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Going Against Unlawful Inclinations Is your Way to Paradise
All praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Prophet and Mustafa (chosen one), Muhammad ibn `Abdullah, his family, Companions, and those who adopt his Sunnah and follow his example and guidance. Allah, the Almighty, clarified to His servants that the way to salvation from Hell and admittance into Paradise is to struggle against the soul,.. More -
Some of the Means of Having Good Morals
All praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, Companions, and followers: There is no doubt that the person with good morals is one of the people who attain the highest status with Allah, the Almighty, and gain the highest reward. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, “The heaviest.. More -
Seek forgiveness and do not Despair
Here is a Qudsi Hadeeth (sacred narration) that gives boundless hope to believers, and it depicts the depth of Almighty Allah's Great Forgiveness and Mercy. The subject of this article is the discussion that is based on this Qudsi Hadeeth that is reffered below. Anas, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported:‘I heard the Messenger of Allah,.. More -
Repentance and reliance Increase the believer's blessings
In the context of Prophet Nooh (Noah), may Allaah exalt his mention, Allah the Almighty Says (what means): {And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers.And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers}[Qura.. More -
Practical steps to help lower the gaze
Here are some practical steps to control your gaze: 1- First, let us agree upon an issue that greatly affects the way you control your gaze, namely, the issue of the relativity of beauty. The criteria of beauty vary from one person to another and from one sensibility to another. For example, you may like certain clothes and consider them the most.. More -
Returning to the truth is a virtue
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and there should be no aggression except against the oppressors. May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon the best of creation and the master of mankind, Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdullah, the Honest and Trustworthy. May Allah permanently confer His Peace and Blessings upon him and his pure family as.. More -
The tremendous teachings of the Prophet, peace be upon him
There is a large collection of the Prophet's, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam,ideas, thoughts, instructions, teachings, beliefs, morals, manners and principles. The greatness and glory of Islam rests upon these ideals. Only a portion of them are listed here. Purity of self 1. Wise is he who regards himself small, and performs deeds that are useful.. More -
The Practice of Self-Purification - III
4. Lifelong commitment This principle deals with the question of effectiveness how can we insure that our tazkiyah efforts bear their expected fruits, help us achieve piety, and fulfill our purpose in this life? Allah Almighty gave a hint: "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it, that perhaps you may become righteous&q.. More -
The Practice of Self-Purification - II
Principles of Tazkiyah As shown earlier, tazkiyah is a fundamental part of Prophet Muhammad's mission, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, and his life constitutes a unique example of it. Together with his teaching, this example was responsible for altering the lives of his Companions to such an extent that they became the pinnacle and paradigm generation.. More -
The Practice of Self-Purification - I
Lexically, the Arabic word `tazkiyah' means purification and development—of anything—to the level of perfection. As a Quranic term, it expresses a way of ridding ourselves of flawed tendencies and leanings as well as providing one with the means to attain piety and to help our souls develop to become as perfect as humanly possible. In other.. More -
Moral Excellence in Islam
• Author: Shaykh Muhammad Al-Khidhr Husayn, may Allah have mercy upon him Islam was revealed to people so that they would build with it a moral civilization in this worldly life and savor genuine bliss in the Hereafter. One of the requirements of achieving this lofty goal entailed that the Islamic teachings should incorporate systems regulating.. More -
The benefits of hoping for the best
Hope in Allah the Almighty bears fruit to the following: • It makes one strive more and exert greater effort in performing acts of worship. • It makes one even more inclined to be constantly obedient to Allah The Almighty. • It makes one enjoy drawing closer to Allah The Almighty and makes one experience the thrill of supplicating.. More -
The Keys to Goodness
By Turki Al-‘Abdili There is a category of people who held a wrong belief that caused them to go through difficulties and travel a distant path to accomplish their duties and tend to the affairs entrusted to them, as they claim to be unsatisfied with anything less than perfection in all matters! On top of that, they closely followed up and excessively.. More -
Hope is the elixir of life
Please join us in mediating on what motivates a farmer to work hard and sweat. It is the hope of a bountiful harvest. What urges a merchant to travel, adventure and leave his people and home? It is the hope of getting revenues. What encourages a student to study hard and remain awake for hours? It is the hope for success. What motivates a soldier.. More -
The glory of faith
Khaleefah Haroon Ar-Rasheed, may Allah have mercy upon him, was once looking up at the sky from his palace in Baghdad and he saw a cloud passing by. He addressed it saying calmly, “Rain wherever you wish, for your fruit will certainly come to me anyway.” This means that the cloud would have rained either on an Islamic land or on a non-Islamic.. More
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