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In the name of Allah most gracious most merciful

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu

1. Start off each day with 'adhkaar al-istiyqaadh' (waking up Supplications), thanking Allah for
waking up in good shape.

2. Put Allah first in your life.

3. Broaden your horizons - learn 5 new verses from the Quran every day, travel to pray far in the
mosque to brighten your day,take up a booklet having supplications and read them.

4. Pray Salaat Al-dhuhaa (after sunrise). 5. If someone says something mean ;to you, just shrug it
off and dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive them.

6. When you get angry, remember Allah, and how short and worthless life is to waste in being
Angry.

7. Remember that you can never have too many friends, but you can have few quality friends that
help you fulfill the purpose of your creation (i.e. live for Allah).

8. When you're happy, try to share your happiness with others. Thank Allah for that, and pray its
continuation.

9. When something bad or embarrassing happens to you, just think that it could always be worse,
remember the reward of patience,and thank Allah that it's not worse than it is.

10. Do something extra of goodness once in a while, like feeding a poor person, or caressing an
orphan's head.

11. Never stop believing that you can win Allah's love and thus work For it. Then you can win the
love of Allah's slaves.

12. Spend some time thinking of Allah's amazing creation.

13. Always love those who love Allah unconditionally. This way you will ensure that you live for
Him, love for Him, and hate for Him(those who are enemies of Him).
14. Find the righteous ways to express yourself, and if you think that what you are about to say
shall cause no benefit, maintain silence (this is tough!!).

15. Every now and then, give yourself a break. Play sports, give time to your family, friends, but
always remember Allah and watch that He is watching you.

16. Pray for blessing to come to those being lost, and pray to Allah to guide them to the right path.

17. Hug your parents, kiss their hands and heads and always obey but stop at Allah's orders.

18. Smile to everyone, for your smile makes a big difference to him or her and you are rewarded.

19. Forgive, forget and smile.

20. Tears are not for women only... tears are for all human beings with feelings remaining in them.
Don't restrain your tears when remembering Allah.

21. When people criticize your actions and effort, revise your actions and see if they please Allah or
no. If they do; then ignore and remember how the Prophet (SAAW) and the Sahaba were criticized,
made fun of and even physically harmed, so have patience.

22. Read the Quran daily and try to have a schedule for completing it as much as you could. As you
open the Quran daily, read with observing not just passing your eyes through the words.

23. Don't let popularity go to your head, for it never lasts and you may lose from it more than gain.

24. Never look down on anybody, for, to Allah, they may be better than you.

25. Send this to every person with the intention of having a healthy society living for Allah and
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When you wake up in the morning, do not expect to see the evening ² live as though today is all
that you have, Yesterday has passed with its good and evil, while tomorrow has not yet arrived.
Your life·s span is but one day, as if you were born in it and will die at the end of it. With this
attitude, you will not be caught between and obsession over the past, with all its anxieties, and the
hopes of the future, with all its uncertainty. Live for today: During this day you should pray with a
wakeful heart, recite the Quran with understanding, and remember Allah with sincerity. In this day
you should be balanced in your affairs, satisfied with your allotted portion, concerned with your
appearance and health.

Organize the hours of the day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds.
Seek forgiveness from your Lord, remember Him, Prepare for the final parting from this world, and
live today happily and at peace. Be content with your sustenance, your wife, your children, your
work, your house and your station in life.

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Live today free from sorrow, bother, anger, jealousy, and malice. You must engrave onto your
heart one phrase: Today is my only day. If you have eaten warm, fresh bread today, then what do
yesterday·s dry, rotten bread and tomorrow·s anticipated bread matter?

If you are truthful with yourself and have a firm, solid resolve, you will undoubtedly convince
yourself of the following:

 is my last day to live. When you achieve this attitude, you will profit from every moment of
your day, by developing your personality, expanding your abilities, and purifying your deeds. Then
you say to yourself:

 I shall be refined in my speech and will utter neither evil speech nor obscenity. Also, I shall
not backbite.


I shall organize my house and my office. They will not be disorderly and chaotic, but
organized and neat.

 I will be particular about my bodily cleanliness and appearance. I will be meticulous in my
neatness and balanced in walk, talk and actions.


I will strive to be obedient to my Lord, pray in the best manner possible, do more voluntary
acts of righteousness, recite the Quran, and read beneficial books. I will plant goodness into my
heart and extract from it the roots of evil ² such as pride, jealousy, and hypocrisy.

 I will try to help others ² to visit the sick, to attend a funeral, to guide the one who is lost,
and to feed the hungry. I will stand side by side with the oppressed and the weak. I will pay respect
to the scholar, be merciful to the young, and reverent to the old.


 that has departed and is gone, I will not cry over you. You will not see me remembering
you, not even for a moment, because you have traveled away from me never to return.


, you are in the realm of the unseen, so I will not be obsessed by your dreams. I will not
be preoccupied about what is to come because tomorrow is nothing and has not yet been created.
 is my only day· is one of the most important statements in the dictionary of happiness, for
those who desire to live life in its fullest splendor and brilliance.










IT is so common that the meaning of love has been restricted in the modern age to the love
relationship between a man and a woman. This is a very narrow-minded view of love. Islam has is
own comprehensive view of love.

The first type of love that Islam calls for is the Love of Allah, praise be to Him. This love makes you
avoid committing sins in order not to make whom you love, Allah, get angry with you. This love also
urges you to contemplate all the different aspect of nature that usually lead you to have a deeper
faith in the Creator who created all this beauty round us.

The second type of love is the love of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This love also
makes you follow the example of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in all his dealings and
manners. Also this love is an indication of the love of Allah as stated in the Holy Qur'an, "Say: 'If you
do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.'" Say: "Obey Allah and His Messenger: But if they turn back, Allah loves not those who
reject Faith." (Qur'an, 3:31-32)

The third type of love is human love. It means that the Muslim has to love his other fellow men
regardless of their ethnic, linguistic or cultural background. This includes love of neighbors,
colleagues, relatives and even strangers. This type of love persuades the Muslim to help anybody
whenever he can. There are numerous of Ahadith that exhort Muslims to help anybody who really
needs help because such an altruistic act takes the Muslim one step closer to Allah.
The fourth type of love is the love between a man and a woman, but Islam organizes and regulates
these lofty feelings within the framework of marriage because Islam views that marital love leads
the couple to have a peaceful and happy family life, which is the core of the Muslim society.
In other words, this love is acceptable as long as it is within the framework of marriage and this is
encouraged in a number of verses in the Holy Qur'an, "And among His signs is this, that He created
for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put affection
and mercy between you: verily in that are indeed signs for those who reflect: (Qur'an, 30:21)
 
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1. Remember that your Lord forgives those who ask Him for forgiveness, and He accepts the
repentance of those who repent, and he accepts those who come back to Him.
2. Show mercy to the weak and you will be happy; give to the needy and you will be well; do
not bear grudges and you will be healthy.
3. Be optimistice, for Allah is with you, and the angels are praying for forgiveness for you, and
paradise awaits you.
4. Wipe away your tears, think well of your Lord, and chase away your worries by
remembering the blessings that Allah has bestowed upon you.
5. Do not think that this world is ever perfect for anyone. There is no one on the face of the
earth who gets all that he want or is free from all kinds of distress
6. Be like a tall tree with high aims; if a stone is thrown at it, it simply lets its friuts drop.
7. Have you ever heard that grief brings back what has been lost, or that worry correct
mistakes? so why grieve and worry then?
8. Do not expect trials and calamities, rather expect peace. safety and good health, If Allah
wills.
9. Extinguish the flames of hatred from your heart by forgiving everyone who has ever hurt
you.
10. Ghusl, wudu, siwak and being orgainzed are effective medicines for all kinds of distress and
worry.

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Assalaamu alaykum Warahamatulahi Wabarakatahu!

What Can You Do In Ten Minutes?

Abdul Malik Al-Qasim

Adapted from, "Madha taf`al fi `ashara daqa'iq

The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said,

"The best actions are continuous ones even if little..." [Muslim]

After I looked at my own state and the state of those who waste their time, I wanted to encourage
our souls to obey and worship Allah `azza wa jall by compiling a list of some well-known actions
that Allah `azza wa jall has honored us with and prepared a great reward for those who do them.
This list is also a reminder of better utilizing our time and seizing the opportunity of every hour and
making use of it. My goal in compiling the list is not to point out the actions as much as to show the
necessity of organizing and planning and preserving one's time by investing it in something good.

First of all, let us talk about time, with which many are heedless and wasteful, and which
importance only few recognize.

Time is like wealth, it requires our attention and care in both spending and managing. While it is
possible to gather and store wealth, and even add to it, time, however, is in no way like that. For
every minute that passes can never come back even if you were to spend all the wealth of this
world.

So since time is preordained to be a specific period that can not be brought forward or delayed and
since the value of it depends on what it is spent on, it is obligatory upon every human being to
preserve time, be it little or long. One should use it in the best possible way and not be heedless
about it.
In order to preserve one's time, one must reflect on how and where to spend it. The best way to
spend time is in obeying Allah ta`ala. One will never regret time spent in such acts of obedience.
The only regret would be that if one were not to take yet more provisions in terms of good actions.
So set your goal, O brother or sister, make your intention sincere, beginning with a desire to
preserve your time and beware of wasting any minute of it.
My noble brother and sister,

I selected the time span of ten minutes (for performing particular righteous actions listed in this
book) due to ease of application, so that one starts with them until he or she engages in good all
the time, by Allah's grace. In these actions there is conformity with the saying of the Messenger,
sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam,

"The most beloved action to Allah is the most continuous, even if little." [Muslim]
Imam an-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said in relation to this hadeeth, "In it (the above
hadeeth) is an exhortation to perform deeds regularly and continuously, and [an explanation] that a
small deed done regularly is better than a great one that is interrupted. It is because by
continuously doing a little of such actions as, [one's] obedience, remembrance, awareness of Allah,
sincerity and dedication to the Creator, subhanahu wa ta`ala, the outcome accumulates and it is
multiplied exceeding what is greater but interrupted."

The Messenger, sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam, spoke the truth. My dear brother or sister, I will give
you an example of the blessing of utilizing ten minutes in righteousness. Glorifying Allah subanahu
wa ta`ala by saying "Subhan Allah" a hundred times daily means that one will do so 36,500 times in
a year. So take account of your soul, my brother or sister. You can only glorify Allah this much in a
year if you are regular in performing tasbeeh and if you make good use of your time.

Similarly, if one reads the Qur'an for ten minutes regularly, one can finish reading it in full every
two months. Is this how you do it? Ask yourself, do you complete recitation of the full Qur'an
outside of Ramadan? And do not limit, my dear brother or sister, these special ten minutes,
devoted to obedience, to be performed only once a day. Perhaps you will find the time after the
morning prayer, or after the sunrise, or after the noon prayer, or before sleep.

Likewise, if one manages to memorize only a single verse from the Book of Allah, `azza wa jall,
every day, he or she will complete memorization the complete Qur'an in only eight years.
Most of the actions mentioned are performed with the tongue, so one is able to gain rewards at all
times and in all situations. So whoever wants to strive in obedience to Allah, doors of good are
open and one can make one's days and indeed all of one's life like the ten minutes. Abu Bakra,
radhiallahu anhu, related that a person said:

"O Messenger of Allah, which people are the best?" He said, "Whose life is long and his actions
good." He said, "And what people are the worst?" He said, "Whose life is long and his actions bad."
[Muslim]

This is an opportunity for you, dear brother or sister. Ten minutes in which one can taste the
sweetness of regularity of performing righteous actions and which can be a step towards managing
one's time, until all of one's life becomes beneficial. Ten minutes that are in agreement with the
saying of Allah `azza wa jall,

"And I have not created the Jinn or humans except to worship Me." [adh-Dhaariyaat (51):56]

Ibn ul-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "In conclusion, the servant, when he turns away
from Allah and becomes preoccupied with sins (in this world), he loses days of his true life (in the
hereafter). He will see the consequence of losing them the Day he says,

"He will say, 'Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life [i.e. true, everlasting life in the
Hereafter].'" [al-Fajr (89):24]"

Some actions that can be done in ten minutes:

The forenoon prayer

Recitation of the Quran
Salawat on the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
Praying Salat al-Janazah
Remembrance of Allah, `azza wa jall
Saying Subhan Allah, alhamdulillah and Laa ilaha ill Allah
Teaching children
Supplication
Taking account of oneself
Reading
Removal of others' difficulties and fulfillment of their needs
Preserving ties of kinship
Listening to da`wah tapes
Visiting believers for Allah's sake
Remembering Allah after the obligatory prayers
Making peace between people
Advising
Phoning relatives
Writing one's will
Giving charity
Reading traditions of the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
Contemplating
Mailing da`wah information
Feeding the poor
Praying Salat al-Istikharah
Taking care of orphans
Serving one's family
Seeking knowledge
Ordering good
Making sajdah
Spreading Islamic knowledge
Calling to Allah
Giving Sadaqa jariyyah (charity that carries perpetual award)
Guiding and nurturing one's children
Repeating after the mu'adhdhin
Performing the night prayer

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and concentrate on his prayers to Allaah, the Almighty. Snuggled up in a warm and cozy bed, how
difficult it is to get up at the call of the Mu`azzin: "Come to prayer! Come to success!

"The famous doctor and philosopher, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), recalls such a moment in his life. One
cold and icy night, he and his slave were resting at an inn in a remote part of Khuraasaan. During
the night, he felt thirsty, so he called to his slave to bring him some water. The slave had no desire
to leave his warm bed, so he pretended not to hear Ibn Sina·s call. But finally, after repeated calls,
he reluctantly got up and went to fetch the water. A little while later, the melodious sound of the
azaan (call to prayer) filled the air. Ibn Sina began to think about the person calling the people to
prayer. "My slave, ¶Abdullaah, he mused, has always respected me and admired me. He seizes any
opportunity to lavish praise and affection on me, but tonight he preferred his own comfort to my
needs. On the other hand, look at this Persian slave of Allaah: He left his warm bed to go out into
the chilly night, he made ablution in the icy water of the stream, and then he ascended the high
minaret of the mosque to glorify Him Whom he truly serves: "I bear witness that there is none
worthy of worship except Allaah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah." Ibn
Sina records: "I learned the essence of true love, that love which results in complete obedience."
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have been carried away by their own self-importance that they have even claimed divinity.
Pharoah, the ruler of Egypt, was among those who announced: "I am your supreme Lord!" With his
sense of greatness and pride, Pharoah subjugated the Israelites and made their lives wretched and
miserable. But is man really as strong and great as his ego tells him?

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helpless at birth that his entire existence depends on his parents and his family. If he were to be
abandoned in these first crucial years, he could not survive on his own. He needs a gentle and
loving hand, not only in his infancy, but in his childhood and even in his teenage years. As this child
enters the years of youth and independence, he begins to take control of his own life. He looks with
pride at his strong physique, his handsome features and his many talents. He begins to despise
those of lesser abilities, even scorning his parents, who exhausted their own health to nurture him.
He becomes unjust and cruel, using his strength and vigor to dominate others. He thinks he is
master, free to act as he wills. But does this youth, these good looks last forever? In only a few
decades, he begins to lose his strength«his youth is replaced by old age.

Weakness in the beginning, weakness in the end." The message is clear: The real Master is Allaah.
He Alone is Mighty, He Alone, is Great. He Alone is never tired, never needs rest, is never
dependent upon anyone. Allaahu Akbar! - Allaah is the Greatest! In our everyday lives, we say a
warm thank you for the small acts of kindness which others do for us. So what about thanking
Allaah, Who, in His infinite Mercy, has provided for every single one of our needs. Just observe the
beauty and perfection of the earth around you and fall down in gratitude to your Lord.

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first thing he was commanded to do by Allaah was to pray. The angel Jibreel came to him and a
spring of water gushed out of the rocks in front of them. Jibreel then showed Allaah·s Messenger
how to make ablution. He then showed him how to offer prayers to Allaah. He began to pray two
rak`ah twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. He then went home and showed
his wife Khadijah what he had learnt from the angel Jibreel.

From that time, the Prophet never went through a day without praying. Just before his migration to
Madeenah, he was taken on a night journey to Jerusalem and then to the heavens (Mi`raaj). During
this journey, Allaah, Almighty, ordered him to pray five times a day. This prayer was a gift given to
every Believer to enable him to experience a spiritual ascension five times a day. The Prophet said:
"The prayer is the Mi`raaj of the Believer." It gives every Muslim the chance to communicate with
his Lord. During each prayer, the Muslim recites Soorah Al-Faatihah: This recitation is not a dull
monologue by the Believer, but Allaah promises that it is a conversation between Him and the
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worshipper) finds his mind suddenly engulfed with memories, problems, worries, work and his
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Difficult is to get a place in someone's heart

Easy is to judge the mistakes of others·

Difficult is to recognize our own mistakes·

Easy is to talk without thinking·

Difficult is to refrain the tongue.

Easy is to hurt someone who loves us.

Difficult is to heal the wound...

Easy is to forgive others·

Difficult is to ask for forgiveness·

Easy is to set rules.

Difficult is to follow them...

Easy is to dream every night.

Difficult is to fight for a dream...

Easy is to show victory.

Difficult is to assume defeat with dignity...

Easy is to admire a full moon.

Difficult to see the other side...

Easy is to stumble with a stone.

Difficult is to get up...

Easy is to enjoy life every day.

Difficult to give its real value...

Easy is to promise something to someone.

Difficult is to fulfill that promise...

Easy is to say we love.

Difficult is to show it every day...
Easy is to criticize others.
Difficult is to improve oneself...

Easy is to make mistakes.

Difficult is to learn from them...

Easy is to weep for a lost love.

Difficult is to take care of it so not to lose it.

Easy is to think about improving.

Difficult is to stop thinking it and put it into action...

Easy is to think bad of others·

Difficult is to give them the benefit of the doubt...

Easy is to receive·
Difficult is to give·

Easy to read this·

Difficult to follow·

Easy is the path of Hell-fire·

Difficult is the path of Paradise·

Easy is keep the friendship with words·

Difficult is to keep it with meanings.