Question: Dear ProductiveMuslim, I am finding it really hard to stay motivated in my current job and it’s boring, how can I be productive if I am bored? Answer: Here are some practical tips to get you out of your situation: 1. Take timeout: Take a few days holiday (alone if you can) to a random city, part of town (or even better Makkah and Medina) and just spend
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“Abi, when will we ever relax?”
I wanted to share a moving story that I once heard and will always remember and cherish for its meanings. It’s the story of one of the great Imams of this Ummah, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal.
His son, Abdullah, asked his father one day: “Abi when will we ever relax?” His father, one of the greatest revivers of the Sunnah and a role model for all Muslims, looked him in the eye and said: “With the first step we take into Jannah.”
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Boost your Productivity with Istighfar Part 1
One might ask what is the relationship, if any, between our sins and our productivity level? As Muslims, we believe that our success in life comes from Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) and that barakah or “Divine Goodness” in our time/money/projects is one of the key ingredients to productivity and success. Anything that turns us away from Allah’s
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De-Clutter your Mind
De-Clutter your Mind: Here are some simple steps you can follow to de-clutter your mind and control thoughts, but they need to be constantly followed in order to develop a disciplined mind
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Book Review of Du’a: The Weapon of the Believer
Book: Du’a: The Weapon of the Believer Author: Sheikh Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi Review by: Miss Faatimah Dulull Du’a: The Weapon of the Believer by Sheikh Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi is a treatise on the concept and manners of du’a (invocation). The aim of the author is to arouse the heart and soul of readers. The book has a special importance to the author as it was written in a period when
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Productivity in Islam – A Sincere Production
The concept of productivity in Islam is very different to its concept in industry. The latter, namely “industrialisation”, is “the process of expanding the country’s capacity to produce secondary goods and services” In short, it’s about large-scale production. This is productivity in the world of manufacturing. But can the same definition be applied to productivity in Islam?
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