In the last two inputs, 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. Each of these points can of course also be discussed…
In the previous input, I discussed aspects of humility such as open-mindedness, non-defensiveness, and empathy, and how to think about these things in our striving to reach Jannah. We will continue to look at some additional aspects in this input,…
It may not come as a big surprise that humility and kindness are highly recommended in Islam as steps towards the goal. It’s something that most humans would want in their lives, regardless of background, after all. It’s the foundation…
I started discussing the road to Jannah in my last input, and things to consider in our striving to reach the goal. Inshallah we will take the topic further. I mentioned that we should make the Quran a more active…
Ya abdallah, ya amatullah. On the suggestion of our very dear and precious sister, (see the comments for the previous input), I have decided to write about the road to Jannah. Gratitude for this beautiful suggestion. It is generally known…
One of the most important questions to ask ourselves is this… how do I get to Jannah? Of course, most of us already have an idea about it, but coming from another faith, I was aware that things may differ…
When changing faith from one to the other, it is also a natural step to deal with the question of how to reach Jannah. That was one of the things I looked at during my journey to embrace the Islamic…
Although the month of Ramadan has just passed, I was reminded of a time when I was striving to find answers. What is the purpose of Ramadan? Why do people fast during this month? Indeed, while this may carry some…
One of the questions I faced in the beginning was how I would convert/revert to the faith… but an immediate and rather understandable follow up question came along. As this country’s muslim population is less than 10% of the entire…
Eid has started and I hope everyone are spending a beautiful time. For myself, I was feeling a bit sick and feared that I would miss the annual Eid celebration organized by the local mosque. But I felt I would…