Take Care of Your Outside As Well As of Your Inside. A person who has a pure soul cares about wearing clean clothes. Some wise people have even said: "When one's garment becomes soiled, his soul will follow suit." The root of vexation for many people is in being neither neat nor organized nor punctual; for others, it is in having bad hygiene, dirty clothes, or a sloppy … [Read more...] about Take Care of Your Outside As Well As of Your
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In Order to Find Peace, Turn to Your Lord.
Allah's slave - i.e. every one of us - can find comfort only by turning to Allah, the Exalted, Who mentioned tranquility in many verses of the Qur'an: "Then Allah sent down His Sakinah [calmness and tranquility] upon His Messenger and upon the believers." (Qur'an 48:26) "...He sent down calmness and tranquility upon them..." (Qur'an 48:18) "Then Allah did send down His … [Read more...] about In Order to Find Peace, Turn to Your Lord.
Do Not Carry the Weight of the Globe on Your
Do Not Carry the Weight of the Globe on Your Shoulders. In a certain class of people there rages an internal war, one that doesn't take place on the battlefield, but in one's bedroom, one's office, one's own home. It is a war that results in ulcers or an increase in blood pressure. Everything frustrates these people:they become angry at inflation, furious because the rains … [Read more...] about Do Not Carry the Weight of the Globe on Your
Do Not Be Sad:Seek Forgiveness from Allah Often, for Your
Do Not Be Sad:Seek Forgiveness from Allah Often, for Your Lord Is Oft-Forgiving. I [Noah] said [to them]:'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; verily He is Oft-Forgiving. He will send rain to you in abundance; and give you increase in wealth and children; and bestow on you gardens; and bestow on you rivers. (Quran 71:10-12) So seek forgiveness from Allah more often and you will … [Read more...] about Do Not Be Sad:Seek Forgiveness from Allah Often, for Your
Do Not Challenge Your Lord.
By being contented, one is saved from being like those who challenge their Lord in His decrees and rulings. To understand this, one needs only look at the case of Iblees (the Devil). He argued and disputed with his Lord because he was displeased with His decree and ruling. Those who refuse to believe in Allah only do so because they seek to challenge Him in might and power … [Read more...] about Do Not Challenge Your Lord.