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37: Cleansing the Heart - Tasfiya-tul-Qalb |
"Surely there is a portion of a person; if it is good the whole person is good,
if it is bad the whole person is bad; and that is the heart."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Defining the "Heart"
It is obvious that the physical heart is an indispen......Read full article |
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38: The Effect Of Words |
"Do not indulge in any act unless it is beneficial,
And do not say anything except what is good."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
As human beings who are social beings we communicate most commonly by speaking. Islam, as a
comprehensive way of life ......Read full article |
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39: Positive Attitude for Positive Living (Part 1) |
The Qur'anic statement "Could the consequence of goodness be anything but good"
motivates us towards that which is beneficial and positive.
Empowerment begins with seeing the possibilities not just the problems; Seeing the
positive not just th......Read full article |
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40: Positive Attitude for Positive Living (Part 2) |
Evaluate of your self before you are evaluated
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Recognizing the fact that ...
people with a positive attitudes rise above their circumstances,
while people with negative attitudes remain victims of circums......Read full article |
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41: Taking Care of our Personal Infrastructure |
"Surely, the hearing, sight and heart of each will be held accountable"
(Qur'an 17:36)
If we want to live happy and fulfilling lives, it's very important to tend
to our personal infrastructure: the body, the mind, the heart and the soul.
......Read full article |
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42: Caring in an Uncaring World |
"Surely, Allah created creation to benefit humanity."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
In a world seemingly indifferent to caring about others, there is indeed more need for kindness,
care and compassion than ever before.
"In the midst of global cri......Read full article |
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44: Living By Ethical Standards |
"I have certainly been sent to improve the ethical standard of human behavior."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Sociologist Raymond Baumhart surveyed people and asked:
"What does ethics mean to you?"
Among their replies were the following:
......Read full article |
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45: Ethics Of Disagreement |
"There are two characteristics in you that Allah loves, moderation and tolerance."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
In Islam, ethics is so inextricably linked to ideology and practice that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
considered it as part of the completio......Read full article |
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47: Audit your Life |
"Work for your life on earth as if you are going to live for ever,
And work for the hereafter as if you going to die tomorrow."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) advised us to take account of ourselves before we are eventuall......Read full article |
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49: Life Purpose |
"Do you think that We created you without purpose, and that you would not return to Us?"
[Qur'an 23: 115]
'Ibaadah
We are reminded in the Qur'an [Qur'an 51:56] that human beings have been created for the primary
purpose of 'ibaadah. Though ......Read full article |
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50: Change for the Better |
"Allah will not change the condition of people until they change themselves"
[Qur'an 13: 11]
The Roman slave-philosopher, Epictetus said: "God has entrusted me with myself." What am I doing with
that trust / amaanah ? How will I make my life c......Read full article |
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51: Choosing Friends |
"A person is influenced by the lifestyle of friends; So, be cautious whom you befriend"
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Human beings are by nature social beings who interact, are interdependent, and thus, in need of friends and companions.
Much of ou......Read full article |
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52: Improving Human Relationships (Part 1) |
"This Deen/ way of life is certainly about social relations."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Human Relationship can be defined as ...
the condition of being connected or associated with/to others by blood, marriage,
affiliation, kinship,......Read full article |
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53: Improving Human Relationships (Part 2) |
"The creation of Allah are all dependants of Allah, and the most loved of Allah’s
creation are those most beneficial to His dependents; those whose presence make the members of the house happy."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
To foster and perpetu......Read full article |
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54: Charisma ~ The Magnetic Power of Caring Enough |
"Allah surely loves the easy-going and the cheerful."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
As you take a look at your life and your relationships, consider how you may have been affected by your
ability or inability to engage or influence others in a posi......Read full article |
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55: 'Ujb - The Sin of Self-Importance (Part 1) |
"It is sufficient proof of a person's unculturedness that he exults in the perception of his own importance."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
If esteem means to "regard or consider with respect" then self-esteem implies
self-respect and recognition ......Read full article |
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56: Tawaadu' - Humility - The Antidote to Self-Importance (Part 2) |
"Whosoever is humble will be elevated by Allah."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
If 'ujb is understood to be the exaggerated opinion of one's own importance, and an amplification of one's virtues
and good deeds while undervaluing the good in others,......Read full article |
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57: Listening - Essence of the Art of Communication (Part 1) |
Allah criticizes the heedless and accuses them of
"having the faculty of hearing, but they listen not ..."
[Qur'an 7:179]
Human beings are social by nature and interact through communication. The most common method of communication
is speaking......Read full article |
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58: Listening - Essence of the Art of Communication (Part 2) |
Allah describes the Believers as ...
"those who listen to what is being said and pursue the best of it. "
[Qur'an 39:18]
Listening is a simple task yet a complex skill. Listening involves ...
hearing attentively with a genuine desire to u......Read full article |
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60: Forgiveness - An Attitude of the Divine (Part 1) |
"If you pardon, reconcile and forgive; (know that) surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[Qur'an 64:14]
It is said that to err is human and to forgive is divine. Both parts of this statement are very true. As human beings
we are respo......Read full article |