Archive for July, 2008

Principles of A Noble Character

The four principles for a noble characer according to Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah are :
1) Sabar (Patience) – to be tolerant, able to control anger, endure the harm from others and not be rash in actions.
2) ‘Iffah (Chastity) – having chastity encourage one to avoid every imprudent characteristics and to have a sense of [...]

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Alchemy of happiness

I went to watch a film screening showing the life of Imam Al-Ghazali @ Madrasah Aljunied Auditorium last Saturday.  Masya’Allah its beautiful and worth watching. Kudos to the producer, Salazar.
After the film, there was a commentary given by Shaykh Khalil Moore.  Alhamdulillah, that too I enjoyed, in fact, I wish he could have continued longer [...]

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