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Building Good Character, Page 67

Playing at religion: Wearing ideological blinders

By Irshad Hussain.
“… what religion is meant to do – to bind men to God and thus unfold for them a perspicacious and penetrating insight, An insight that is necessary if society is to apply revelation to one’s era in the most beneficial way possible – an insight that promotes the growth of knowledge across all fields, that leads to spiritual depth, and human connectedness …”

Empowering New Muslims

By Arshad Gamiet
“A good Muslim personality is constructed from the inside, not from the outside. It begins with the right attitude, the right disposition of the heart… When the attitude is right and the qalb, the spiritual heart is sound, everything else, including the hijabs, niqabs, burqas, beards, thobes and turbans may (or may not) take care of themselves later… Let’s always keep our sense of perspective, and remember our priorities.”

The Power of Positive Islamic Thinking

By Dr Hossam Roushdi
“Cultivating a postive mental attitude not only helps improve our mental and emotional health. Research at the Mayo Clinic has found that it also improves our physical health. Positive people suffer less from heart disease, hypertension, strokes and diabetes…..”

Audo Khutbah for Eidul Fitr

By Dr Hossam Roushdi. “Enjoy your Eid celebrations, but beware of Shaitaan, now that Ramadan is over. While you were fasting, Allah chained the demons. Your fastsing purified your soul. Now Ramadan is over, and the devils have been set free…..”

Another audio khutbah for Eidul Fitr 2014

By Arshad Gamiet

“Never belittle even the smallest good deed that you can do, in Allah’s Name. He will infuse barakah, He will magnify your good deeds far beyond your wildest imagination…”

Fulfilling the needs of others

  by Dr Uthman Lateef This inspiring talk describes Prophet Muhammad’s concern for the destitute, even as a young 20 year old, …