It is that time of the year again, when we find ourselves wondering what this spiritual retreat called i’tikaaf is. Here are the answers to some of the rumours you hear! What is i’tikaaf? It is devoting oneself in a mosque for a specific period of time for prayers, supplication, reading Qur’an and invocations, and
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Ayah #8 – Mirror, mirror on the wall…
15 AYAAT. 15 PRODUCTIVITY POINTERS. “Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islâm), enjoining Al-Ma’rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islâm has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful”
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[Ramadan Interview Series] How to be Productive at Work During Ramadan
Another socially productive area we need to focus on during Ramadan is work! We spend half our Ramadan days there and we can’t simply ignore the importance of being socially productive at work. I had the honour of interviewing Sr. Saiyyidah Zaidi, the founder of WorkingMuslim and the author of the “Working Muslim’s Guide to
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[Ramadan Series] The Night of Power: Do Not Miss!
In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Beneficient Surat-ul-Qadr (97) إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ We have indeed revealed this (Quran) in the Night of Power (al-Qadr) (1) وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ And what will explain to you what the Night of Power is? (2) لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٌ۬ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَہۡرٍ۬
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[Ramadan Series] Master Your Emotions for Greater Productivity: Part 2
ANT: Automatic Negative Thoughts These are negative thoughts that come to our mind during our daily life, which we experience regularly. The level of these thoughts defines our emotional state and balance. Let’s quickly discuss the 9 categories of ANT: 1) Overgeneralization: Thinking that one negative life experience is part of a never-ending cycle of
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[Ramadan Series] Master Your Emotions for Greater Productivity: Part 1
We have a lot of emotions, both positive and negative. Negative ones include jealousy, hatred, anger, self-defeat, etc. Positive ones include passion, love, compassion, mercy, contentment, patience, etc. Learning to manage your emotions is a key productivity technique in order to ensure that you make the best of the positive emotions and overcome the negative
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