The muslim polishes his soul through worship

The muslim is obliged to take care of his soul,so he starts to polish it and refine it through constant worship and awareness of Allah swt, night and day.He is alert to devious tricks and deceptive whispers of the Shaytan and if,in one moment of human weakness,evil thoughts come to him from that source,he remembers Allah swt and finds his way back to the Straight Path.

{{ Those who fear Allah,when a thought of evil from Satan assaults them,bring Allah to remembrance,when lo! They see aright}}( Qur'an 7:201)
Therefore ,the Prophet s.a.w used to tell his Companions:"Renew your faith." He was asked," O Messenger of Allah,how do we renew our faith?" He said,"By frequently repeating lailaha illa-Allah."

The muslim seeks to strenghten his soul through various kinds of worship which he performs out of obedience to and fear of Allah swt,such as reading Qur'an carefully and with understanding,and remembering Allah swt with humility,and praying correctly and with presence of mind,and other kinds of worship and spiritual exercises,training himself to adhere to different acts of worship until they become second nature and he cannot do without them.Thus he develops and enhances his feelings until,in most cases,he becomes alert and aware,conscious that Allah swt is watching him in public and in private,so that he never mistreats the people he deals with and he never deviates from the True Path.

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The above text is taken from page 45 of the book entitled The Ideal Muslim written by Dr Muhammad Ali Al Hashimi.(ISBN:9960-672-05-0)I recommed you to buy this good book published by International Islamic Publishing House.Website: http://www.iiph.com.sa . I bought this book in Makkah for SR 35.

Comments

[Gabra]

There is also "The Ideal Muslimah" by the same author. I bought this version especially for my wife and 2 daughters.

Am currently reading (2nd round) "How to lose friends and infuriate people" by Jonar C Nader. A brilliant book.
http://www.the-bookshelf.com/business/0957716540.htm

[nona]

uncle,

the ideal muslimah - sold here in malaysia? kat ner yer...? and how much is it?

[Adib]

Nona,
The book is very informative and inspiring!It contains nine chapters discussing roles and responsiblity of muslim and his relation with :
1.His Rabb( God)
2.His Own Self
3.His parents
4.His wife
5.His children
6.His relatives
7.His Neighbours
8.His friends and Brothers in Islam
9.His Community/Society.

A very good guide.However, I donot know whether you can get locally because I bought mine in Makkah al-Mukarramah last Feb,2003.May be Gabra can tell us where he bought the book for his wife and daughters.

You can read the website at :
http://www.iiph.com.sa

Salams,

[Gabra]

Sorry Nona, I bought mine in Makkah too for about SR 35. You can probably ask someone going for their Umrah this Ramadhan to get one for you. If I find this book in Malaysia I will let you know, ok?

[Gabra]

Nona,

Alhamdulillah, You do not have to buy this book as I just found it online and you can download the entire book to read at leisure. Masha Allah.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations/womeninislam/idealmuslimah/

[Yazmeen Edina]

Profound indeed. Syukran jazilan for sharing it with us. I wonder where I can get hold of that book, Uncle Adib?

[the encanto dube guy]

look at this funny muslim humor website

http://www.jackshiles.com/Muslim_Humor/muslim_humor.html

[ra'afat adeyemi]

Assallam 'aleykum! Please where can I get the orriginal copy of the book 'DON'T BE SAD' in my country (Nigeria).

[ra'afat adeyemi]

Re: where to get the book 'DON'T BE SAD in Nigeria. my e-mail is [email protected]