How many of us have had a discussion with a loved one that ended badly? We’ve either ended the discussion with an argument or departed on a sour note. All we want is for our loved one to understand our point of view, but we end up regretting what we’ve said and how we’ve said
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Re-charging your battery: How to deal with imaan dips
“Takbeer” – your voice with those of the brothers and sisters around you come together in a resounding “Allahu Akbar!”; there is a surge of energy and you feel so uplifted, your heart is full of love for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, and His Messenger (sal Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Your pride in Islam is
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Living the Advice of Surat Al-Asr – Part 1
Based on a lecture by Sheikh Muhammad AlShareef “I don’t have time!” We have probably used this statement at least once in our life. For some, this statement is an excuse; you can find them wasting hours and hours playing Farmville, but when it comes to reading a beneficial article or volunteering for a noble
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5 Ways to Kick Start your Productivity
If you’ve been trapped in the dungeons of unproductivity and have no clue how toescape, here are 5 ways you can kick start your productivity and jump back onto the productive path: 1. Visit a graveyard: Reconnect with your purpose and remember where you are heading. Visiting a graveyard pushes you to do something about your life and not sit idle. Spend some time quietly
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Productivity Tool Review: QuranTracker.Com
Reflecting on the manner in which the early Muslims and many more Muslims since then have memorised The Noble Quran, who would have thought that hifdh and technology would cross paths one day? The Quran Tracker is a brilliant web-based tool that uses open source technology to help you monitor your hifdh as well as
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How can we avoid Riba?
Former president Obasanjo, commented on the debt Nigeria faces: “All that we had borrowed up to 1985 or 1986 was around $5 billion and we have paid about $16 billion. Yet we are still being told that we owe about $28 billion. That $28 billion came about because of the injustice in the foreign creditors’ (lenders) interest
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