Previously, in the input “Some additional points on humility …” I wrote the following words: “we have been looking at the concept of humility and analyzed aspects such as self-awareness, open-mindedness, non-defensiveness, empathy, ackowledgment of mistakes, and respect for others.…

What makes our intentions good? In the last input, I was discussing self-reflection and intent vs action, describing an example scenario that gives us an idea about why it is a good thing to consider not only our own intentions,…

Enhancing our morality with knowledge has been discussed in the last two updates. I also mentioned that I had attended a course called “Moral Philosophy” at the university some time ago. My final exam from that course had one point,…

We will continue to look at the point we started on last time, enhancing our morality with knowledge, with focus on learning in this case. Knowledge is something that helps individuals to understand themselves better, to see personal strengths and…

How can we improve in our striving? This is something we started to look at in the last input. I mentioned self-assessment, to evaluate our actions, intentions, and behavior, making it a habit, as it will help us practice mindfulness.…

We have been looking at things to consider on our path to Jannah in a number of updates lately. In the last input, when discussing physical and moral benefits of Dhikr, I brought up the point of enhanced morality. It…

It is an amazing thing to consider how a simple act such as remembering our Creator not only strengthens our faith, inspires mindfulness and purifies our hearts, by clearing it from negative emotions… or how that not only improves emotional…

In our last input, we were looking at some of the spiritual benefits of Dhikr, where I gave a brief overview of things such as strengthened faith, purification of the heart (تزكية), and increased Taqwa (تقوى). The remembrance of Allah,…

We have been looking at ways to strive and think on the path to reach Jannah. One of the most fundamental aspects that we need to try to be more focused on is to remember Allah in our striving. Of…

I hope Eid went well for all of you and that you spent a beautiful time. Since Eid-Al-Adha is focused on Ibrahim and his trials, I thought it well to focus this input on him. We have been looking at…