Are you in touch with your Deen?

So do you seriously take time out of your life for your Deen? I mean we all say we are, and we all say that we will, but do you really do it? Well I’m not gunna sit here on my chair and begin to type out all of the bad thing’s that our Ummah does because we have more than enough people sitting around and making fun of others, especially sisters! Not gunna bring out names, I sit and watch how they all juss gather around and go “Like o my god, did you see what she was wearing and she calls herself a hijabi, like my god what a bad muslimah,” and then feel the necessity to take it even further, “And ew did you see that girl she calls herself a Niquabi,” Yeah don’t worry cuz its not enough that they sit around and poke fun at girls they decide to attack the brothers as well, the most popular remarks are, “Ew what a weirdo can you believe that he actually has a beard?” And then of course when they can’t get anything out bad to point they go to the worst one like “Psht there’s no way he’ll ever get a wife/ I feel bad for whever gets married to him”

We have this saying in Farsi that my mom all ways tells me and says I should never forget. It goes like this: “kooraye khude binaayai mardume“. It sounds a lot weirder in English, it roughly translates out to your blinded by your own bad habits/characteristics, but you pick out the bad habits/characteristics of others and never see your own. Well I bet everyoe’s guilty of doing that at least once in there lifetime, and some are probably guilty more than others. Well guess its time for us all to change. Most of all we need to get in touch with our deen, and du’aa that our characteristic get better and inshaAllah it’ll get better. Here are some little things that I have found form my notes from who knows when, I all ways found them helpful feel free to use them:

• Whatever you learn don’t keep it all for yourself, share it with others, and do it in a nice matter. If you go up to some and be like “Haraam you going to Jahanum” yeah that persons not going to like you very much.
• You know we all ways hear “Brotherhood” and “Sisterhood” and like make fun of it, actually take it seriously and you’ll see how it actually will get us so much farther and make us stronger.
• Know someone that has a major arrogance problem? Well then you probably wouldn’t want to have that trait now would you? Whenever you feel that you have accomplished something huge, or are proud of yourself, or you know when you like feel your ego actually growinG. Well then here’s the perfect time to control yourself, whenever you feel your ego growing, do what ever it takes to remind yourself that your not so great, something that will really hurt your ego, you know a mean reminder of things that you do but in the end will be something very nice that will help you Akhira. (F.Y.I.-arrogance isn’t a good trait to have, remember all of the nations before us? yeah stay away from it)
• The example that my teacher used to all ways say to me and I would laugh now truly makes a lot of sense. Don;t be isolated, Islam truly is a social religion. My teacher used to all ways use the example: Don’t move to the jungle and yell ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH and be like yo I’m so good. Obviously some sacrifice is going to have to take place, so use that thing that has been placed inside your head and make the right choices.
• When you make Du’aa, don’t be a du’aa hog. Think all about yourself and forget about everyone else. And hey you should be thank full, and it wouldn’t hurt to remember Nabi(صلى الله عليه و سلم) as well.
• Have Haya, Shame, haya is also a branch of Imaan, for both men and women. (Remember what happened to the People of Lut)
• Ibrahim(ع) was known as the Father of Generosity, both quality and quantity, don’t you think we should try it out?
• When someone speaks they are either citing something, or simply making it up, all ways ask them for the source, they really shouldn’t take it personally or get upset, if they do that should be a little hint of there personality, and if they actually are telling the truth.
• Try to be patient, seriously, be patient.
• Don’t complain, whine, etc… look at the world around you and the conditions of others, and all ways remember that there is all ways someone worst off than you, so quit the complaining!
• Most of all, all ways remember your Salah, my mom tells me make Salah and books your best friend, hey mommies knows best

Well those are juss some pointers I had and thought to share it with you. Also you can all ways simply use the Muhammed Alshareef’s “Recipe For Success” method which I heard on his Juz’ Amma cd’s:

1. Those who have Imaan

2. Those who did good deed.

3. Those who encouraged each other in truth.

4. And those who encouraged each other in patience.

Well that was quite a heavey loader.

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