In my opinion, the short answer to the title of this book may be summarized in the following 14 points: 1. Sincerely try to be a good Muslim, knowing that you can’t be perfect and knowing in your heart that…
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Alhamdulillah, Praise be to Allah (swt), we as Muslims have a clear purpose in our lives: to earn the pleasure of our Creator. I read a lot of information about happiness for my work, but as Muslims, our true goal…
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Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem, I would like to share with my Ummah a blessed dream that I had about 13 years ago, in which our kind Prophet (pbuh) answered a question that I had. I hope this will be of benefit insha’Allah!

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful When I was in graduate school, my professor told a short true story that has stayed with me over the years. The story is about a man who saw a teenage…
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This is a chapter from my first book that I published, with the help of Allah (swt), called “The Basic Values of Islam.” This is the chapter about HOPE. Please read these Quranic verses and 1 hadith about Hope, which…
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For many Muslims, Islam can appear to be a religion that teaches us to subjugate our feelings for the sake of truth and being a “good Muslim.” We are often taught that feeling that certain religious practices are hard (such…
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Many Muslims feel down sometimes because they feel spiritually disconnected from Allah (swt). This is a normal feeling that virtually every Muslim feels at times. A key idea of my book is that the true source of our happiness is…
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“It is He Who has created you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then from a leech-like clot; then does He get you out as a child; then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets…
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“Bear patiently that which afflicts you. Truly that is the firmness of affairs.” –The Holy Quran 31:17 Last summer, I was visiting Turkey and was sitting in my mother-in-law’s home with some visiting guests. My mother-in-law was talking to the…
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“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who believe! Send you blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.”–Holy Quran 33:56 Ubayy ibn Ka`b relates: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I send much blessings…
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