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To be compassionate, merciful and forgiving
A perfect believer is a man of heart. Mercy and altruism are his most distinctive characteristics...
To maintain sincerity and istiqāmah or uprightness
Sincerity and uprightness must be the two inseparable characteristics of a man of service. To be a...
Manners and rules of conduct in serving creation
“Both services of the lovers and the reward for their services is Allah the Almighty, or His...
Gentleness and compassion in service
To look at human beings within the limits of Islamic principles requires looking at and esteeming...
The Method of Spiritual Guidance and Mercy in Serving Humanity
For an action performed to serve creation there must be certain qualities in order gain the...
Islam is revival of humanity
The main object and claim of every system of thought is to raise the state of human beings and...
SERVICE FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH
We find the basis of Islamic ethics in getting closer to Allah the Almighty with love and sincerity...
ZAKĀT FROM LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Prerequisites of obligation of zakāt Zakāt is obligatory upon free and competent adults who are in...
Charity and Its Methods – Infaq
a. Its Nature Words like infāq which connote devotion of wealth and life to the path of Allah the...
Charity and Its Methods – Zakat
Human beings are the most distinguished among creation. The diversity among the members of the...
Civilization of Endowments
Endowments are institutionalized forms of continuous charity as well as an expression of mercy...
Purification of the heart and soul
One of the first steps in gaining good character, which makes up one’s Islamic personality, is to...
Intelligence (Fatanah) and Discernment (Firasah)
Fatanah which means extraordinary intelligence is one of the five distinguishing features of the...
Appreciativeness and loyalty
Appreciativeness and loyalty are one of the most important signs of Islam. They are of the traits...
Istiqama (Uprightness)
In its general sense istiqama has the meanings of advancing towards one’s goal without straying and...
Shajaa’ (Courage)
Shajaa’ has the meanings of valour, bravery, heroism, fortitude of the heart, and showing courage...
Hamd (Praise) and Shukur (Gratitude).
Hamd is to extol and exalt the infinite greatness of Almighty Allah, His divine art and the...
Patience and fortitude
Sabr (patience) is when one remains constant in the face of changes in one’s physical and spiritual...
Abstinence from the world
Zuhd, is to remain free of desire for all worldly and physical pleasures, that is not to give them...
Kanaat and istigna (Contentedness and being free from want)
Kanaat, or contentedness is to be pleased with what Allah has decreed, to suffice with what is...
Generosity and Selflessness
Generosity is to give something one has to another who is deprived of that thing. The peak of...
To have a good opinion of everything
To possess husn-i zann (a good opinion) is to think positively, to hope for the best, to distance...
Hilm and Musamaha (gentleness and tolerance)
Hilm is a term that describes a person who does not feel any resentment in their hearts even...
Tawadhu’ (Humility)
Tawadhu’ is to be humble and to be aware of one’s nothingness before Allah. A person may have been...
Ihsan and the state of being alert
The state of ihsan implies the perception and recognition of the believer that he is under...
Tawakkul and Submission
Tawakkul means to rely upon another, to appoint a trustee and to put one’s trust in that trustee...
Acceptance of one’s condition
Both extreme happiness and extreme pain constitute a great trap for the human soul. Accepting one’s...
Sadaqat (Loyalty and devotion)
One of the most significant traits of the prophets is ‘sidq/sadaqat’ which means being honest in...
Honouring one’s trust and Keeping One’s Promise
The word ‘amanah’ or trust, comes from the same root as ‘iman’ or faith. The expression ‘mu’min’...
Tazim or Reverence
Tazim is the outcome of certain fine feelings, such as taqwa (Allah-consciousness), love, humility...
Fear and Hope
One of the distinguishing traits of those believers who have attained to perfection in their faith...
Love for all creatures
All creation has been created for the service of the human being. Everything is there for him to...
Love for our fellow Muslims
As love for Allah increases in the servant, it becomes a requirement that this love extends first...
Love
Love is what makes life pleasurable, peaceful and blissful. The dough of existence has been kneaded...
Chastity and modesty
Chastity and virtuousness is to preserve one’s self from being enveloped by all manner of animal...
How Much Do We Love Him?
Using the Heart and the Reason The Almighty has rendered human beings unique, granting them the...
The Greatest Need for the Heart and the Mind: An Exemplary...
The Education that Makes Man: Divine Teaching Allah, glory unto Him, has rendered the earth and the...
Touching Hymns of Prophetic Love
The one and only font of mercy and love that takes one to the ocean of Divine Love is the Blessed...
Adhering to the Prophet of Allah (pbuh) with Love
The natural result of a true love felt for the Prophet of Grace (pbuh) is an unconditional devotion...
The Heart’s Blend in Following the Prophet of Allah (pbuh)
Appropriately benefiting from the quintessential example of the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) and thereby...
The Mirror of His Love and Morals: Asr’us-Saadah
Such an inspiring elixir were the outer manners imparted by the Blessed Prophet (pbuh) and the...
The Towering Morals of the Prophet of Allah (pbuh)
The history of mankind presents no other figure besides Muhammad Mustafa (pbuh), whose every...
Love for the Messenger of Allah
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Master of both worlds, Muhammad Mustafa!…...
Uswat’ul-Hasanah / The Quintessential Example
Muhammad Mustafa (pbuh) is the only prophet, and in fact, the only man in history to have every...
The Exemplar beyond Compare Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (pbuh)
The pages of the book of prophetic history were first turned with the presentation of the Light of...
Anxiety and preparation for death and the afterlife
When a person looks at the order of the universe with the eye of discernment he realises that the...
Zikrullah and Salawat-i Sharifa
The Arabic word for the human being, ‘insan’, is thought by some to come from the same root word as...
To be familiar with the Holy Qur’an
The Holy Qur’an is a teacher of guidance that shows us the true path. It is mercy for the...
Humility and deep reverence (khushu)
Khushu indicates the state of the heart being filled with the love and fear of Allah and the limbs...
Prayer and Supplication
When the slave comes face to face with Allah’s greatness and majesty, he must admit to his own...
Night Worship
It is an indescribable source of pleasure for the servant to be together with Almighty Allah in the...
Praying in Congregation
Social training is one of the most important principles of Islam. And the first lesson for the...
Supererogatory [optional] worship
Supererogatory worship reinforces the obligatory and is a means for the servant to approach Allah...
Fastidiousness in worship
This universe is like an eternal handiwork of The Divine in which He has embroidered His Greatness...
Obedience to the commands of Allah and His Messenger
The spiritual degree of a believer is in accordance with the degree to which they obey the commands...
Tawba and Istigfar
The human being has a tendency to incline towards sin when it is defeated by the desires of its...
Taqwa (Piety and God-consciousness)
Taqwa means protecting the heart from anything other than Allah or anything that distances one from...
Sincerity
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Actions are according to their intentions” (Bukhari, Faith...
Prayer and Supplication
When the slave comes face to face with Allah’s greatness and majesty, he must admit to his own...