How to Cure Laziness In the first part of this series, we learnt about the definition of laziness and the different faces of laziness in our lives. Today, we’ll attempt to list a prescriptive cure to laziness that would help us attack this diease once and for all. 1. Turning to Allah (swt) often and
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The Different Masks of Laziness (Part 1)
When we think about laziness, we normally think of personal laziness; the feeling of not wanting to do something even though you should be doing it. However, laziness as a concept has many faces and wears many masks. In this article, we’ll aim to uncover these masks so that we’re aware of them insha Allah.
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6 Steps to Get You Closer to Allah (SWT)
“…for without a doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.” (Surah Al-Rad, 13:28) Getting close to our Creator Allah is a fundamental need of every human being. This is the essence of being . Having this pursuit in life in-and-of itself provides healing for our chaotic inner selves. It also leads to: Allah’s love Greater productivity
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Productive Professions – Interview with a Journalist
Welcome to the Productive Professions interview with Sister Tasnim Nazeer. Throughout the Productive Professions series we hope to inspire our readers to pursue professions that are beneficial to the Ummah, and to cultivate skills that are useful in society. Enjoy! Sr. Tasnim is a freelance journalist/reporter for BMG’s Global Islamic Finance Magazine. She has written for
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The Ramadan Early Bird Series! (Part 2)
While last month’s Early Bird Series post focused on salaah – which is spiritual – this month’s post focuses on something worldly, yet still extremely important. This month, we’ll be tackling our unhealthy, time-consuming habits – you know: Facebook, Twitter, BB addiction, and the like. It may be painful to face up to, and the
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Productive Ways to Deal with Unexpected Changes
How many times have you heard people say: “People don’t like change”? It’s a saying that has been trotted out so many times that it’s taken as a truism; but is it true? Our lives are constantly changing – we get older, we take on new roles and we grow and develop. We buy new
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