Inspirational Writings

www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org An Anthology of Inspirational Writings 8 providing me with this opportunity, why they are thanking me?!” ( Dr Abdullah Rahim ) _______________ Point 3: Be Calm Patience, b eing c alm and cool are some of the most important elements of a health y soul. These are in fact some of the ingredients of a state of heart that in the words of the Qur’ ā n is called ‘Sakinah’. One way to practice this in our daily life is to control our attitud e to wards ‘waiting’. For example, next time that you are alon e in a lif t, try not to follow the sign that shows you the number of the floor that is passed, you have pressed the button and you know it will stop, just wait for it. You decide to read a book for 15 minutes, set an larm clock to alert you in 15 minutes. Then keep reading the book and do not look at the clock till it actually rings. You are discussing a subject with a friend, see if you can control yourself not to interrupt him while allowing him to interrupt you. These are only a few examples in our daily life when we can change a waiting situation to an opportunity to improve our Sakinah. ( Dr Abdullah Rahim ) _______________ Point 4: Offending or Offended? In Point 1, we wrote that “he (i.e. a person in the path of Tazkiyah) considered it a big crime to be the cause of any wrong”. One of the most damaging “wrong” deeds from a Tazkiyah (purification of soul) perspective is to unjustly cause annoyance or offence to another human being. A person in the path of Tazkiyah seeks peace for his soul but that is impossible "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."