In many respects, I feel I am becoming less productive as I age. My job resume no longer reflects as many accomplishments, which seemed to accumulate quickly in my youth. The races won are fewer and far between. The aspiration to establish and manage a thriving company is fading away. To offset this apparent slacking,
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You Are What You Watch
I want to share an important subject that has affected all of us in one way or another, and has negatively effected the productivity of the Muslim Ummah as a whole and individually. Something I have realized about time thieves (such as watching TV which is more harmful to the Iman than we think, notice
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How to Make the Best of Lectures at School
As Muslims, we must be proficient in whatever we do: be it our worship, our career, or our academic lives. The Muslims in the so-called ‘Dark Ages’ excelled not only in Islamic sciences, but advanced sciences of medicine, astronomy, and mathematics. The host of contributions in that golden age could not have been possible without
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[Ramadan Series] Creating a Habit of Fasting After Ramadan
The blessed month of Ramadan gives us tremendous opportunities to seek forgiveness and ask for Allah’s mercy. Special prayers and excess charity become a norm in many households. However, once Ramadan comes to an end, some people go back to their old ways of skipping a few prayers, or delaying them and committing sins without
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[Ramadan Series] Misconceptions About Zakat
Zakat – as the third pillar of Islam – is a fundamental part of completing a Muslim individual’s faith. A purification of one’s wealth through donating 2.5% from assets and savings to those who are in need is a form of worship integral to Islam. In the Quran, Allah states the concept of “Zakat” many
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[Ramadan Series] 5 Ways to Give ‘Physical’ Sadaqah
The verb ‘give’ doesn’t necessarily denote voluntary charity as having to give away money, yet most of us absolve our obligation for charity by spending lots of money during Ramadan to various causes. Though these are all noble acts – what about other lasting charity acts that we can do physically? The Prophet said: “Every
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