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Acknowledging your shortcomings is one of the first steps in disciplining yourself. 

Whoever acknowledges that he has shortcomings has started on the path to self-discipline. This acknowledgement is one of the things that make us discipline ourselves and be persistent in doing so. This acknowledgement should not put you off disciplining yourself. It is a sign of Allaah’s care when a person tries to change himself and develop, as ...

Raising children to follow Islam from an early age, teaching them tomemorize the Book of Allaah and educating them is the Sunnah of theProphet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and is regarded asa very important matter, especially in this day and age. But it issomething that many people neglect with regard to their children andthose under their care, and they get distracted by things that will beof no benefit to them in the Hereafter and may indeed harm them, andmake them emotionall...

This is posted somewhere else here, but because I find it very important, I posted it again in the blog entries.

It is recommended for every believing man and woman to recite the Book of Allaah, the Noble Quran, often, with due contemplation and understanding. This may be done by using a copy of the Quran or from one's memory. Allaah - the Most High – Says (what means): "[This is] a blessed Book (the Quran) which We have revealed to...

1. If you Commit sins and you don’t feel any guilt.
2. If you have a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
3. If you feel too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat If you Neglect the Sunnah.
4. If you Have a bad mood, for instance being upset about petty things and bothered and irritated most of the time.
5. If you don’t feel anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His promise of g...

Why should you, a young Muslim, be helping to bring your friends closer to Allâh?

After all, you’ve got your own struggles to deal with: trying to explain to hostile teachers why you pray, Hijab discrimination, standing up in class when the professor attacks Islâm, dealing with parents who think you’ve gone nuts because you’re growing a beard, or all the other difficulties faced by a number of practicing Muslim youth?

Islâm...

Asalam Alykom WaRahmatuAllah Wa Barakatuh

Today I came up with a new way to memorize quran and would like to share with everyone so they may get the benefit InshaAllah.

The most difficult thing I find when I memorize is the similarities between the ends of the verses like: عليما حكيما, غفورا رحيما and such other ends where you find them re...