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
Read articleRe-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
Read article5 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
Read articleHow 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
Read articleBoost your Productivity with Istighfar (Part 3)
As Muslims who submit to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala), and realize that no matter how ‘good’ we are, we will never be able to be truly thankful to our Lord, we need to constantly seek forgiveness. In my previous posts (Part 1 and 2), I mentioned the effect of sins in our lives and how it can
Read articleBoost your Productivity with Istighfar (Part 2)
We started in part 1 explaining the psychological and spiritual effect of sins on productivity, and today we’ll dig deeper and answer the question: “I see so many productive people and they commit sins all the time, this link of sins and productivity seems a bit too “theological” to me?” There are 2 part to this answer: Firstly, life of a
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