Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat
Neglecting the Sunnah.
Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and bothered and irritated most of the time.
Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His promise of glad tidings.
Finding difficulty in remembering Allah and making dhikr.
Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
Desiring status and wealth.
Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with wealth.
Ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.
Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others.
Being concerned with whether something is haram or halal only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like cleaning the mosque.
Not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.
Not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.
Being unable to deal with calamities, for instance crying and yelling in funerals.
Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof.
Becoming engrossed and very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in terms of material wealth.
Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ourselves.
LISTED BELOW ARE WAYS TO INCREASE OUR IMAAN:
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Recite and ponder on the meanings of the Quran. Tranquility then descends and our hearts become soft. To get optimum benefit, remind yourself that Allah is speaking to you. People are described in different categories in the Quran; think of which one you find yourself in.
Realize the greatness of Allah. Everything is under His control. There are signs in everything we see that points us to His greatness. Everything happens according to His permission. Allah keeps track and looks after everything, even a black ant on a black rock on a black moonless night.
Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at least the basic things in daily life e.g. how to make wudu properly. Know the meanings behind Allah’s names and attributes. People who have taqwa are those who have knowledge.
Attend gatherings where Allah is remembered. In such gatherings we are surrounded by angels.
We have to increase our good deeds. One good deed leads to another good deed. Allah will make the way easy for someone who gives charity and also make it easy for him or her to do good deeds. Good deeds must be done continuously, not in spurts.
We must fear the miserable end to our lives; the remembrance of death is the destroyer of pleasures.
Remember the different levels of akhirah, for instance when we are put in our graves, when we are judged, whether we will be in paradise or hell.
Make dua, realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Don’t covet material things in this life.
Our love for Subhana Wa Ta’Ala must be shown in actions. We must hope Allah will accept our prayers, and be in constant fear that we do wrong. At night before going to sleep, we must think about what good we did during that day.
*]Realize the effects of sins and disobedience- one’s imaan is increased with good deeds and our imaan is decreased by bad deeds. Everything that happens is because Allah wanted it. When calamity befalls us- it is also from Allah. It is a direct result of our disobedience to Allah.
source: http://www.jannah.org/articles/imaan.html
link does not work, and what is the source used by the ppl who run that site?
i mean if I post something here, surely that can not be used as the source somewhere else when speaking about religion. same goes for these ppl. They may have included references on teh site, but since the link is not working, we dont know
the link doesnt work but if you type in jannah.org and then from the list go to islamic articles … scroll down to .. to be a better muslim and the above article is in that list …
oh i ve realised that it dunt work cos there are spaces betweent the link ... so if u edit ur thread and get rid of the spaces in between the link then it will work ...
oh i ve realised that it dunt work cos there are spaces betweent the link ... so if u edit ur thread and get rid of the spaces in between the link then it will work ...
Oh goodie goodie you dont know how much happy you have made me there were a lot of times when i thought that maybe i have a weak Imam - but reading the list above i guess i am pretty good...except for one/two things :)
Although this might be might not be what Allah probably considers as weak Imam since he knows everyone's inner secrets as well but i am still happy for now.
I was really happy to see the #4 to improve Iman until I read the explanation.
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4 Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at least the basic things in daily life e.g. how to make wudu properly. Know the meanings behind Allah's names and attributes. People who have taqwa are those who have knowledge.**
So making wudu is gaining knowledge for you? Man tomorrow the gaining knowledge will be how to brush your teeth, or button your shirt?
What has gone wrong here. Gaining knowledge was something big, like discovering new planets, or exploring the bottom of the ocean, or developing a new game that rivals WII.
Are we being lead by so small minds these days that making wudu is like gaining knowledge?
I was really happy to see the #4 to improve Iman until I read the explanation.
#4 Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at least the basic things in daily life e.g. how to make wudu properly. Know the meanings behind Allah's names and attributes. People who have taqwa are those who have knowledge.
So making wudu is gaining knowledge for you? Man tomorrow the gaining knowledge will be how to brush your teeth, or button your shirt?
What has gone wrong here. Gaining knowledge was something big, like discovering new planets, or exploring the bottom of the ocean, or developing a new game that rivals WII.
Are we being lead by so small minds these days that making wudu is like gaining knowledge?
"atleast for small things related to THE RELIGION."
NaapnaY waalaa sitaaroN kee guzar gaahoN kaa
ApnaY afkaar kee duniyaa maiN safar kar na saka
Jiss nay Sooraj kee shu'aaoN ko griftaar kiyaa
Zindagi kee shab-e-taareek, seh'r kar naa sakaa
I was really happy to see the #4 to improve Iman until I read the explanation.
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4 Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at least the basic things in daily life e.g. how to make wudu properly. Know the meanings behind Allah's names and attributes. People who have taqwa are those who have knowledge.**
So making wudu is gaining knowledge for you? Man tomorrow the gaining knowledge will be how to brush your teeth, or button your shirt?
What has gone wrong here. Gaining knowledge was something big, like discovering new planets, or exploring the bottom of the ocean, or developing a new game that rivals WII.
Are we being lead by so small minds these days that making wudu is like gaining knowledge?
Peace antiobl
Gaining knowledge for small things first it says. Like trying to understand the Names and Attributes of God and learning to do wudu properly with emphasis on properly. Do small ... but do perfect, then that is a basis to build on. Is that clear now?
Gaining knowledge for small things first it says. Like trying to understand the Names and Attributes of God and learning to do wudu properly with emphasis on properly. Do small ... but do perfect, then that is a basis to build on. Is that clear now?
OK if you guys are talking about "Knowledge" and "making wudu" in the same sentence, you may be talking about 1st grader or younger.
Just like you teach a 4 years old how to brush his teeth, you also teach him how to make wudu etc.
For adults there is this whole universe to explore.
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Being concerned with whether something is haram or halal only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
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how can this make one's imaan weak? what I mean to ask is, lets say as we have heard Crabs are makroo - meaning they r eatable but then its better if we avoid - right??
Now, its like a line in between. Nothing wrong if u eat it but then its preferred not to eat it. I just don't understand how this can also be the base of weak imaan.