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Signs of weak
imaan:
- Committing sins and not feeling any
guilt.
- Having a hard heart and no desire to read
the Quran.
- Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g.
being late for salat
- Neglecting the Sunnah.
- Having mood swings, for instance being
upset about petty things and bothered and irritated most of the time.
- Not feeling anything when hearing verses
from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His
promise of glad tidings.
- Finding difficulty in remembering Allah
and making dhikr.
- Not feeling bad when things are done
against the Shariah.
- Desiring status and wealth.
- Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting
to part with wealth.
- Ordering others to do good deeds when not
practising them ourselves.
- Feeling pleased when things are not
progressing for others.
- Being concerned with whether something is
haram or halal only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
- Making fun of people who do simple good
deeds, like cleaning the mosque.
- Not feeling concerned about the situation
of Muslims.
- Not feeling the responsibility to do
something to promote Islam.
- Being unable to deal with calamities, for
instance crying and yelling in funerals.
- Liking to argue just for the sake of
arguing without any proof.
- Becoming engrossed and very involved with
dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in
terms of material wealth.
- Becoming engrossed and obsessive about
ourselves.
LISTED BELOW ARE
WAYS TO INCREASE OUR IMAAN:
- Recite and ponder on the meanings of the
Quran. Tranquility then descends and our hearts become soft. To get
optimum benefit, remind yourself that Allah is speaking to you. People are
described in different categories in the Quran; think of which one you
find yourself in.
- Realize the greatness of Allah.
Everything is under His control. There are signs in everything we see that
points us to His greatness. Everything happens according to His
permission. Allah keeps track and looks after everything, even a black ant
on a black rock on a black moonless night.
- Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at
least the basic things in daily life e.g. how to make wudu properly. Know
the meanings behind Allah's names and attributes. People who have taqwa
are those who have knowledge.
- Attend gatherings where Allah is
remembered. In such gatherings we are surrounded by angels.
- We have to increase our good deeds. One
good deed leads to another good deed. Allah will make the way easy for
someone who gives charity and also make it easy for him or her to do good
deeds. Good deeds must be done continuously, not in spurts.
- We must fear the miserable end to our
lives; the remembrance of death is the destroyer of pleasures.
- Remember the different levels of akhirah,
for instance when we are put in our graves, when we are judged, whether we
will be in paradise or hell.
- Make dua, realize that we need Allah. Be
humble. Don't covet material things in this life.
- Our love for Subhana Wa Ta'Ala must be
shown in actions. We must hope Allah will accept our prayers, and be in
constant fear that we do wrong. At night before going to sleep, we must
think about what good we did during that day.
- Realize the effects of sins and
disobedience- one's imaan is increased with good deeds and our imaan is
decreased by bad deeds. Everything that happens is because Allah wanted
it. When calamity befalls us- it is also from Allah. It is a direct result
of our disobedience to Allah.
Source:
http://www.jannah.org/articles/imaan.html |
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