We are often put in situations that test our patience, leading to anger and irritability, which makes resort to bad language, complaint, lying, or backbiting. Sometimes even a pleasant situation with friends can open the door to gossip and, eventually, slander. Here are some tips on how we can control our tongues and increase in
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Productivity and Hifdh Al Quran
In many respects, I feel I am becoming less productive as I age. My job resume no longer reflects as many accomplishments, which seemed to accumulate quickly in my youth. The races won are fewer and far between. The aspiration to establish and manage a thriving company is fading away. To offset this apparent slacking,
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Sadaqah: The Productive Investment of a Lifetime
What if I told you about an offer where you can get the product, plus double your money back, plus extra prizes? What would you do? You’d probably immediately text all your friends to tell them about it and then rush down to the shop to make the purchase. While many of us tend to chase
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You Are What You Watch
I want to share an important subject that has affected all of us in one way or another, and has negatively effected the productivity of the Muslim Ummah as a whole and individually. Something I have realized about time thieves (such as watching TV which is more harmful to the Iman than we think, notice
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Building an Effective Personal Exercise Program
The sweat beads trickle down your forehead until they reach your chin and fall to the ground; the tension is releasing, serotonin flowing and heart racing. You reach for your ice-cold water for a sip and internally applaud yourself for a great workout. What does exercising have to do with being a productive Muslim? Firstly, your
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How to Make the Best of Lectures at School
As Muslims, we must be proficient in whatever we do: be it our worship, our career, or our academic lives. The Muslims in the so-called ‘Dark Ages’ excelled not only in Islamic sciences, but advanced sciences of medicine, astronomy, and mathematics. The host of contributions in that golden age could not have been possible without
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