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107: Essential Elements for Lasting Friendship |
خير الاصحاب عند الله خيرهم لصاحبه
“The best friend, according to the estimation of Allah,
is the one best to his/her friend.”[Prophet Muhammad]
Human Relationships
A cardinal principle in the equation of hum......Read full article |
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108: Suspicion could be Sinful |
[b]إياكم والظن فإن الظن أكذب الحديث[/b]
[i]Be careful of suspicion for suspicion could be the worst lie.[/i][b][Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)][/b]
Primacy of Human Dignity
A fundamental aspect of Islamic teaching is the preser......Read full article |
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109: Care for our Natural Environment |
[b]وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ[/b]
[i]And Allah has subjected to you, what is in the heavens and on earth:Behold, in that are Signs ind......Read full article |
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110: Dealing with the Inevitability of Grief |
[b]اللهم اني اعوذ بك من الهَم و الحُزن و العَجز و الكَسَل[/b]
[i]O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from anxiety, grief, incapacity, laziness, stinginess, cowardice; from the burden of debt and from the domina......Read full article |
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111: Essential Elements for a Purposeful Life |
[b]أفحسبتم انما خلقناكم عبثا و ا نكم الينا لا ترجعو[/b]
[i]Do you think that We created you without purpose,[/i][b][Qur’an 23: 115] [/b]
[b]Life of ‘Worship’[/b]
We are reminded in the Qur’an [Q ......Read full article |
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112: One, Not the Other |
Numerous Qur’anic verses and traditions of the Prophet contra-distinguishes between opposites in order to highlight the positive aspect of one and the negative of the other. For example …
[b]وَلاَ تُلْقُواْ بِأَيْدِيك......Read full article |
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113: Gratitude |
[b]من لم يشكر الناس لم يشكر الله[/b]
"Whosoever is not thankful to people is not thankful to Allah."
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)]
Allah says:
[b]فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُ......Read full article |
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114: Emotional Health (Part 1) |
[b]اذا لم تستحي فاصنع ما شئت[/b]
[i]If you have no sense of emotional consciousness, then you do as you please.[/i]
[Statement of Jesus/’Isa as reported by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them)]
We can only have a better w......Read full article |
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115: Emotional Health (Part 2) |
[b]أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ[/b]
[i]Do people not realize that we have given them( the capacity to interact with th......Read full article |
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116: Emotional Honesty |
[b]عليكم بالصدق ، فان الصدق يهدي الى البر و ان البر يهدي الى الجنة [/b]
[i]”Being truthful is obligatory, for truly truthfulness lead to righteousness,[/i][b] [Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)][/b]
Hone......Read full article |
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117: Be Optimistic |
[b]لا تقنطوا من رحمة الله[/b]
[i]Do not ever despair of the mercy of Allah. [/i][b][Qur’an][/b]
[b]Perspectives[/b]
All of us are familiar with the term optimism and aware of the positive expressions used to convey this at......Read full article |
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118: Dealing with the Generation Gap |
[b]ليس منا من لم يرحم صغيرنا و لم يعرف شرف كبيرنا [/b]
[i]That person is not of us … the elder who has no compassion for the young and the young who has no respect for the elder.[/i][b][Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)] ......Read full article |
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119: Generosity of Spirit |
[b]ان الله تعا لى خلق الخلا ئق لحواائج الناس[/b]
[i]"Surely, Allah created creation to be of benefit to humanity."[/i]
[b][Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)][/b]
[b]The more I Have …[/b]
The way people relate to wealth ......Read full article |
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120: The Exercise of Hikmah / Wisdom |
[b]وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلاَّ أُوْلُواْ الأَلْبَابِ[/b]
[i]Whoever has been granted wisdom has indeed b......Read full article |