Social Behaviour

 Posted by: MV Media By: Kathy Caprino Source: huffingtonpost.com In my line of work, I hear from hundreds of people a month, and connect with professionals in a more public, open way than ever before. Through this experience, I’ve seen scores of toxic behaviors that push people away (including me). And I’ve witnessed …

 Majed Mahmoud muslimmatters.org As-salaamu alaykum my beloved brothers and respected sisters, Every letter in this article is written from the bottom of my heart and I ask Allah to have it reach your heart. I also ask Allah to accept the time spent writing this article and the time you …

‘…Allah will defend him in this world and in the next….’   And why did you not, when you heard it, say?  “It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to God, this is a most serious slander” (Quran 24:16)   A commentary on one of the …

BY IMAAM IBN AL-QAYYIM  The Definition of Patience ‘Sabr’ is an Arabic word which comes from a root meaning to detain, refrain and stop. There is an expression in Arabic, “so-and-so was killed sabran,” which means that he was captured and detained until he died. In the spiritual sense, patience …

 Posted by: MV Media Source: MuslimVillage.com BISMILLĀHIR RAHMĀNIR RAHĪM Glory to Allāh and Salutations on the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam. Sheikh Mālik bin Dīnār* (Rahmatullāh ‘Alaihe) was once walking through the streets of Basrah when he came across a gaudily dressed slave-girl, puffed with pride and attended by her servants and …

By: Shaykh Muhammad Abdullah al-Gangohi Source: http://www.ilmgate.org/ Extracted from Ikmal ash-Shiyam [2] Whoever asserts tawaadhu’ (humility) for himself, is undoubtedly a man of pride because when a claim of humility is made, it is made after the perception of one’s (supposed) lofty rank. This implies that one believes in one’s personal elevation, hence one …

Posted by: Sarah Sultan, LMHC May 15, 2014 Question:   I’m a person suffering from depression. My elder brother is autistic and he causes a lot of problems in our house. Since he needs more care and attention than me, both my parents spend more time with him than they do with …

By Maulana Khalid Dhorat   There was a lady who visited her doctor for a check-up. She explained to him that whenever she used a certain organ in her body, she found herself in trouble. It would become so bad at times that her brother starts fighting with his sisters, …

    Cheating and deception are despicable characteristics that are beneath a decent person.  Intentionally distorting the truth in order to mislead others contradicts the values of honesty, which requires an attitude of sincerity, straightforwardness, and fairness that leaves no room for cheating, lying, trickery, or deceit.  There are many …

  I have this tree analogy when I think of people in my life, be it friends, family, acquaintances, employees, co-workers, whomever…They are all placed inside what I call my tree test. It goes like this: LEAF PEOPLE Some people come into your life and they are like leaves on …