The ways that we ruin things for ourselves.

One quote that we look at in an online classes that we teach is this one by Ibn al-Qayyim. Allow yourself to absorb the depth of its meaning: لا تفسد فرحتك بالقلق، ولا تفسد عقلك بالتشاؤم، ولا تفسد نجاحك بالغرور، ولا تفسد تفاؤل الآخرين بإحباطهم، ولا تفسد يومك بالنظر...

Loneliness is a mark of this Dunya

A set of thought-provoking quotes by Shumayt ibn ‘Ajlan. He was from the early Tabi’in and was particularly known for his piety and wisdom. Shumayt ibn ‘Ajlan: “You have been given that which suffices you but you desire that which will ruin you. You’re not...
“…Beware of colouring over the Deen of Allah”

“…Beware of colouring over the Deen of Allah”

One day, the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said to ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr, “How will you be if you are among a (lowly) group of people whose promises and trusts have become muddled up, and they differed so they became like this?” And he interlinked his fingers....