How is Good Character Manifest?
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) revealed to us in the Qur’an: قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ / ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِى صَلَاتِہِمۡ خَـٰشِعُونَ / وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَنِ ٱللَّغۡوِ مُعۡرِضُونَ / وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَـٰعِلُونَ / وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَـٰفِظُونَ / إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٲجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَـٰنُہُمۡ فَإِنَّہُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ / فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٲلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ […]
What is Good Character?
Scholars have defined good character as the disposition which causes one to incline towards praiseworthy inward traits and outward conduct. Character is comprised of multiple qualities, as elaborated in “Attributes of Success“. Such excellent character cannot be attained without three conditions: The foundation must be good. If one has a rough and dry nature, it […]
Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation
Encountering and dealing with conflicts is part and parcel of life. Differences occur even within a group of people as much as it occurs between groups. Handling these effectively is vital for personal success as well as for successful leadership. Example from Uhud One of the key incidents from early Islamic history is the disruption […]
Supplications for Character, Success, etc.
“Dua is worship.” [Abu Dawud] Dua (supplication) is a gift. Through dua, one is able to connect with the Lord of the worlds and ask for one’s needs, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says in the Qur’an: وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ “And your Lord says, ‘Call upon Me; I will respond […]