December 2011
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“Feed your conscience, put your ego on a diet. -Dr. Abdal Hakim Jackson”
“Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude. -Confucius”
“Sometimes it’s easy to feel like you’re the only on in the world who’s...”
– (via raindropsonredroses)
“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you?...”
“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. -Oscar Wilde”
“Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go.”
– Margaret Walker
(via thelittlephilosopher)
Ambitious Survival: The last few months have been... →
ambitioussurvival:
The last few months have been tremendously difficult for me. I’ve been in tears, upset, heartbroken, in pain and overall struggling in one way or another almost every single day. The last few months have been an intricate series of events. The last few months consisted of thorny phases for my soul…
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. -Wayne...”
“I am an adult. But I am still that child that You’re raising. A million times I...”
– Yasmin Mogahed (via heartofabeliever)
“And don’t ever envy someone who wants to be this world.”
– Rumi (via thelittlephilosopher)
“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
– Buddha
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“A man is the one who fears the death of his heart, not his body. - Ibn Al-Qayyim”
We are so quick to forget the good, yet we always seem to remember and hold on to the bad. It’s supposed to be the other way around.
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. -Confucius”
“Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.”
“Indeed! In this Qur’ân is a Message for people who worship Allah. And We did not...”
– Holy Qur’ân (The Prophets [21]: 106-107)
“When my heart hardens and my paths constrict…I make my hope in You, my Lord, a...”
– Imam al-Shaf’i (via thelittlephilosopher)
Hadith
Narrated Jundub (Radi-Allahu ‘anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, “He who lets the people hear of his good deeds intentionally, to win their praise, Allah will let the people know his real intention (on the Day of Resurrection), and he who does good things in public to show off and win the praise of the people, Allah will disclose his real intention (and...
“In order to discover the character of people, we have only to observe what they...”
– Augustine (via thelittlephilosopher)
“When you go closer to Islam, it’s natural for you to become alone. People won’t...”
– Muhammad Khairy Farhan (via heartofabeliever)
If we don’t thank Him for the little things, we don’t deserve the big things.
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is...”
Perspective
One day, a rich father took his son on a trip. He wanted to show him how poor someone can be. They spent time on the farm of a poor family. On the way home, father asked, Did you see how poor they are? What did you learn? The son said.. We have a pool, they have rivers. We have lanterns at night, they have stars. We buy food, they grow theirs. We have walls to protect us, they have friends. We...
“The moment you or I allow anything, other than our Creator, to define our...”
– Yasmin Mogahed (via thelittlephilosopher)
“Beneficial knowledge humbles a believer, the more he knows, the more he knows he...”
– (via abdulbary)
10 types of modesty →
nonchalante:
Ibn-ul Qayyim (Rahimahullah) mentioned in his book Madarij us Saalikeen Vol. 2 Pg. 267 “Al Hayaa’ (i.e. modesty) is categorized into ten types:
The modesty of Shame: This is similar to the modesty of Adam (Alaihis salam) when he fled in paradise after eating from the forbidden tree. Allah asked him “Are you fleeing form me O Adam because of your sin?” He said: “No my lord! Rather...
Surrender to His plan, not yours.
“We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope. -Epictetus”
“Forgive a friend & make a different end, choose love over hate. It’s never...”
Having a good day? Be thankful. Having a bad day? Be hopeful.
No miracle yesterday in Nabi Saleh: Mustafa Tamimi... →
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Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr (Radi-Allahu ‘anhu): A man asked the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam), “What Islamic traits are the best?” The Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, “Feeding the people, and greeting those whom you know and those whom you do not know.” Bukhari Vol. 8 : No. 253
