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Building Good Character, Page 69

Faith is a 3-D Experience

“People without faith live in a 2-dimensional world; they’re only aware of themselves and what’s around them, the material world. They do not acknowledge the vital 3rd dimension: Allah, The One who created everything…

Cultivate Adab (Good Character)

By Abu Abdullah Albaloushi
Prophet Muhammad sws said that he was only sent to exemplify good character. Adab, noble conduct, is an integral part of a Muslim’s identity. Listen to this short and inspiring khutbah here:

Minimal and Maximal meaning in reading the Qur’an

“The minimal approach finds more meaning in less, thus find more meaning in the least, and this is the baraka and secret of zuhd. This may also affect how many adhkar we do, we may do much but in reality we budget our dhikr, and put less and less of ourselves into each of those dhikrs until it is not our egoes but the dhikr that is effaced. To find more meaning in little, even if its a single verse, is a fruit of zuhd and allows the heart to be more positively affected….”

Improve your attitude, improve your life!

“When you keep getting things wrong, you won’t get it right if you’re still the same person you were last time! Change your attitude. Improve yourself, and you’ll change and improve your whole life…”

Seek help from Allah alone

By Dr Hossam Roushdi “When we are in trouble, our first instinct is to seek help from family, friends or those in authority over us. We often forget that no-one can help us, unless Allah wills it. So why not first seek help from Allah?”