Shaw'aal has begun no wonder we have done commitments and
promises to ourselves in Ramadan.
Allhumdulillah going back to our routine as the new school year
beginning keeping us busy with our children , and Autumn being on its way. This
is the time for some self-reflection . The caring and ambitious days of Ramadan
, endless and long nights are over , as
we sense trailing of our Taqwa , It is
time to turn inward, assess our lives and plan where we want to go next .
- To me self improvement is not going earning more money or making more friends losing weight or having a better car . Despite the fact that these things can be welcome side effects of self-improvement. However the most effective form of self-improvement involves shutting out the noise of the outside world, as you did in Ramadan. Sorting through the world's "must haves ," discovering your personal precision and doing the required work to ensure that this truth is privileged and evident through your every breath, word and action.
- First of all we need to stop striving and diving for the material things , that we usually assume to be self improved outward goals. However striving to achieve to be amongst the Sabiqoon and Mominoon should be for Allah SWT . Maintaining Taqwa and conscience we practised in Ramadan , is the only real individual intensification we can instil to stop us from being tugged in the material worldly accomplishments. Dive in to your inner self!
- Try to act from the inside out, believe in Tawheed and Risalat . Remember Allah SWT does posses His expertises in this vast universe , we just need to dive in to embrace the truth and not any force can keep us away from strengthening the Taqwa we had experienced during the blessed month .
- Cultivate your strengths , and don't worry about your weaknesses .When talking to people around always keep a high end priority to Allah SWT and His attributes , you will realize that the names that He Almighty has are themselves a big notion of amplifying and spiralling your Iman and your Tawakaal.
- Learn from situations that occur around you , try to think and relate things to the guidance which is given to us from the Most High.
- Self doubt and suspicion are slow poisoning to the growth of Iman . If you want to do something do it the way you are told in Quran , and Sunnah , do not think too many if's and but's . You have your Iman and Tawakaal , you are on the right track, imagine this as a roller coaster ride that starts slow and gets faster , soon it gets more fast , and then fastest. Think of your Iman development as such too. It is low when ignited, goes high when given some air (knowledge) and then it is on its highest level when every part of it becomes a routine.
- See yourself as an, expensive small plant . You will get better with age. when given right amount of water and sunlight you will grow . InshaAllah growth happens slowly with the passage of time it cannot be done at once , you need to give yourself a lot of attention and put in some effort to maintain your Iman and your Tawakaal high.
- Last but not least ask for help when ever you need it , talk to your friends who are on the track of righteousness , and take Quran classes , learn Seerah and never stop acquiring knowledge from a professional in Deen :)
