The manager of Productive Muslim – who also happens to be in my Habits for Allah GoogleGroup – asked me recently to write an article regarding changing habits in Ramadan. Since Ramadan is an excellent time to form habits, I agreed to share some key principles.I shall discuss the key ahadith about habit forming, the method
Read articleThe All-NEW Siratt Lifebooks: ProductiveMuslim Certified Diaries!
**Reposted from December 2011** It’s been our dream at ProductiveMuslim.com (and the demand of many of you!) to produce diaries that capture some of the concepts we advocate here at ProductiveMuslim.com for your daily use. Al-hamdulillah, this dream has come to reality this year with a partnership between ProductiveMuslim.com and a pioneering Islamic Gift company,
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How to Get Organised With a Lifebook!
I recently bought the ProductiveMuslim.com certified Lifebook from simplyislam.com and thought I would share with you my initial thoughts on it.It’s published by Siratt and is unique, as they have added an Islamic twist to the normal diary that is so readily available. Firstly, it is gorgeous to hold. I’ve bought a white deskbook, which is the
Read articleCreating a Habit of Fasting After Ramadan
The blessed month of Ramadan gives us tremendous opportunities to seek for forgiveness and ask for Allah’s mercy. Special prayers and excess charity becomes a norm in many households. However, once Ramadan comes to an end, some people go back to their old ways of skipping a few prayers, or delaying them and committing sins
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Essential Tools for Studying Productively (Part 5)
Coming to the end of this series on Essential Tools for Studying Productively, I wanted to leave you with some general tips to bear in mind during this process: • Make du’aa for success in your studies and for gaining beneficial knowledge. Make du’aa for guiding you to utilize the knowledge in halaal purposes. Implementing the preceding tips is not sufficient if you do not seek
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Essential Tools for Studying Productively (Part 4)
Now it’s that time of year when most students are living in the library, hiding out with the books and stressed with the dreaded word: ‘EXAMS’. Not to worry – in this article we’ll focus on how you can best prepare for your exams. [ Check out the previous articles in this series – Part 1 –
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