Tuesday, March 15, 2011

How to be a Productive Muslim

Well first off, let's start with what a "Productive Muslim" really is. In my own opinion, a Productive Muslim is a Muslim, who chooses and tries their best to always be in action, and not just any action, but action that pleases Allah of course! Want to know how to become a Productive Muslim, check these awesome YouTube videos out, and also subscribe to ProductiveMuslim (yes, I know the name is just so....WOW!).

Mashallah, these videos are great motivators, and they are not pressuring at all. Their Friday Naseeha's are amazing as well mashAllah. You'd think they'd run out of stuff to talk about in terms of productivity, but that just shows you the beauty of Islam, it can never be limited!

They give you a break down, step-by-step of what you can do for a more fulfilling, Islamic, life that will inshAllah bring you closer to our Creator. Here's one of my faves, it's a cartoon but this is actually what I wish to achieve some day, inshAllah!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

My Advice To Anyone Who Will Listen


Ok, so here it is straight out. Don't keep things bottled up. 
You are an important person, no matter who you are, and you have a right as a human being to have your opinion and voice heard! 
If you keep your emotions bottled up then you'll explode and create a huge fire which is insanely hard to put out . I'm speaking from experience by the way. 
When something is bothering you, just say it, right then and there! But don't burst out in angry emotions. Take a breath, decide on what you're going to say, and then calmly and in the nicest way possible say it. 
Yes, you should be nice no matter how terribly that person has treated you or made you feel, just so you are better than them in the eyes of Allah. 
The cliche is: fighting fire with fire only gives you a bigger flame, causing more damage, and more for you to clean up.
Emotions are very powerful, they can build you up and tear you down in a bout a second's time, be careful with how you decide to express them, or not express them. 
May Allah be with you in your time of stress and give you more happiness.
Thanks for reading!