Personal Reflection @ End of Year

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Found this useful, especially as this talks about Goal-Setting while trying to reflect on one’s strength and weaknesses. Good one for Personal Reflection.

The Travels and Travails of Dhul-Qarnain

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Every Friday, many Muslims around the world read this Surah.

It would be great if we take time to reflect over and connect the Qur’anic stories to our real life situations.

This article is an amazing read on one of the finest Qur’anic stories that is an inspiration of all times. Please do take time to read this….inShaaAllah.

The paradox of Remembering Selfies and Forgetting the Self!

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Self, selfie, selfie stick. Self-praise, self-promotion, self-consciousness!

Showing off has become a part and parcel of one’s life in today’s world.

Changing selfies very often and sharing them with everyone is a craze now a days.

Social media has transformed a sane man into a maniac of a sort.

People now take pride in showing and sharing their ‘status’ to others.

The growing madness in the age of selfie-sticks has made man a victim of narcissism. 

Self-Evaluation Sheet for Ramadhaan

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

PS: Ramadhaan Page

I extend my hearty greetings to every one of you on the blessed Ramadhaan occasion. 🙂 R A M A D H A A N   M U B A A R A K 🙂 

Effective Approach of Highly Efficient Muslims in Shabaan

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Sha’bān is the month where last year’s account of good and bad actions for every individual ascends to Allāh. As we know, there are four instances when our actions ascend to Allāh: the daily record, weekly record, yearly record, and the whole life record. [1]

Library Update

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Have a look at the additions to the Library, alhamdulillaah

Baarakallaah. 

The Effective Approach of Highly Efficient Muslims in Shabaan

  

Sha’bān is the month where last year’s account of good and bad actions for every individual ascends to Allāh. As we know, there are four instances when our actions ascend to Allāh: the daily record, weekly record, yearly record, and the whole life record. [1]

One Year Course

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.

An opportunity is being provided to the interested takers to take up this One Year Self-study Course, InshaaAllah.

Though I basically designed this as Professional Development Course for teachers in view of 2016 as Year of Reading, non-teachers can aptly call it as My Own Personality Development Course.

Islamic Personality Development Model

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu.

I made this as part of the Action Plan for my school’s Islamic Studies Department. Thought of sharing this with you all. Who knows, someone somewhere may find it beneficial or get motivated even. Baarakallaahu feekum.

Tarbiyah Programme in Dhul Hijjah

UPDATE: As per the official announcement the blessed month of Dhul Hijjah starts on 3rd Sept. Accordingly, the Day of Hajj (that is, Arafah Day) falls on Monday, the 11th Sept. and the first day of Eid al Adhaa will be Tuesday, the 12th Sept. 2016.  MABROOK and Baarakallaahu Feekum. 

Let’s proclaim the Takbeer….

“There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days” 

So said Prophet Muhammad sal-lal-laahu-alaihi-wa-sallam about the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.

Punctuality, the punctured wheel!

You can’t drive with a punctured wheel. And if you try driving, you will only cause accident.

In the wheel of life, there shouldn’t be any holes. Wasting time or not being punctual is an act of puncturing.

More than anyone, Prophet Muhammad sal-lal-laahu-alaihi-wa-sallam has taught us so much about the importance of time. Islam inculcates punctuality in us.

Ramadhaan: A Call for Return and Reform

Of this month, Allaah Says (what means):

“The month of Ramadhaan [is that] in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days. Allaah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allaah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.” [Quran 2: 185]

Moses and Al-Khidr: Model of Resolution

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.

One of the stylistic tools used by the Glorious Qur’an to convey its message is narratives (qasas), which can be found in the Qur’an in different forms and for different purposes. The Qur’an relates the stories of the previous nations, stories of the prophets, descriptions of certain events, etc. All in all, the objective is clear: It is a teaching, glad tidings for believers, a reminder, and a warner. So in all the stories of the Qur’an, there is a lesson for people to derive, not just a narration or a mere tale-telling, as Allah says: