When we learn to give back, we will feel happy without realising it. It is a very rewarding charity as well as inner peace, better personality and relationships, and a lot more good deeds. For those who don't follow Islam, signs of happiness may be wealth, women, great job etc. As muslims however, we believe this world is a testing ground where we are here to be tested and this test will end with our death and departure, no one can stop death and this is undeniable. This is why as believers we look at this world totally different as opposed...

A poor person does not taste iman in this life. To taste iman, we must please and follow the way of Allah. We need to be happy that Allah is our creator, and follow His rules whether we like it or not. Truly following the religion of Islam through following the prophet pbuh leads to success, tranquility and peace. We must remember that materialistic things are only for a very short period, so instead, we must be concerned about beautifying our graves and work hard in this life to do so.  Hold yourself into account regularly -how far are we in the dunya ?...

Nafs is basically the soul, that which drives the body to do the things it does (good, bad etc)  The basic nafs is the part of us that wants to have fun, eat a lot of tasty food, and sleep. A baby is almost entirely controlled by its nafs. An angel has no nafs. An angel therefore obeys every one of Allah's orders without question. A human, as we know, often struggles.Taming our nafs into submission is one of the goals of fasting. The less you feed your nafs, the weaker and more obedient it becomes. "Feeding" your nafs can mean...

Don't make your body and soul your ruler and you the slave. Don't live as a slave to your body, nafs, and soul. Live as a ruler of your body and soul. We need to teach and train our bodies and nafs. We need to start moderately at first. First thing we need to start training is our sleep. How many hours of sleep? 4 minimum for a human, 6 good/average, and 8 hours maximum. Start off by going to sleep earlier. Then wake up before fajr to do qiyam and tahajud, then fajr salah. Stay awake and do work- these...

* Win the love of Allah and Allah's slaves-work for it. * Look around you and spend time looking at Allah's amazing creation. * Love those who love Allah unconditionally. Live for Him by loving for Him, and disliking for Him (the enemies of Allah) * Express yourself righteously or try to remain silent * Live! and make everything with the intention it is for Allah! Like playing sports (to refresh your mind and maintain good health and take care of your body-this is all islamic acts!) Give time to your family and friends. Remember Allah is always watching. * Make...