Today, as I was watching some young kids play cricket from the balcony, some amazing thoughts came to me while observing them and afterwards. These kids were about 11 years old. I was thinking that I could play better than them since I was stronger. But then I saw some really young kids, about 5… Continue reading Observation and Reflection: Sign Around Us and In the Qur’an (Power of Allah and Hopelessness)
Category: Contemplation
The Five Daily Prayers: A Focus Exercise
Muslims pray five time a day and present themselves before Allah. However, how often do we actually present ourselves mentally? If we realize that mental focus is an important part of prayer, we can get a lot more out of our prayer. We need to realize that anything we do, we are actually exercising that… Continue reading The Five Daily Prayers: A Focus Exercise
Consistency and Conviction: A Couple
In order to achieve anything in life, you need two things: a consistent performance and a firm conviction and believe in Allah that He will definitely help you. Without these two things, you will sway one way or the other. Merely performing without a firm believe and trust in Allah is like a working machine… Continue reading Consistency and Conviction: A Couple
Will You Take the Lift?
When the wind blows, one bird hides itself from the severity of it and takes refuge inside a lodging. The second bird uses the same breeze to lift off the earth and find a better, higher place where it has better facilities than the first bird. This was only possible when the second bird took… Continue reading Will You Take the Lift?
Something On the Reality of Desires
Worldly tests are nothing more than desires which are put in us and we are only required to overcome those desires by increasing our desire and love for Allah. So for example, when its time for Fajr prayer on a cold morning, we are required to overcome our laziness and our warm blanket and required… Continue reading Something On the Reality of Desires
You May Be A Second Away From Success
It’s so easy to get demotivated when things are not going our way. We can easily lose hope from time to time. But we never know that Allah may keep testing us till the very edge of our limit and then send the refuge. The important point is that we keep consistent in our struggle… Continue reading You May Be A Second Away From Success
The Amazing Feeling!
Have you ever had the amazing feeling of an imaan (faith) boost. It is such an amazing feeling and you feel so energetic and motivated that you feel like you can do anything. You feel so motivated to set everything right, study a lot of books etc. This feeling is so the opposite of the… Continue reading The Amazing Feeling!
Motivational Ideas (Part 28)
If we truly trust that Allah has the best for us, we should not worry deep inside us. We should be at comfort. We should try to become financially independent, especially the men. But we should never stop developing and growing if we cannot earn money. Because ultimately this financial independence is by the will… Continue reading Motivational Ideas (Part 28)
Facing Difficulties
Facing difficulties creates deeper abilities in us to easily face difficult situations. In the beginning, a child struggles to walk, but then we walk our entire life subconsciously, without ever thinking about how we walk, Alhamdulillah. The most difficult part is the first attempt at difficult situations. This attempt is coupled with the additional burden… Continue reading Facing Difficulties
Correcting Small Mistakes to Come Closer and Closer to Success
The secret behind success in this life lies in constantly learning from mistakes. Many of us can easily ignore small corrections that we can make in day to day life in order to improve ourselves. So for example, we can make small corrections in the way we eat, what we eat, avoiding junk foods, avoiding… Continue reading Correcting Small Mistakes to Come Closer and Closer to Success
Motivation For Muslims 