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Trading in human suffering
When we set out to give someone a voice or to create a platform for them, we create a crutch for them. Just like our voice is ours to claim, so is theirs. When we slip into silence, usually from self-pity, we allow others to speak on our behalf, and then complain if they don’t…
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Wow! Look at me now…
Of all the things that test our resolve, the acquisition of knowledge is the most important. It’s easy to get lost in the praise and social elevation that accompanies achievements such as professional qualifications, religious standing, or even business success. And because each of it demands a lot of personal sacrifice and discipline, the feeling…
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Selflessly selfish
We’re only as selfless as our need to serve. But our need to serve is the greatest form of selfishness that we can offer the world. We’ve heard it all before. There is nothing so selfless that it is not selfish. We serve our ego when we serve others. Or perhaps the one that connects…
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When an act of charity becomes business
If I do good, it will come back to me in unexpected ways. No. It won’t. The streets are full of homeless bodies and souls that have done good, but it wasn’t returned. Or are we suggesting that those that are in a bad state have done no good? This transactional view of life is…
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Madrassa for the Blind
If you’re looking for a worthy cause that is in need of support, consider Madrassa An-Noor for The Blind. They’ve been producing really great work in support of blind Muslims with the Qur’an published in braille, and numerous Islamic publications also made available in braille and other formats that can be used by the visually…
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Plight of the Rohingya Muslims
nuzrat reblogged your video: We keep seeing the plight of the Rohingya Muslims… How can Bangladesh help…Rohingya? Bangladesh has big problems With respect, who doesn’t have big problems? When we see our problems as being bigger than the problems of those around us, we become self-absorbed and lacking in compassion. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be…
