Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 19th, 2008
20-I love you for the sake of Allah…brotherhood cont’d
“If one of you loves his brother (or sister), let him tell him (her).”
The love* that we express for our brothers/sisters is meant to build our relationships with each other. It helps to guide our interactions with our brothers and sisters and it’s consequences have implications that can guide us in this life and the […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
19- My brother’s keeper
During these beautiful days many of us have busied ourselves with worshipping Allah; we go regularly to the mosque; try to give in charity and more. One of the most beautiful features is meeting our brothers and sisters at iftars and at taraweeh prayers. For those who are often busy with life, often times we […]
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
18- What are you responsible for? - the organizational approach
What are you responsible for..cont’d A look at Islamic organizations…
While I have tried to keep most of my posts focused on spiritual topics and personal development, because Islam is holistic in approach, it also requires some comment on how we fulfill our roles in Islamic organizations (or any organization as a whole..While this is an […]
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
17- What am I responsible for?
Each one of your is shepherd. And each one of you will be asked about your flock. A ruler also is a shepherd and he will be asked about his flock. And every is a shepherd to his family. And a woman is the custodian of her husband’s house and his children. Thus each one […]
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
Why me?
Oh you who believe! Seek help with patient perseverance and prayer, for God is with those who patiently persevere.” (2:153)
Without a doubt, we are all touched by the trials of life. It is through these tests we are able to discover how strong we really are. How do we react when these tests […]
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Thanks
I will lie in wait for them (human beings) on your straight way. Then I will assault them from in front of them and behind them, from their right and their left. Nor will you find, in most of them, gratitude (for your mercies) – the promise of Shaitan as told to us […]
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
13- Dust on my face
With dust on my face
Surrounded by clouds of shame,
I am afraid to call on You my Lord,
How can I ask your forgiveness when I have not done what I was supposed to?
My Lord, I lost my way….Sometimes I even wanted to do wrong; to forget what
You asked me to do; Sometimes I was […]
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
12-The Outward is the manifestation of the Inward
When you came home today from work/school…wherever it was you spent most of the time….what were your thoughts about what you saw? whom you met? people’s actions? the environment around you?
Often time’s people don’t realize that what they observe and see around them is truly a manifestation of what they harbour inside their […]
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
To give without conditions
As mentioned yesterday, Muslims are encouraged to give charity, it has been a hallmark of our community since Islam’s birth over 1400 years ago and a tradition of all believers throughout time. We know that whatever we give for the sake of Allah- whether by our actions or wealth- it will be rewarded by Allah […]
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
10-What’s mine is mine…or is it?
Allah SWT is the Provider and rizq or provision has been decreed for all of us. We are expected to work hard and then that rizq will come to us through Allah’s mercy. But what do we do with our provision - can’t I do what I want with it? After all, I worked for […]