Personality Development Articles
Elias Howe (1819-1867) was born in Massachusetts, USA. He died at the young age of 48. Although his life was short, his contribution to the world of clothes — that of the sewing machine — will always be remembered. قوم ثمود کا انجام کیا ہوا؟ آج بھی قوم ثمود کے تراشے ہوئے گھر سعودی عرب کے تاریخی […]
We have already referred to the Arabian Prophet’s devotion to knowledge and science as distinguishing him from all other Teachers, and bringing him into the closest affinity with the modern world of thought. Medina, the seat of the theocratic commonwealth of Islam, had, after the fall of Mecca, become the centre of attraction, not to the hosts of Arabia only, but […]
Ibn Khaldun is one of the most prominent scholars of the Muslim History and is considered to be the founder of Social Sciences. His famous book “Muqaddamah” is taught in various universities around the world. In this book, Ibn Khaldun has analyzed the factors that contribute to rise and fall of nations. According to him, […]
For performing prayer, I went into a Mosque. I had to perform ablution in order to perform the prayer. In the place of ablution, large number of people were performing ablution in order to purify themselves to meet their Lord. It was an amazing fact that such a large number of people were so God-conscious […]
Non-smokers who are exposed to passive smoking in the home have 25 percent increased risk of heart disease and lung cancer. Passive smoking in the home causes 10,700 deaths a year in the UK alone. Side-stream smoke contains tar nicotine, benzene and Pyrene. These dangerous toxins are present in higher concentrations in side-stream smoke than in main-stream […]
Allah, the Almighty, says in Quran: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيراً مِنْ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلا تَجَسَّسُوا ۔ (الحجرات 49:12) O believers! Avoid immoderate suspicion, for in some cases suspicion is a sin. Do not spy on one another. In this verse, three attitudes are forbidden: One is suspicion, second is spying i.e. trying to […]
Allah, the Almighty, says in the Holy Quran: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا يَسْخَرْ قَومٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونُوا خَيْراً مِنْهُمْ وَلا نِسَاءٌ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُنَّ خَيْراً مِنْهُنَّ وَلا تَلْمِزُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلا تَنَابَزُوا بِالأَلْقَابِ بِئْسَ الاِسْمُ الْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ الإِيمَانِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَتُبْ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الظَّالِمُونَ۔ O believers! Let no men laugh at […]
About 1950, I was buying a railway ticket on the railway station of Azamgarh, (India). The train was about to go. A villager came to purchase the ticket. The fare of his journey was a few rupees. He gave that amount in form of small coins to the ticket clerk. The clerk became angry and […]
The Almighty Allah says in the Quran: وَلا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتاً فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَحِيمٌ۔ Do not backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Surely you would abhor it. Fear Allah; for Allah is the Accepter of […]
1. Natural Talent – Know Your Brilliance! An uncut diamond has a wealth of unrealized possibility and brilliance. The beauty inherent in the diamond beckons us to develop its potential. Likewise, we are at our best when we develop our natural talent. Know your brilliance and learn to become it every day. 2. Invest in […]
