Daily Reminder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,
I pray that this reaches you in the best of health and Eeman.
There are two sections to todays mail:
1. Dont grieve if you are poor, for your true value is not determined by your bank balance
2. A word on reading
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Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The (true) value of every person is weighed according to the good that he does.
Therefore the value of a scholar is based on his knowledge, on whether it is limited or vast, and on the degree to which he disseminates his knowledge. Similarly, the poet is appraised based on the quality of his poems. And so it goes for every person of every occupation: his worth with people is measured by his excellence in what he does. In terms not of occupation but of religion and life in general, everyone should strive to increase their value and worth by performing good deeds, by increasing their knowledge and level of wisdom, by cultivating and polishing their mind, and by developing noble traits in their personality.
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Reading opens the mind, guides one to correct morals, and sharpens ones ability to think. Reading is a comfort for the lonely, a stimulant for the thinker, and a lamp for the traveller.
To not read makes one limited in ones speech, thinking, and personality. Most books contain at least some benefit, whether it is in wise sayings, interesting stories, strange experiences, or new knowledge. It can even be said that the benefits of reading are beyond enumeration. And we seek refuge in Allah from one of the greatest calamities: to have weak determination and will power.
Wasalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu Ahsin.
Details Taken From Dont Be Sad by Shaykh Aaidh Al-Qarni.
I pray that this reaches you in the best of health and Eeman.
There are two sections to todays mail:
1. Dont grieve if you are poor, for your true value is not determined by your bank balance
2. A word on reading
****
Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The (true) value of every person is weighed according to the good that he does.
Therefore the value of a scholar is based on his knowledge, on whether it is limited or vast, and on the degree to which he disseminates his knowledge. Similarly, the poet is appraised based on the quality of his poems. And so it goes for every person of every occupation: his worth with people is measured by his excellence in what he does. In terms not of occupation but of religion and life in general, everyone should strive to increase their value and worth by performing good deeds, by increasing their knowledge and level of wisdom, by cultivating and polishing their mind, and by developing noble traits in their personality.
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Reading opens the mind, guides one to correct morals, and sharpens ones ability to think. Reading is a comfort for the lonely, a stimulant for the thinker, and a lamp for the traveller.
To not read makes one limited in ones speech, thinking, and personality. Most books contain at least some benefit, whether it is in wise sayings, interesting stories, strange experiences, or new knowledge. It can even be said that the benefits of reading are beyond enumeration. And we seek refuge in Allah from one of the greatest calamities: to have weak determination and will power.
Wasalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu Ahsin.
Details Taken From Dont Be Sad by Shaykh Aaidh Al-Qarni.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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