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Building Good Character, Page 55

Urgent duties of a Muslim

By Shaykh Fadlallah Haeri
“Time is Allah’s trick, given to us, the children of Adam, to realize that we were originally from none-time, from eternity…. here in this life we are living in time and space, in Allah’s laboratory, Allah’s kindergarten, preparing ourselves for our real home, which is beyond time and beyond space. (read more)….”

Hold on to your winning ticket!

By Khalil Moya
“Don’t give something or someone else priority over Allah… Doing our Salaat on its time: that’s the easiest thing to do; it’s the best, the only way to guarantee our success in this life and the next life….”

Believers welcome the winter

By Dr Husni Hammuda.
Sabr and Shukr: Patience and Gratitude. Prophet Muhammad reminded us how fortunate is the Believer: When he or she faces difficulty, it’s a tiime for patience; and when the difficulty has passed , it’s a time for thanking Allah…”

Teach them Islam

By Khalil Moya
“This is a khutbah reminding us about the responsibility we have to pass Islam on to our children. May Allah give us the tawfiq to prepare our children for the challenges they will face in life…”

Will Allah punish us for bad thoughts?

By Dr Hossam Roushdi
“Let’s not fool ourselves… we often say we can’t pray 5 times a day, or we can’t fast during ramadhan, when we really mean that we don’t want to do it. Allah won’t burden anyone with more than their capacity. It’s often just laziness, a lack of will that’s the problem….”

Happy Old Year!

By Khalil Moya
“Everyone is concerned about the new year. But what was your old year like? Have we taken stock of our deeds over the past year? Let us make sure that we spend more of our time in actions pleasing to Allah…”

What is your inner state?

By Omar Galal
“It is easier to build walls and high buildings, than to build people of noble character. The real power of any great nation is not in its high buildings and great armies, but in the calibre of its people…”