Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Building a Heavenly Personality May 28, 2023

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Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
“Assalamu alaikum. As we know that Paradise is the goal of every human being, it is said that Paradise—in Paradise—people will have hearts pure, and their speech good, and their deeds righteous.”
Quran 91:9 · Ash-Shams
What it means to purify your personality (tazkiya) explained
“Heavenly personality means a purified personality, called tazkiya in Quran”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 7952
How your reactions to life's events shape your personality
“Our response to events, positive or negative, builds our personality”
Quran 56:25 · Al-Waqi'ah
Myths about earning Paradise versus the real path of quality
“People think counting a thousand prayer-beads earns them Paradise”
Quran 54:55 · Al-Qamar
Myths about earning Paradise versus the real path of quality
“People think counting a thousand prayer-beads earns them Paradise”
Quran 6:127 · Al-An'am
Discovering the Creator through creation, and deconditioning the self
“You can't see the Creator, but creation reflects the Artist”
Quran 2:25 · Al-Baqarah
Discovering the Creator through creation, and deconditioning the self
“You can't see the Creator, but creation reflects the Artist”
Musnad al-Shihab al-Qudai, Hadith no. 1178
Life is a test - Satan tempts, angels inspire us
“This world is a test — Satan tempts, angels inspire us”
Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 4258
Remembering death helps you control endless worldly desires
“Remembering death makes desires easier to control, says a hadith”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 373
“to tabhi jab agar hum samajh lenge ke humein chand roza hamari yeh duniya hai, phir humein akhirat mein jana hai, Khuda ke aage jawabdehi karni hai, phir wahan jannat hai, jahannum hai, tab hum jo hain sahi raste par chal sakte hain.”
Quran 3:37 · Aal-Imran
“jaise aap dekhte hain, Hazrat Maryam Alaihi Salam ko farishtay inspire karte the,”
Al-Zuhd by Abi-Dawud, Hadith no. 217
“to yeh bohat zaroori hai. ji, aap a, aap ne abhi bohat emphasize kiya zikr ko lekar. aap ne starting mein bhi zikr ka hawala diya tha, aur kai riwayatein hain zikr ko lekar. jaise hazrat abu darda ke paas ek shakhs aaya, aur usne kuch advice manga.”
Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith no. 449
“. isi tarike se aap, hazrat ma'az ne bhi ek martaba apne”
Quran 2:152 · Al-Baqarah
Quran's promise - remember Me and I will remember you
“Remember Me and I will remember you, says the Quran”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 11120
“nahi deta. Khuda jo hai, aakhir mein kaha jata hai ke Khuda nazar aayega, lekin aise hi ek baar Rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam ne kaha ke tum Khuda ko dekhoge, lekin aise dekhoge jaise tum chand ko dekh rahe ho.”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2676
“ikr karna hai, na ke count karna hai, koi koi lafz count karte karte rehna hai. ji ji ji, aap a, bohat hi important baat batai aap ne yeh. aur aap a, ek aur riwayat mujhe yaad aati hai, hazrat abu huraira ne ek martaba bataya ke Rasool Allah apne saahibiyon ke saath Makkah ke raaste se guzar rahe the,”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3596
“to unhone kaha woh mard aur aurat jo bohat ziyada Allah ka zikr karte hain. to aap a, yeh riwayat Tirmidhi mein is tarah bhi aayi hai ke jab logon ne poocha ke mufridoon kaun nahi?”
Quran 33:41 · Al-Ahzab
The real meaning of 'much remembrance' of God, not bead-counting
“Zikr kathir isn't counting beads, it's constant awareness of God”
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Gratitude trick - magnify the small percent you were given
“If you got even 1%, magnify it to outweigh the rest”
Quran 14:7 · Ibrahim
“to wahi parda, woh welco phadke dekhna hai hamein ke yeh khuda ki taraf se mila hua hai, na ke hamare logon ne hamein diya hai, na ke hamein bazaar se mila hua hai, na ke hamein earning kar rahe hain, tab mila hua hai.”
Al-Tabsirah by Ibn al-Jawzi, vol. 2, p. 291
Avoiding distraction and living a purpose-driven, focused life
“We must first decide: what is the purpose of our life?”
Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqa'iq by Ibn Al-Mubarak: 7
Avoiding distraction and living a purpose-driven, focused life
“We must first decide: what is the purpose of our life?”
Tafsir al-Razi, vol. 32, p. 278
Parable of the ice seller - your lifespan is melting away
“Pity the man whose whole wealth is melting away each moment”
Qimat al-Zaman by Shaykh 'Abd al-Fattah, p. 27
Parable of the ice seller - your lifespan is melting away
“Pity the man whose whole wealth is melting away each moment”