Our Everyday Mistakes

When we are stressed, we listen to music instead of listening to the Qur'an.
When we feel sad, we cry to our friends instead of crying to Allah. 
When we feel angry, we scream instead of doing wudhoo. 
When we feel empty, we go watch a movie instead of reflecting on the words of Allah. 
When we feel cheated, we plan to take revenge instead of having patience.
When we don't like another Muslim, we gossip about them instead of loving for the sake of Allah. 
When we need inspiration, we look into the lives of the wealthy instead of the lives of those who have been promised paradise. 

Why do we look for peace and happiness in all the wrong places? 

Do we not understand that engaging in the wrong behavior will only make matters worse?

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Said Ramadan quotes

Our problem is one of spirituality.
If a man comes to speak to me about
the reforms to be undertaken in the
Muslim world, about political strategies
and of great geo-strategic plans, my
first question to him would be whether
he performed the dawn prayer in its time.

-- Said Ramadan

In The Early Hours by Ustadh Khurram Murad (Rahimahullah) :: Book Link & Review

Here goes the E-book links for the book "In The Early Hours" by Ustadh Khurram Murad : 

• PDF Download Link
• HTML document1 [may be unavailable]
• WhyIslam.org Forum Entry on the book [Document format]

 

Allah Responds to the invocations of supplicants

And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided. 

(Surah Baqarah: 186)

the seed of goodness yields

"the seed of evil carries away,while the seed of goodness yields.The first ascends towards the sky faster but it's roots are short.It ascends faster in order to prevent the tree of goodness from light and breeze, yet the tree of goodness remains keen on it's slow growth,because it's deep roots in the soil makes it up for her"

-- Shaikh Sayyid Qutb (Rahimahullah)

Time to Kick Porn Addiction Out of your System

This article has been reviewed by resident MM Psychologist Haleh Banani (link to author). LINK to the post of MuslimMatters

We WILL help you KILL porn addiction inshallah. This article does not rely or recommend "coaches". Maybe in a year, when we have testimonials from people who have been cured–and stay cured–with such coaching services, I'd be glad to advertise their services. For now, please don't post any such services provided, because this would be just advertisement that I do not, in good faith, agree with or can recommend. This is my own opinion, not MM's.

ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS

• Physiology of porn addiction & why it's so hard to quit
• Porn addicts: you are not losers & you CAN quit
• The Ramadan connection
• Simple changes towards a new life