Consider the following ill-effects of sinning and of being heedless to the remembrance of Allah:loneliness, not having your prayers answered, developing a hard heart, a lack of blessings in wealth and health, being prevented from knowledge, humiliation, anxiety, and being tested by evil companions who pollute your heart. The above-mentioned results follow sinning just as plants … [Read more...] about Pause to Reflect.
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Az-Zarkalee's Al-'Aylaam contains the biographies of eastern and western politicians, scholars, writers, and doctors. The common factor between them all - and why they were written about in the first place - is of course that each one of them had a profound effect upon others. After reading their biographies I began to appreciate the promise and way of Allah:whoever strives for … [Read more...] about Pause to Reflect.
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Loving Allah, knowing Him, remembering Him, seeking peace in Him, singling Him out for complete love, fear, lope, and dependence - these are qualities that, when combined in .a person, constitute a sort of heaven on earth. They are qualities that bring peace to those who love Allah, a sort of peace that has no comparison in this world. If the heart is content and has a strong … [Read more...] about Pause to Reflect.
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Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) related that she heard the Prophet (Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him) say: "When a Muslim is afflicted with a calamity, and then says what Allah orders him to say:'Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return,' And, 'O' Allah, reward me in my calamity and compensate me with that which is better than it (i.e. … [Read more...] about Pause to Reflect.
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Do not be sad, for sadness will weaken your determination and the quality of your worship. One of the offshoots of depression is that it often causes one to be pessimistic, to find blame in everyone,including - and we seek refuge in Allah - Allah Himself. Do not be sad, for sadness, grief, and anxiety are the roots of mental problems, the sources of stress. Do not be sad, for … [Read more...] about Pause to Think about Hardships.