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61: Forgiveness - An Attitude of the Divine (Part 2) |
"...(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]
Reality of Life
It is a reality of life that you will occasionally experience pai......Read full article |
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62: Courage (Part 1) - Antidote to Cowardice |
"Allah loves two human qualities and dislikes two;
The two qualities Allah loves are generosity and courage;
The two qualities Allah dislikes are bad character and miserliness."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Courage and Cowardice
Intelligent hum......Read full article |
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63: Courage (Part 2) - Conviction, not Indiscretion |
"O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from anxiety, grief, incapacity, laziness, stinginess, cowardice;
from the burden of debt and from the domination of people."
[Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Courage is a result of a realistic appreciation of ......Read full article |
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59: Speaking ~ Essence of the Art of Communication (Part 3) |
"The best of speaking is that which is short and to the point."
[Arab Proverb]
Attention Please
We speak and hear thousands of words daily, some of which will be understood, some misunderstood and most
will be forgotten. Communicating accura......Read full article |
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64: Aim Not for Perfection, But for Excellence (Part 1) |
"Surely, Allah loves that whatever activity you do, do it with excellence"
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Striving for Excellence Encouraged
Knowing the potential of the human being [Qur’an 95:5], the Creator commands us to strive for
excellence......Read full article |
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65: Aim Not for Perfection, But for Excellence (Part 2) |
"Surely, Allah loves that whatever activity you do, do it with excellence"
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Causes of Perfectionism
If you are a perfectionist, it is likely that you learned early in life that other people valued you because of how
m......Read full article |
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67: Naseehah - Sincere Advising |
"Ad-deenu Naseehah -- The Religion is sincere advising "
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Naseehah is an Arabic term that is usually translated to mean "sincerity" [Qur'an 66:8] or
"sincere advice" [Qur'an 7:79], but may actually embody every type of v......Read full article |
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68: Avoid the 3 Annihilating Characteristics |
"Annihilation of people lies in three (negative) characteristics: arrogance, greed and envy.
Arrogance causes damage to your way of life and Iblees was cursed due to it,
Greed is the enemy of the soul and Adam (pbuh) was expelled from the Garden ......Read full article |
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69: Overcoming Helplessness, Sloth, Cowardice & Stinginess |
"O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and miserliness ..."
[Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Living the Cardinal Virtues
Living a positive, meaningful and effective life requires living to our full potential ......Read full article |
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70: Personal Integrity - The first step towards a better world |
"Surely, Allah judges neither your appearances, nor your physicality; but rather considers the sincerity of your hearts and your actions"
[Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Life Direction
There is an ancient Tibetan saying, "If you want to kn......Read full article |
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71: Nutrition and Physical Well-being |
"O Children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink, but be not excessive,
for Allah loves not those who are excessive." [Qur'an 7:31]
Physical well-being
To live wholesome and fulfilling lives, ......Read full article |
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72: Humor is not Unholy |
The amusing encounter of Prophet Solomon/Sulayman (pbuh) with the ants was divinely revealed and hence recorded for posterity ...
When Prophet Sulayman/Solomon (pbuh) and his army came to a valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ants, get into you......Read full article |
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73: Sidq - Honesty & Truthfulness |
Being truthful is obligatory, for truly truthfulness lead to righteousness,
and righteousness leads to paradise." [Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Though we have made tremendous scientific and technological advances in the past few decades, etiquette......Read full article |
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74: Backbiting & Gossip - Twin Destroyers of Integrity |
Do not backbite Believers nor search for faults; if you do, Allah will scrutinize your faults. [Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ]
A fundamental aspect of Islamic teaching is the preservation of human dignity and the respect for the integrity of others. Pro......Read full article |
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75: Value What You Have (Part 1) |
~ Health and Time ~
"Remember Allah, Allah remembers you; be appreciative and do not be ungrateful."
[Qur'an 2:152]
We have been advised by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ...
"Value five things before five;
Value youth before old age, ......Read full article |
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76: Value What You Have (Part 2) |
~ Appreciation of the Material World ~
"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 Muhammad (pbuh)]
We w......Read full article |
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77: Value What You Have (Part 3) |
~ Tests of Life & Death ~
"Live as you please, remember you will die some day;
Love what you have loved, remember someday you will be separated."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
The Tests of Life
Life is an amaanah/ a trust, and a te......Read full article |
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80: Smile - Charity of the Heart |
Smiling at your fellow human being is charity.[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Non-verbal Communication
Human beings are able to communicate in a variety of ways: verbal, written, sensory, emotional, physical, objects, art form ...
Communication wi......Read full article |
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81: Self Deception - Distorting our Perception of Reality |
O Allah! Let me see things as they really are
[Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ]
Truthfulness is one of the pillars on which the moral survival of the world depends. Allah has created the heavens and the earth with truth. [Qur'an 16:3]. Truth......Read full article |
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84: Altruism – Manifesting Goodness and Love |
Do good, for surely Allah loves the doers of good.[Qur'an 2:195]
From “I” to “Others”
One of the most common sources of unethical behavior among human beings is selfish, self-interest; disregard for the rights, feelings or needs of othe......Read full article |