salam...
SIGNS OF WEAK IMAN
- committing sins & not feeling any guilt.
- having a hard heart & no desire to read the Quran.
- feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for Salat.
- neglecting the Sunnah.
- not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments & His promise of glad tidings.
- finding difficulty in remembering Allah & making Dhikr.
- not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
- desiring status & wealth.
- ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.
making fun of people who do simple good deeds, e.g. cleaning the mosque.
- not feeling concerned about situation of Muslims.
- not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.
- becoming engrossed & very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in of material wealth.
- becoming engrossed & obsessive 'bout ourselves.
WAYS TO INCREASE OUR IMAN
- Recite & ponder on the meanings of the Quran. Tranquility then descends & our hearts become soft. To get optimum benefit, remind urself that Allah is speaking to u. People are described in different categories in the Quran; think of which 1 u find urself in.
- Make an effort to gain knowledge. People who have Taqwa are those who have knowledge.
- We must fear the miserable end to our lives; the remembrance of death is the destroyer of pleasures.
- Remember the different levels of akhirah, for instance when we are put in our graves, when we are judged whether we'll be in paradise or hell.
- Make Dua', realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Don't covet material things in dis life.
- Our love for Allah S.W.T must be show in actions. We must hope Allah will accept our prayers, & be in constant fear that we do wrong. At nite before going to sleep, we must think 'bout what good we did during that day.
- Realize the effects of sins & disobedience's Iman is increased with good deeds & our Iman is decreased by bad deeds.
- committing sins & not feeling any guilt.
- having a hard heart & no desire to read the Quran.
- feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for Salat.
- neglecting the Sunnah.
- not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments & His promise of glad tidings.
- finding difficulty in remembering Allah & making Dhikr.
- not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
- desiring status & wealth.
- ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.
making fun of people who do simple good deeds, e.g. cleaning the mosque.
- not feeling concerned about situation of Muslims.
- not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.
- becoming engrossed & very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in of material wealth.
- becoming engrossed & obsessive 'bout ourselves.
WAYS TO INCREASE OUR IMAN
- Recite & ponder on the meanings of the Quran. Tranquility then descends & our hearts become soft. To get optimum benefit, remind urself that Allah is speaking to u. People are described in different categories in the Quran; think of which 1 u find urself in.
- Make an effort to gain knowledge. People who have Taqwa are those who have knowledge.
- We must fear the miserable end to our lives; the remembrance of death is the destroyer of pleasures.
- Remember the different levels of akhirah, for instance when we are put in our graves, when we are judged whether we'll be in paradise or hell.
- Make Dua', realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Don't covet material things in dis life.
- Our love for Allah S.W.T must be show in actions. We must hope Allah will accept our prayers, & be in constant fear that we do wrong. At nite before going to sleep, we must think 'bout what good we did during that day.
- Realize the effects of sins & disobedience's Iman is increased with good deeds & our Iman is decreased by bad deeds.
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