October 2011
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my point exactly.
I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be “happy.” I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter and to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.
- Leo C. Rosten
“But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....”
– Paulo Coelho (via camaraderiegems)
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Quran 13:3
وَهُوَ الَّذى مَدَّ الأَرضَ وَجَعَلَ فيها رَوٰسِىَ وَأَنهٰرًا ۖ وَمِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ جَعَلَ فيها زَوجَينِ اثنَينِ ۖ يُغشِى الَّيلَ النَّهارَ ۚ إِنَّ فى ذٰلِكَ لَءايٰتٍ لِقَومٍ يَتَفَكَّرونَ
And it is He Who has spread the earth wide and set therein firm mountains and rivers, and of fruit of every kind He has made mated pairs. He covers the day with the night. Surely in that are...
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“All mankind is from Adam and Eve. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor...”
– Prophet Muhammad (via thelittlephilosopher)
we were just talking about this on the phone that night huh!
The Beauty of Islam: The Five Levels of... →
pearlsofislam:
By Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah)
And mankind, with regard to their performance of prayer are in five levels.
The First: The level of the one who is negligent and wrongs his soul: He is the one who falls short in performing wudoo properly, performing the prayer upon its time…
nonchalante:
If you want your life to go in order: remember your salahs in order.
If you want to be at places on time: pray your prayers on time.
If you want Allah to be there: be there for Allah when you pray.
If you want to feel important: make your salahs important.
If you want to be a better person: fix your salahs.
If you’re life is not going as planned, look to your prayers. Perfect...
“Islām emphasises the dignity of mankind. It respects the human soul regardless...”
– Hasan Al-Banna (via ajarfullofdreams)
Hasan al Banna. a great scholar i look up to.
“Walking away may hurt for a while, but your heart will eventually heal. Then you...”
– The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz (via ajarfullofdreams)
The Beauty of Islam: 15 Tips to Earning Rewards... →
thebeautyofislam:
1- Avoid Things that Allah has forbidden, including the great sins as well as continually performing the lesser sins, and perform what Allah orders us to perform: The prophet peace be upon him said: “Allah has recorded the good deeds and the evil deeds. Then he made them clear: He who has…
Remember, sometimes pain teaches what pleasure...
i-living-islam:
Experiencing some of the most extreme physical pain I ever have. Dua’s would be appreciated
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Have you read verse 10 of chapter 59. الحشر in the...
وَالَّذينَ جاءو مِن بَعدِهِم يَقولونَ رَبَّنَا اغفِر لَنا وَلِإِخوٰنِنَا الَّذينَ سَبَقونا بِالإيمٰنِ وَلا تَجعَل فى قُلوبِنا غِلًّا لِلَّذينَ ءامَنوا رَبَّنا إِنَّكَ رَءوفٌ رَحيمٌ
And all those who come after them (and follow in their footsteps) pray: “O our Lord! Forgive us and our brothers (and sisters) in Religion who have preceded us in faith, and let not our hearts entertain any...
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“Detachment from worldly desires is not that you should own nothing, but that...”
– Imam Ali (a.s)
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The Defining Moment of Our Lives →
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Allah Almighty says, “Turn towards Allah, O believers, every one of you, so that perhaps you will have success,” (24:31)
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...”
– Confucius (via thelittlephilosopher)
