Takabbur (Pride) By: Hafiz Raakin Hossain Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Compassionate Pride is to consider oneself better than another. It has been called Ummul-Amraadh, or the root of all sicknesses of the heart. The roots to this fatal disease are malice, jealousy, envy, and arrogance and it is only the prophets and pious predecessors that can detect it. Some scholars have gone as far as to claim it is the mother and roots of all the other diseases … [Read more...]
Anger – by Raakin Hoosein
February 3, 2009 By
This is a reader contribution. Anger By: Raakin Hossain “A strong man is not one who defeats another in physical combat. Verily, a strong man is he who controls himself at the time of anger.†(Bukhari/Muslim) To mankind there are two devils. One is, of course, the Shaitan. To avoid his whispers, one would seek refuge in Allah from the Shaitan by the recitation of: audhoo billahi minashaytaanir Rajeem. However, there is a devil more powerful and persuading than the Shaitan. That is the … [Read more...]
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