February 2012
21 posts
“Islam doesn’t dismiss desires, it disciplines them”
“What you see depends on what you’re looking for.”
“Even if Allah had not fixed punishments and threats for acts of disobedience to...”
– Nahj al Balaghah, v3, p224, #290 (via 14noor)
“Success is achieved in the late hours of the night when others are sleeping....”
“The recompense of deeds on Friday is twice as much, so avoid sins and perform...”
– Holy Prophet (saw)
“If Allah loves a slave, He tests him with the greatest trials”
– Holy Prophet (saw)
“I am amazed by the state of a Muslim, for any of God’s decrees for him is a...”
– Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as)
The Positive Side
thelittlesea:
Your attitude may be the biggest thing holding you back. And that’s great news, because you can change it very quickly.
Other challenges and limitations can take much time and energy to overcome. Yet if your attitude is what’s limiting you, then you have the key right here and now to break free.
Your attitude does not define you and it doesn’t really control you. It does,...
“The are only two ways to handle tense situations: you can change them, or you...”
– Paul Wilson
“Ya Allah, for all of us that have our blogs to spread this beautiful and...”
Insan [human being]
quranicverses:
You know what’s remarkable? The word insan is derived from the word nasiya. Nasiya means forgetful. So human beings are the forgetful ones. BUT ALSO, what does Allah (swt) refer to the Qur’an as? THE REMINDER. The Qur’an is The Reminder for the ones who forget (the insan). SubhanAllah!
January 2012
328 posts
The hypocrites are in the lowest level of the...
The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said that there are 5 signs of a munafiq (hypocrite)
1. When they talk, they lie.
2. When they make a promise, they break it. They break trust.
3. In a dispute or argument, they become abusive.
4. When they are provided with ne’ma they are reckless.
5. When this ne’ma is withheld from them they complain.
“Comfort is impossible for the believer to secure in this world.”
– Imam al-Sadiq (AS)
“God uses loneliness to teach us about living together. Sometimes he uses anger...”
– Paulo Coelho
“But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night...”
– Yasmin Mogahed
“Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be far sighted enough to...”
– Rumi
“Don’t worry about others stealing your good ideas, if you are sincere you’ll...”
"Adopt the akhlaq of Allah" - Holy Prophet
The acquiring of knowledge about the attributes of Allah is closely related to our knowledge of recognition of Allah. These qualities and Names are therefore an infra-structure for human akhlaq because in Islam, the human being is the representative of Allah.
We aim to be able to first find out His attributes, to study them and then to live them. It must reflect in our day to day conduct in...
You have only really lost something when you've...
“Anger begins with madness and ends with regret.”
– Imam Ali (a)
“Be melting snow,
Wash yourself of yourself.”
– Rumi
Forgiveness
The ability to readily forgive should be driven by an awareness of our own flaws and mistakes towards others. But most of all, our humility should be driven by the fact that we wrong Allah every single day of our lives, when we sin. Who are we compared to Allah? And yet, Allah, Master of the universe, forgives by day and by night. Who are we to withhold forgiveness? If we hope to be forgiven by...
“You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how...”
– Eckhart Tolle
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the...”
– C.G. Jung
“If someone hurts you then don’t be upset as it’s the law of nature that the...”
– Imam Ali (A.S)
