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Kanaat and istigna (Contentedness and being free from want)
Kanaat, or contentedness is to be pleased with what Allah has decreed, to suffice with what is enough, to meet one’s nee...
Generosity and Selflessness
Generosity is to give something one has to another who is deprived of that thing. The peak of generosity is isar or self...
To have a good opinion of everything
To possess husn-i zann (a good opinion) is to think positively, to hope for the best, to distance oneself from negative...
Hilm and Musamaha (gentleness and tolerance)
Hilm is a term that describes a person who does not feel any resentment in their hearts even towards those who hurt them...
Tawadhu’ (Humility)
Tawadhu’ is to be humble and to be aware of one’s nothingness before Allah. A person may have been given knowledge, posi...
Ihsan and the state of being alert
The state of ihsan implies the perception and recognition of the believer that he is under continuous divine supervision...
Tawakkul and Submission
Tawakkul means to rely upon another, to appoint a trustee and to put one’s trust in that trustee. One of the beautiful n...
Acceptance of one’s condition
Both extreme happiness and extreme pain constitute a great trap for the human soul. Accepting one’s condition, on the ot...
Sadaqat (Loyalty and devotion)
One of the most significant traits of the prophets is ‘sidq/sadaqat’ which means being honest in word and in essence and...
Honouring one’s trust and Keeping One’s Promise
The word ‘amanah’ or trust, comes from the same root as ‘iman’ or faith. The expression ‘mu’min’ which is the collective...
Tazim or Reverence
Tazim is the outcome of certain fine feelings, such as taqwa (Allah-consciousness), love, humility, appreciation of valu...
Fear and Hope
One of the distinguishing traits of those believers who have attained to perfection in their faith, is their fear of All...
Love for all creatures
All creation has been created for the service of the human being. Everything is there for him to take lesson from and ha...
Love for our fellow Muslims
As love for Allah increases in the servant, it becomes a requirement that this love extends first of all to love of the...
Love
Love is what makes life pleasurable, peaceful and blissful. The dough of existence has been kneaded with the yeast of lo...