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| ibs81 |
| 01/31/05 at 08:13:38 |
| [slm] You know I was thinking of this for some time. I was just talking to my friend some time back, and he always asks me how my Eman is. And it seems I always say its a lil low and such. So I was wondering what do yall do to keep it up, to give it that refresher. JazaakAllah Khairun for any inputs. |
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| ummnajmah |
| 01/31/05 at 13:27:32 |
| [slm] I pray tahajjud. At that time, when most people are asleep, you can really look into yourself and ask for forgiveness, make dua and cry to Allah(SWT). By the time you decide to hit the bed, your heart will fill so full and will encourage you to do dhikr all day. Allhamdulillah....Also I remind myself about the despair surrounding me in this world and feel grateful for all that I am and have. I also read encouraging stories of the Prophet (SAW) and his companions, and how they strived hard in this world to do good deeds. Inshallah, this will help. [slm] :-) ummnajmah. ;D |
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| Trustworthy |
| 02/01/05 at 00:12:53 |
| [slm].... You mean Iman? Or practice? Cause there is a difference. If your Iman is low then I suggest you practice Islam more often like a little smile to encourage a little one or help an elder with the groceries or visit your Aunt and Uncle, buy flowers for Mom, ask Dad to make salaat together, say Al-hamdulillah when you sneeze, make du'a for your friends. there are lots of things you can do. And the more you do the more Iman you will feel in your heart. A little here and a little there adds to a whole lot of mercy towards yourself and your loved ones. Shows Allah (SWT) that even though your practice is a little off, your Iman for Him (SWT) is still great. Then once your Iman is in gear, it makes it easier and worth while to practice out of heart instead of habit. Practicing Iman...well...we've all heard that no one knows when their life will end except Allah (SWT) and the thing is... Allah (SWT) will only look to your sincere salaats first then the rest of your deeds. If there is no show of your salaat then nothing else matters. You could save the world, but Allah (SWT) is ALWAYS more important. If you don't understand that then no one can help you. And we all know that come Judgment Day, no one will help you. Allah (SWT) Bless us and guide us to and on the Straight path...ameen. Ma-asslaamah.... |
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| ibs81 |
| 02/01/05 at 19:43:07 |
| [slm] Jazaakamullahu Khairun for yalls advise. Trustworthy I do mean Eman, though what you mentioned about practice, it is as you said there needs to be that Kushoo' in things we do. SubhanAllah it is like a battle as they say. One question for yall, has anyone read Purification of the Soul by Zarabozo? If so would you recommend it? |
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| bhaloo |
| 02/01/05 at 20:42:51 |
| [slm] [quote author=ibs81 link=board=madrasa;num=1107173618;start=0#3 date=02/01/05 at 19:43:07] One question for yall, has anyone read Purification of the Soul by Zarabozo? If so would you recommend it?[/quote] I haven't read it completely, but alhumdullilah what I did read, was awesome. And a book like that was really needed, alhumdullilah. He uses authentic references and sources (and cites them) so there isn't any question of something being some innovative practice. Unfortunately this is a problem with some other stuff out there. Regarding increasing your Imaan, here are some tips: Ways to Increase Our Imaan: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Recitation and pondering on the meanings of the Quraan.Tranquility then descends and our heart becomes soft. To get optimum benefit, remind ourselves that Allah is speaking to us. People are described in different categories in the Quraan; think in which of them do we find ourselves 2) Realize the greatness of Allah. Everything is under his control. There are signs in everything we see that points us to his greatness. Everything happen according to his permission. Allah keeps track and looks after everything, even a black ant on a blact rock ina dark moonless night. 3) To make an effort to gain knowledge, at least the basic things in daily life e.g. how to make the wudu properly. To know the meaning behind Allah's name and attributes. People who have taqwah are those who have knowledge. 4) To attend gatherings where Allah is remembered. In such gatherings we are surrounded by angels. 5) We have to increase our good deeds. One good deed leads to another good deed. Someone who gives charity, Allah will make way for him or her to do good deeds easy for that person. Good deeds must be done continuously, not in spurts. 6) We must fear a miserable end of our life; the remembrance of death is the destroyer of pleasures 7) To remember the different levels of akhirah, for instance when we are put in our graves, when we are judged, whether we are in paradise or hell. 8) Make duah, realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Not to have much hope for worldly things in this life 9) Our love for Subhanallah Wa Ta'Allah must be shown in actions. We must hope Allah will accept our prayers, and be in constant fear that we do wrong. At night before going to sleep, we must think what good did we do for during day. 10) Realize the effects of sins and disobedience- ones imaan is increased with good deeds and our imaan is decreased by bad deeds. Everything that happens is because Allah wanted it. When calamity befalls us-it is also from Allah. It is a direct result of our disobedience to Allah. |
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| jannah |
| 02/01/05 at 20:52:25 |
| wlm, I think the best way to increase iman is to be with muslims doing some type of islamic activity... like going to jumah or attending a halaqah.. or even doing some good thing together like just going to a salah or visiting a sick muslim or another muslim you haven't seen in awhile (hint hint go visit poor arsalan)... |
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| Tesseract |
| 02/01/05 at 23:43:34 |
| Wa'alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah, Check out these links brother, InshaAllah they will benefit you: [url]http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=587[/url] [url]http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=360[/url] [url]http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=290[/url] Wassalam. |
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| Angelic |
| 02/03/05 at 00:00:16 |
| [quote author=ummnajmah link=board=madrasa;num=1107173618;start=0#1 date=01/31/05 at 13:27:32] [slm] I pray tahajjud. [/quote] What does Tahajjud mean? |
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| ummnajmah |
| 02/03/05 at 07:39:26 |
| Angelic. The tahajjud is the prayer done during the latter part of the night or pre-dawn. We are encouraged to make this prayer although it is not obligatory like the 5 daily prayers. Our Prophet(P.B.U.H) said that " The most rewarding prayer after the obligatory prayer is tahajjud". He(P.B.U.H) said that " When the last third of the night remains, our Lord, the Glorious One, descends towards the earth and proclaims, " Who is there who supplicates me, so I may grant his supplication? Who is there who begs of Me[anything], so I may grant it to him? And who is there who seeks My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him? It is a prayer that I feel one can really take comfort from especially at that time of the night when all is quiet and you take time to really focus(as you should in any prayer).For me, it is very calming and peaceful, and a great time to privately talk to my Creator. Hopefully that has answered you question.ummnajmah. :-) |
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| asad |
| 02/06/05 at 23:59:44 |
| asalam if you want to know how to increase your imaan, then take the love the world out of your heart,think about death often and attend janaza prayers,and also if you can there are tableige jammats that go out for the weekend,and basically you stay in itikaaf and give duwa towards Allah,this is most excellent for increasing your imaan Inshallah and make excessive dua! |
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| se7en |
| 02/17/05 at 22:56:39 |
as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, bro, this is one of my favorite threads on the board, it's called "Eeman Boosters".. it's from a number of years ago.. the Anonymous brother's post (you can scroll down, it's the 5th or 6th one I think) is so amazing, masha'Allah: http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=madrasa&action=display&num=6660 wasalaamu alaykum :) |
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| anon |
| 02/19/05 at 12:27:18 |
| [slm] Somethings that work for me: Nothing increases iman like the company of the zakireen, abideen, saliheen, arifeen... one should spend as much time with them as possible, even if it means sacrificing time and money to visit them over weekends or holidays. If one can find none of those, the next best alternative to their company is reading abt lives of great men....e.g. books on: - a good seerah of Prophet Muhammad [saw] - a book on lives of the companions of Muhammad [saws]... I liked "Men around the Messenger(PBUH)" - a book on the lives of pious Muslims and awliya (e.g."Love for Allah" by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad) If I was in a place where I couldnt find a single person whose futuwwah and nur inspired me I would seriously think of moving... and that reminds me...another inspiring book: The Way of Sufi Chivalry (Kitab al-Futtuwah) by Ibn al-Husayn al-Sulami (An interpretation by Toscun Bayrak al-Jerrahi) |
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| ibs81 |
| 02/22/05 at 01:57:48 |
| JazaakAllah Khairun for everyones advise. I am still working at it, and InshAllah it will be higher. I actually started to watch Mukhatar Al-Mugharawi's video on Tazkiyah. InshAllah that will give me some insight. Though I guess its not the same as being there live. Khair InshAllah. |
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