Character & the Heart
Injustice (Zulm)
قال الله عز وجل: { وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ * مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا…
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Character & the Heart
The everyday, unglamorous work of becoming someone better.
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Character & the Heart
Forgiveness: A Divine Character
God -the Exalted- often describes Himself in the Qur’an as: Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (Al-Ghafoor, Al-Raheem). That is, He forgives the sins of the…
Character & the Heart
Honesty and Integrity: Essential components of Success
One of the essential components of success is honesty. Indeed, real success cannot be achieved without honesty and integrity. Honesty means being true and…
Character & the Heart
Contentment and Satisfaction (Qana’ah)
(Keywords: Contentment, Satisfaction, Happiness, Pleasure, Peace, Contentedness, serenity, Thankfulness, Appreciation, Gratefulness, Cheerfulness) قال الله عز وجل: {وَآتَاكُم مِّن كُلِّ مَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُ وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ…
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Thankfulness and Gratefulness (Shukr)
(Keywords: Thankfulness, Gratefulness, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Ungratefulness, Thanklessness, Ingratitude, Blessings, favors, Shukr, Thanking God, Gratefulness for God, Pride, Concept of Thankfulness) قال الله…
Character & the Heart
Benefits of Forgiveness
(Keywords: Forgiveness, Pardoning others, forgiving others, forbearance, Showing Kindness, Showing Mercy, Good Morals, Overlooking others’ faults, forgiving others’ mistakes, Concept of Forgiveness) قال الله…
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“And They Repel Evil With Good”
(Keywords: Forgiveness, Pardoning others, forgiving others, forbearance, Showing Kindness, Showing Mercy, Good Morals, Overlooking others’ faults, forgiving others’ mistakes, Concept of Forgiveness) …
Character & the Heart
What is Taqwa?
(Keywords: Taqwa or Piety, Meaning of Taqwa, Meaning of Piety, Concept of Piety, Concept of Taqwa, Righteousness, God-fearing, Fear of God, Obedience to God)…
Character & the Heart
Sharing Wealth and Giving to Others
(Keywords: Obligatory charity, Sharing with others, alms giving, generosity, Miserliness, Stinginess, Reward of actions) Following is a true story…
Character & the Heart
Best Nation
(Keywords: Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil, Approving and Supporting Public Good, Disapproving and Discouraging Public Evil, Spread of Evil, Widespread Sins) قال الله سبحانه…
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Guarding Chastity and Staying away from adultery (Zina)
عن أبي هُريْرةَ رضي اللَّه عنْهُ عنِ النبيِّ صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّم قَال: « كُتِبَ على ابْنِ آدَمَ نَصِيبُهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا مُدْرِكٌ ذَلِكَ…
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Chastity vs. Adultery
(Concept of Shyness in Islam, Chastity in Islam, Staying away from adultery or Zina, Types of adultery or Zina, adultery of the eyes, adultery…
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Repel Evil With Good
قال الله عز وجل: { وَلاَ تَسْتَوِى الْحَسَنَةُ وَلاَ السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِى بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِىٌّ حَمِيمٌ…
Character & the Heart
Countless and Innumerous Blessings
عن جابرِ بنِ عبد اللَّهِ رضي الله عنهما قال: ( خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّم، فَقَالَ: « خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِي خَلِيلِي…
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Good Morals In Qur’an
قال الله تعالى: { إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ} النحل 90. Allah -the…
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“He Had the Best Moral Character”
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: ( خَدَمْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّم عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فما قالَ لِي أُفٍّ قَطُّ،…
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Obsession and Preoccupation with the Worldly Life
If we reflect back to our childhood and the old days, we will see one thing standing out: the easy, cheerful and carefree…
Character & the Heart
Morality and Good Character
قال الله تعالى: { إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ} سورة النحل،…
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Trials and Tribulations
(keywords: Patience, Gratefulness, Ingratitude and Complaining) قال الله تعالى: { أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْاْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مَّسَّتْهُمُ…
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Good and Righteous Company
.قال الله عز وجل: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ} التوبة 119 Allah -the Exalted- says: {O…
Character & the Heart
Feeling Superiority
قال الله عز وجل: { إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَنْ كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا} النساء 36. Allah the Exalted says: { Verily, Allah does not…
Character & the Heart
True Shyness: Haya’
In today’s world, the term ‘shyness’ sounds almost strange and invokes negative connotations for many people. A shy person is seen as socially…