Have you ever been tricked into thinking that helping others means forgetting myself and just focusing on others? However, in reality, helping ourselves is part of helping others. Here’s how. When we get up in the morning, brush our teeth, clean our face, wear fresh clothes, put perfume, etc., We are actually presenting a good… Continue reading Taking Care of Yourself Is Taking Care of Others
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How To Deal With Traumas and Depression: The Duha Approach
Firstly, here’s a translation of Surah Al-Duha (Surah number 93 of the Holy Qur’an) from quran.com as translated by Mustafa Khattab: By the morning sunlight, and the night when it falls still! Your Lord (O Prophet) has not abandoned you, nor has He become hateful (of you). And the next life is certainly far better… Continue reading How To Deal With Traumas and Depression: The Duha Approach
Understanding Others can Help us Remove Hate for Them
Seeing everything from our personal point of view can lead us to hate other unendingly. We can easily remove this hate by simply imagining and understanding what the other person feels and thinks like. This can help us understand their situation and our hatred can turn into sympathy. Additionally, understanding them can help us help… Continue reading Understanding Others can Help us Remove Hate for Them
Motivational Ideas (Part 18)
The sunrise and the sunset and the creation of our eyes show that they are both the work of a Single Creator. The sunrises and lights up the earth gradually and the sunsets and darkens the earth gradually. They don’t suddenly lighten up or darken the earth. Our eyes too adjust to dark and light… Continue reading Motivational Ideas (Part 18)
Motivational Ideas (Part 12)
How can we possibly know the taste of something unless we’ve eaten it? Therefore, in order to realize the joy of seeking knowledge, its important that we first start seeking it. And then we will fall in love with seeking it. It’s important not to diminish the importance of reminders. Its easy to stop giving… Continue reading Motivational Ideas (Part 12)
Motivational Ideas (Part 11)
The best way to inspire the change that we want to see in others is to reflect the change that we want to see in others. In this way, we will attract those who share the same taste as we do. This is how common-interest groups are formed. One of the ways to stop comparing… Continue reading Motivational Ideas (Part 11)
Motivational Ideas (part 9)
There is no need to worry if we still haven’t decided our field in life. What is important is the persistence to keep trying to find this field. And we can try this by constantly gaining knowledge. Reading is the key to success Education can empower the oppressed and enlighten the oppressor. Knowledge breaks down… Continue reading Motivational Ideas (part 9)
Motivational Ideas (part 8)
The realization that Allah has everything in control helps us relax even in times of hardship and stress. We are internally satisfied and expect that best from Allah and know that He has the best for us. Even in times of happiness, we know that the happiness is from Allah and a sense of thankfulness… Continue reading Motivational Ideas (part 8)
Academic and Emotional Doubts and Dangers
It is dangerous to fall into academic or emotional doubts and traps. Academic doubts mean that people try to convince us of falsehood based on information they take from academic professionals. It is much possible that a group of PhDs can give us the wrong information if they are all part of an evil scheme.… Continue reading Academic and Emotional Doubts and Dangers
Some Motivational Ideas (part 5)
We are what we think we are. Sacrifice is so much easy when we know we have to achieve something. We easily start giving up things that we know will come in our way of pleasing Allah. If we focus on getting paradise and pleasing Allah, our actions can easily be guided in the right… Continue reading Some Motivational Ideas (part 5)
Motivation For Muslims 