of moral relativism where permanent values tend to be interpreted in the light of personal and
perceived interests, the duty of commanding what is right and forbidding what is wrong is conspicuously absent.
In his book titled "Commandi......Read full article |
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7: Avoiding Fault-finding |
Glad tidings to the person more concerned about his own faults than bothering about the faults of others.
(Prophet Muhammad)
Commanding Right & Forbidding Wrong does not equal Fault-finding.
As people of Faith, we have the duty of commanding ......Read full article |
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8: Living by the Golden Rule |
"All of creation are dependents of Allah and Allah loves most those who are most beneficial to His dependents."
(Prophet Muhammad)
The Golden Rule or the Ethic of Reciprocity is found in virtually every tradition of the world ...
"Do not......Read full article |
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9: Harbor No Hypocrisy |
"(Hypocrites) have a disease in their hearts"
(Qur'an 2: 12)
"The signs of a hypocrite are three; lying when speaking, breaking of promises and betraying of trust;
though observing fast, performing prayer and asserting to be Muslim."
(Prophet ......Read full article |
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10: Expressing Gratitude & Being Thankful |
"Whosoever is not thankful to people is not thankful to Allah."
(Prophet Muhammad (pbuh))
Spirituality and Thankfulness
Allah says: "Remember Me, I remember you; Be thankful and not ungrateful." (Qur'an 2: 152).
There is an emphasis on God-c......Read full article |
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83: The Lessons we Learn from Tragedy |
“When going to sleep do not assume you will live to see the dawn, when waking up do not assume you will live to see the night; Take precaution from your health against sickness, take from your life what will benefit you in death. "
[Prophet Muhamm......Read full article |
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82: Argumentation |
Among people there are those whose talks about affairs of the world may impress you, and he calls Allah to witness what is in his heart, yet he is severely argumentative.
[Qur’an 2:204]
Successful Human Relations arise essentially from the art ......Read full article |
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79: Respecting Confidentiality |
We are instructed in the Qur’an to fulfill our trusts [Qur'an 4:58] and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) clearly indicated that keeping confidential matters confidential is part of keeping trust. If a person confides in another person and turns away, it has......Read full article |
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78: Avoiding Common Social Diseases |
"...(Those who put their trust in Allah) are they who avoid major sins and impropriety; and even when they have cause to be angry, they forgive"
[Qur'an 42:37]
Part of the fruits of faith is the commitment of the faithful to do good while avoidi......Read full article |
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11: Pursuing Knowledge |
"The seeking of knowledge is obligatory"
(Prophet Muhammad)
Knowledge is ...
Knowledge is the pursuit of truth.
Knowledge, as Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: serves as a guiding light and all light leads ultimately to the Divine source.
A......Read full article |
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12: Generosity - The Spirit of Goodness |
"Every good deed is charity"
(Prophet Muhammad)
Dimensions of Generosity
"There is charity due on every part of the body every day."
The Prophet (pbuh) went on to say:
" to bring justice between people is charity, to help a person with t......Read full article |
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13: Appreciating Nature and Preserving the Environment |
"Allah has subjected to you (O human beings) whatever is in the skies and the earth;
Behold! Therein are sure signs for those who reflect. "
(Qur'an 45:13)
Nature in the Qur'an
There are more than 500 verses in the Qur'an dealing directly w......Read full article |
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14: Justice is Indispensable |
"Be Just, that is closest to piety"
(Qur'an 5:8)
Justice is paramount in Islam
Allah inspired the prophet with the saying ...
" O my worshippers! I have made injustice unlawful for myself, and have forbidden injustice
among you, so do not......Read full article |
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15: Live a Life of Integrity |
"Say La-ilaaha ill-Allah and live with integrity/ be upright"
(Prophet Muhammad)
Faith, Sincerity and Action
Is religion manifested in the faith we profess or the life we live? Of how much significance
are the thoughts we think, the laws w......Read full article |
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16: Envy (Hasad)- A Destructive Disease of the Heart |
"Do not be envious of one another."
(Prophet Muhammad)
The English word "envy" is derived from the Latin word "invidere" which means: to look / see
with malice.
Envy / Hasad is an emotion that can be blinding, is mean-spirited, unkind, frustr......Read full article |