Anyone who has wronged others should try and undo his injustice before death overtakes him. The one who has ill-treated his parents should seek forgiveness and show them kindness before death suddenly grips him. Anyone who has wrong his wife, children, or was unjust amongst his children, or broke ties must try and correct his… Continue reading Powerful Words About Death (A Must Read)
Seizing Opportunities
Many of us wait for the best opportunity to come to us. But the reality is that many small opportunities come to us. We need to value them. We easily shrug away many opportunities that come to us due to reasons such as laziness, lack of courage etc. But we need to learn to recognize… Continue reading Seizing Opportunities
Is it ‘Oh no!’ When Something Goes Wrong?
If things don’t go well for us in life, do just sit down and do nothing about it. In fact, things going wrong is an amazing blessing in our lives, if we can only thinking deeply about it. Things going wrong are alarm bells that quite loudly warn us that we need to make changes… Continue reading Is it ‘Oh no!’ When Something Goes Wrong?
We Also Influence Our Environment
It’s easy to feel influenced by our environment. Especially when we go to a new place, we are usually anxious, timid and a bit on the back foot. However, we must realize that we too influence our environment, just as our environment influences us. Therefore, first of all, we ourselves must present a good role… Continue reading We Also Influence Our Environment
The Blessing of Difficulties
As I woke up at Fajr time and had to walk all the way to the other end of the room to charge my phone, I realized that it would be easy if the charger was next to my bed. But then I realized that if all the possible ease was given to me, I… Continue reading The Blessing of Difficulties
The Value of Knowledge
Just like a precious gem or any other precious thing can only be obtained through a lot of money for which one has to work hard, similarly, to truly gain knowledge, one must work hard and persistently in order to obtain this precious entity. And just as precious items are stored in a safe place… Continue reading The Value of Knowledge
The Blessed Mention of Hell-Fire
On one extremely cold winter, I got up around Fajr and performed ablution and then prayed. After that, I went back into the warmth of my blanket and watched a video describing the punishments and tortures of the hereafter. And then I realized something beautiful. All the mentions of turture in hell-fire or the grave… Continue reading The Blessed Mention of Hell-Fire
Striving For Allah
By considering even the smallest discomfort we feel in our life as the pain endured to please Allah, we can keep our morals and internal motivations high. Small pains and displeasures will not easily get to us. If we think that even discomfort will get us the pleasure and the reward of Allah, this will… Continue reading Striving For Allah
Advantages of Being Totally Present at the Moment
Sometimes when we are worried about something in the future, we can easily be distracted from things that we are presently doing. However, if we realize the advantage of being present in the moment, we can change our lives for the better. Being present and totally focusing on what we’re currently doing helps us forget… Continue reading Advantages of Being Totally Present at the Moment
Taking Responsibility for Marriage
Both young men and women should take the responsibility to train themselves for early marriage. Parents should also engage in making it possible for their children to get married at an early age. The most important training is that of learning and practicing the authentic Islamic teachings so that the new couple are knowledgeable about… Continue reading Taking Responsibility for Marriage