Category Archives: Tranquility

Forgetting The Unpleasant Things That Have Passed

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Umm Abdulazeez

Among the necessary causes of happiness and cessation of grief and worry, is striving to remove the things that bring about grief, and acquire those that bring about happiness. This is achieved by forgetting the unpleasant things that have passed … Continue reading →

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Useful Ways Of Leading A Happy Life – (Chapter 1 Eemaan and Righteous Deeds)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Umm Abdulazeez

There is no doubt that the bliss of the heart, its tranquility and happiness, and the absence of grief and worry from it, is the goal of every individual. It is the means by which a happy, blissful and excellent … Continue reading →

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Tranquility & Peace

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Umm Abdulazeez

Shamsuddeen Muhammad bin Abee Bakr Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (rahimahullaah)  said: ‘Indeed Allaah mentioned ‘as-Sakeenah’ (Tranquility) in His Book in six places: 1) The saying of Allaah Ta’ala: << وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِنَّ آيَةَ مُلْكِهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَكُمُ التَّابُوتُ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٌ مِنْ … Continue reading →

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Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) regarded his imprisonment as a blessing that had been caused by his enemies.

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Umm Abdulazeez

Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) regarded his imprisonment as a blessing that had been caused by his enemies. Ibn al-Qayyim said: One day he – meaning Ibn Taymiyah – said to me: What can my enemies do … Continue reading →

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“…You have guided me to a path that you know not yourselves”

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Umm Abdulazeez

The following story is narrated by Abdul-Wahid bin Zaid: “We were on a sea vessel once, when the wind suddenly became tempestuous, and we were forced to leave the high seas and seek refuge on an island. We were surprised … Continue reading →

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The Relief Of The Heart and Body lies In Obedience To Allaah

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Umm Abdulazeez

In this lies a great secret from the secrets of Tawheed. This is that the heart cannot become firm, it cannot find satisfaction and it cannot find tranquility except by reaching out to Him. Everything that is loved and desired … Continue reading →

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