Key to Happiness | Blogging Theology
This presentation is based on the book 25 Keys to a Happy Life from the Quran and Sunnah, available here.
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Ikhlāṣ (Sincerity) in Dawah
We begin with the quality of ikhlāṣ because there really is no point to dawah if it is devoid of ikhlāṣ. Instead of working in your favour, it will work against you. The Prophet ﷺ warned against teaching Islam for show in the famous hadith about the first three types of people who will enter…
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The Art of Contemplation
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Peace be upon the final messenger. إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ In the creation of the heavens and the…
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Lessons Learned from the trials of life
I do not talk about the difficulties in my life publicly. Life is a test, and I am sure everyone reading this has their own trials and difficulties. The past five years, especially, have seen us all afflicted with global trials that have hit the world one after another, and sometimes multiple at the same…
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Balancing Contentment and Ambition
A common question we receive is: how do we balance contentment and ambition? Both are positive qualities that are essential for a happy and successful life, yet they seem to contradict each other. Contentment teaches us to be satisfied with what Allah has provided, while ambition drives us to seek more and work hard to…
