Allahu Musta'aan - Allah is the One whose Help is Sought

Allahu Musta'aan - Allah is the One whose Help is Sought.

Signs of weak Iman:

1) Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.

2) Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quraan.

3) Feeling lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salaat.

4) Neglecting the Sunnah.

5) Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and being bothered and irritated most of the time.

6) Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quraan, for instance when Allah warns us of punishments and his promise of glad tidings.

7) Finding difficulty in remembring Allah and making zikr (rememberence of Allah).

8) Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.

9) Having a desire for status.

10) Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with health.

11) Ordering to do good deeds when we are not practising them ourselves.

12) Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others.

13) People bothering about whether something is haram or halal only; and not avoiding makhru (not recommended) things.

14) Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like cleaning the mosque.

15) When not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.

16) Not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.

17) Being unable to deal with calamities, for instance crying and yelling in funerals.

18) Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof.

19) Becoming engrossed and very involved for dunyah, i.e. wordly things, for instance feeling bad when losing something in terms of material wealth.

20) Becoming engrossed and obsessive in ourselves



WAYS TO INCREASE OUR IMAN:

1) Recitation and pondering on the meanings of the Quraan. Tranquility then descends and our heart becomes soft. To get optimum benefit, remind ourselves that Allah is speaking to us. People are described in different categories in the Quraan; think in which of them do we find ourselves

2)Realise the greatness of Allah. Everything is under his control. There are signs in everything we see that points us to his greatness. Everythings happen according to his permission. Allah keeps track and looks after everything, even a black ant on a blact rock ina dark moonless night.

3) To make an effort to gain knowledge, at least the basic things in daily life e.g. how to make the wudu properly. To know the meaning behind Allah's name and attributes. People who have taqwah are those who have knowledge.

4) To attend gatherings where Allah is remembered. In such gatherings we are surrounded by angels.

5) We have to increase our good deeds. One good deed leads to another good deed. Someone who gives charity, Allah will make way for him or her to do good deeds easy for that person. Good deeds must be done continuously, not in spurts.

6) We must fear a miserable end of our life; the rememderance of death is the destroyer of pleasures

7) To remember the different levels of akhirah, for instance when we are put in our graves, when we are jugded, whether we are in paradise or hell.

8) Make duah, realise that we need Allah. Be humble. Not to have much hope for wordly things in this life

9) Our love for Subhanahu Wa Ta'Allah must be shown in actons. 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 what good did we do during the day.

10) Realise the effects of sins and disobediance- ones 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 disobediance to Allah.

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