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2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by ISLAMISLIGHT(m): 8:21am On May 12, 2023 |
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem Wa salatu wa salamu Ala rusulullah. Alhamdulillah, verily, All praise is due to Allah. We praise him and we seek his help, and we seek refuge in Allah for the evil of our souls and the consequences of our actions. Indeed whomever Allah guides none can misguide him and whomever He let astray none can guide him to the straight path. To Proceed: Dear Muslims, we are all aware that Iman and the strength of our Iman changes from time to place, sometimes our Iman is very strong and at other times it becomes weak. Allah described this phenomenon multiple times in the Quran itself. For example, In the end of Surah Tawba 124-125. Allah says "And whenever a Surah is revealed, there are among the hypocrites those who say, "which of you has this increased in Iman?" As for those who believed, it has increased them in Iman, while they are rejoicing". Allah then says in the next Aya: "But as for those in whose heart is disease it has [only] increased them in evil [in addition] to their evil". So, if Iman goes up and down then it is imperative on every single one of us that we should be monitoring the strength of our Iman. Just like the blood pressure patient he check his blood pressure, anybody who has an issue their struggling with they check it, And all of us are struggling with Iman. And the most important factor for all of our lives is to have strong Iman. So, this bring us to the question. How regularly do we check our Iman? In fact, How does one check his or her Iman? In this article, I want to remind myself and all of you two factor we have to be careful of, when it comes to accessing our Iman. As for the the factor we have to be careful of: 1. Just because you had strong Iman once; just because we tasted piety at one point in our lives, it does not mean that we shall remain pious throughout our lives. Just because we were close to Allah during Ramadan does not mean we are close to Allah right now. We felt spiritually strong during Umrah and Hajj doesn't mean it will last throughout our entire lives. Iman fluctuate and it is very possible that at on point in our lives we were very Good, very righteous and then shaytan came and misguided us. In fact, Allah remind us in the Quran Surah Allah says "Don't be like those who were given the book before you, and as time went on their hearts became hard". 57:16 They had Iman, they had the book, they had the knowledge, but they thought we are the chosen people. Just because we were righteous at one point in our life, does not guarantee! righteous at later point in our life. On the contrary, Iman is an active verb, we must nourish Iman and be vigilant so that our Iman does not go down. 2. The second factor we have to be careful of is, that even if we have a spiritual blessing and even if there is a barakah that Allah has given us. It is possible that we don't appreciate that blessing, and it possible that the very blessing that at one point cause our Iman to increase, at another point might actually become an impediment against strong Iman. And the best example for this is the blessing of knowledge. Allah praises knowledge and the people of knowledge and Allah actually says, you can never achieve the highest levels of Iman and Taqwa without knowledge. Allah says in Surah Al Imran "it is only the A'alim who will truly dear Allah". 35:28 So knowledge is a gift, it is a blessing from Allah but even this gift and blessing from Allah can be abused, shaytan can come and switch out this blessing and instead of becoming a blessing, the very thing that should have lead you to Allah might actually take you away from Him. If you misuse it, if you don't have the right intentions. Allah says "Very the Religion in the eyes of Allah is Islam, and the only reason the people before you they didn't broke away except, after knowledge had come to them - jealousy and arrogant came into their heart." 5:19 In so many verses, Allah says the people before you recognise the truth and they rejected it, they knew but they didn't act upon that knowledge. Instead their heart became hard they became jeolous and arrogant. Why was he given the book and not us? Why was the prophet in another race and not our race? Allah ascribed knowledge to them, and yet Allah said their knowledge did not benefit them. There are other examples like: Good health, wealth etc. Just because you have been blessed in one area doesn't mean, that it will always be a blessed area if you don't appreciate it. Then the very blessing that Allah has given you can be slip around and use against you. So, this are the 2 warnings that I want to remind myself and all of you. May Allah grant us all strong Iman, and knowledge that will be of benefit to our Iman. Allahuma Aameen🤲 Juma'ah Mubarak to you all. Jazakumullahi khairan wasalamu alaikum warahmaatullahi wa barakatul. 17 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by isarumah(m): 9:35am On May 12, 2023 |
Jazaakallahu bil khair 3 Likes |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by Fishout(m): 9:38am On May 12, 2023 |
May Almighty Allah bless your knowledge and increase your iman 3 Likes |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by Alpharuk50: 9:39am On May 12, 2023 |
Alhamdulila may almighty Allah bless you. 2 Likes |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by ISLAMISLIGHT(m): 9:39am On May 12, 2023 |
Fishout:Aameen, and you too |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by ISLAMISLIGHT(m): 9:40am On May 12, 2023 |
Alpharuk50:Aameen, and you too |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by jayAjoku(m): 9:43am On May 12, 2023 |
All these rules and Yet the most corrupt politicians are Practicing your religion, the most wicked people in Nigeria are practicing your Religion doesn’t it say something? 21 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by hadjipapiey(m): 9:46am On May 12, 2023 |
Maa Shaa ALLAH |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by hssd8nland: 9:51am On May 12, 2023 |
jayAjoku:Say what if I may ask and what right or business do you have in telling or advising how we do things. First of all you acknowledged that you are Muslim before commenting, secondly you enter the group and start spewing rubbish. I think if there is something to say is you need to assess yourself first. 1 Like |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by BnQoyyim(m): 9:56am On May 12, 2023 |
jayAjoku: Mathew 10:34 "Think not that I am come to send Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 1 Samuel 15:3 "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by BnQoyyim(m): 9:58am On May 12, 2023 |
hssd8nland: Leave him, brother, we know how to handle a bad element. |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by ISLAMISLIGHT(m): 10:08am On May 12, 2023 |
jayAjoku:Politics itself is corrupt, 99% of politicians are currupt, That why politics is a dirty game, You have to be dirty for you to play politics. No serious minded religious person will join politics, because it's going to currupt him sooner or later . As for the second, every Religion has wicked people. Judaism, Christianity, even pagan, all have evil people in it. So what's your point? 4 Likes |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by jayAjoku(m): 10:14am On May 12, 2023 |
ISLAMISLIGHT:Nigeria is the point , everything about the people that practice your religion in Nigeria is different, they are wicked, they are corrupt they’re egotistical and the worst part is you guys don’t cut off their hands for stealing but you will gladly do same to others 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by jayAjoku(m): 10:15am On May 12, 2023 |
BnQoyyim:You and your political and elite class support terrorism on a massive scale abi Allah no Dey value human life ? You even kill your fellow brothers like worms and no regrets 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by hssd8nland: 10:19am On May 12, 2023 |
BnQoyyim:Ok , jazakumullahu khair |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by BnQoyyim(m): 10:26am On May 12, 2023 |
jayAjoku: Argue reasonably and scripturally. Let me know reasons for the discripancies in the Catholic Bible with 73 no of books and the Protestant bible with the 66 no of books. I will uproot all the embeded lies that madeup Christendom for you, oya go ahead. |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by jayAjoku(m): 11:18am On May 12, 2023 |
BnQoyyim:uproot them please and don’t forget to uproot all the lies embedded in Islam too I swear if you no bring up those ones too no even mention me and please make sure you cut Buhari and atiku’s hands off while you are it if not you owe many handless thieves on the street a huge apology 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by BnQoyyim(m): 11:58am On May 12, 2023 |
jayAjoku: Amongst the contradictions in the bibles. How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple? (a) Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2) (b) Three thousand three hundred (I Kings 5:16) Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? (a) Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) (b) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5) Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab? (a) Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6) (b) Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11) How many were the children of Zattu? (a) Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2: (b) Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13) How many were the children of Azgad? (a) One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12) (b) Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17) |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by jerryforgood: 12:42pm On May 12, 2023 |
BnQoyyim:So in your mind that is a lie in the bible. Now let me tell you, those books were written as a record of what happened in the kingdom of Israel and written by different people according to what they witnessed. Unlike the unholy Quran full of lies written by one person. |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by jerryforgood: 12:50pm On May 12, 2023 |
Islam is a cult, and its followers are cultists. Religion is not by forcing people with jihad, or discriminating people who do not belong to Islam. Muslims and the unholy Quran contradicts itself by saying that Islam is a religion or life of peace, but the truth is Islam is the opposite- A religion of war and terrorism. All the dreaded terrorist in Africa, middle East Asia, Europe, the ones hidding in the US are all Muslims. You people are hypocrites. 1 Like |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by olasaad(f): 2:39pm On May 12, 2023 |
Alhamdulillah. May Allah continue to strengthen our Iman. |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by BnQoyyim(m): 2:42pm On May 12, 2023 |
jerryforgood: See yourself, no iota of reasons to substantiate your assertion. Take another one. According to most Christians, Jesus was God-incarnate, fully man and fully God. Can the finite and the infinite be one? “To be fully God” means freedom from finite forms and from helplessness, and to be “full man” means the absence of divinity. 1. To be son is to be less than divine and to be divine is to be no one’s son. How could Jesus have the attributes of Sonship and divinity altogether?neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His shape“? 2. Christians assert that Jesus claimed to be God when they quote him in John 14:9: “He that has seen me has seen the Father”. Didn’t Jesus clearly say that people have never seen God, as it says in John 5:37: “And the father himself which Has sent me, has borne witness of me. You have 3. Christians say that Jesus was God because he was called Son of God, Son of Man, Messiah, and “savior”. Ezekiel was addressed in the Bible as Son of Man. Jesus spoke of “the peace makers” as Sons of God. Any person who followed the Will and Plan of God was called SON OF GOD in the Jewish tradition and in their language1. “Messiah” which in Hebrew means “God’s anointed” and not “Christ”, and “Cyrus” the person is called “Messiah” or “the anointed”. As for “savior”, in II Kings 13:5, other individuals were given that title too without being gods. So where is the proof in these terms that Jesus was God when the word son is not exclusively used for him alone? |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by Babalola0920: 7:06am On May 13, 2023 |
jayAjoku:Like Evans Like ekweremadu |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by jayAjoku(m): 7:12am On May 13, 2023 |
Babalola0920:like Buhari, like babangida, like boko Haram like isis like iswap like lai Mohammed like isa pantami, |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by Babalola0920: 7:43am On May 13, 2023 |
jayAjoku:Boko haram are not Muslim maybe Christian Babangida, patanmi, buhari, lai Mohammed, babangida You forget to mention Obasanjo, ayim plus, Stella oduoah, etc |
Re: 2 Signs To Be Careful Of When It Comes To Our Iman by niyi123: 5:56pm On May 18, 2023 |
Salam alaekum waramotullahi Wabarakatuhu |
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