If we day dream a lot, we can waste a lot of time that can be used for actually doing our tasks. One the other side, if we keep working, there is a need to constantly re-calibrate our actions in order to stay on the right path. This balance is important. But once we fix… Continue reading The Balance of Thought and Action
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Highlights from ‘The Islamic State’ (Islami Riyasat) by Syed Abu Al’Ala Maududi | A Motivation for people to read the actual book
One Possible Way to Seek Guidance
Ask Allah sincerely, don’t ask as part of a process. You must mean and really, desperately want what you’re asking for. If you’re just asking for guidance but you really don’t care, in this case, you can ask Allah to change your heart to make you care. You can present your weakness to Allah that… Continue reading One Possible Way to Seek Guidance
Best of Sceneries, Best of Character |Harmony Between Nature and Human Life
Allah, through His created nature, presents us with so many beautiful views. But we actually don’t need to travel to different places to observe different views. The same exact place can, Alhamdulillah, provide us with different views. Even without changing our position around the same place, we can get different views. Let’s take the example… Continue reading Best of Sceneries, Best of Character |Harmony Between Nature and Human Life
Danger of Intelligence
An intelligent person may consider himself arrogant and think that he is the only right person on this planet and he may be lost in the love of all his productions and think that this is all his wonder. Rather, as Allah Almighty says in Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 216, in order to heal this problem,… Continue reading Danger of Intelligence
The Stars Below Our Feet (The Gift of Knowledge)
Standing above a valley that is supplied with electricity, one can observe an ocean of lights at night time. At the same time, if one raises his head towards the sky, on a dark and clear night, he observes the beautiful canopy of the ocean of stars in the night sky. One wonders that he… Continue reading The Stars Below Our Feet (The Gift of Knowledge)
Wasting Time in Excitement After Achieving a Little.
We all feel excited after some achievement. Usually when we start a project, we can become super-excited after completing each mini-stage of this project. This feeling of delight is an important encouragement for us. But this same feeling is also responsible for killing our progress. This state of temporary excitement assures us that we have… Continue reading Wasting Time in Excitement After Achieving a Little.
Philosophy of Joy and Separation
Notice that we feel the highest form of joy, happiness, pleasure etc. from anything, any event, any person, any situation etc. only when two conditions are met. Firstly, we must meet it after a long time. Secondly we should remember it in a good way, desire it and enlarge it in our mind before we… Continue reading Philosophy of Joy and Separation
Rules are Made by Allah
God (Allah) Himself by definition is uncreated and therefore there is no question about Him being created by someone else. However, when we as humans start to think about the rules that govern our universe, it’s easy to imagine that everything has a cause. Applying that rule to Allah doesn’t work. But what we need… Continue reading Rules are Made by Allah
My thoughts on Fear, Greed and Motivation
I was talking to someone and according to him, people do everything for two reasons only: either they fear something or they are greedy for something (they desire something). So for example, we may work hard out of the fear of poverty or we may work hard for a handsome salary. Then I thought that… Continue reading My thoughts on Fear, Greed and Motivation
Motivation For Muslims 