Every challenge is a test of faith

In life, things does not go according to our plan or wish always. Life is filled with ups and downs.

We should be thankful to Almighty Allah in good times and during bad times as well. Every challenge is nothing but a test of faith. If you come out of your challenge, pure and if you abide by Islamic values and principles during your challenge or difficult time, at the end of it you will be a better person than when you were before you faced your difficulty.. When things go against your wish don’t let temptations and desires rule your mind. Be the master of your own mind. Don’t let your physical desires be your master.

Always know in your heart, nothing good or bad can happen to you, without Allah's will, without Allah's knowledge. Hence when things go wrong, leave not much room for despair; hasten to raise your hands and pray to Almighty Allah, the most merciful. There is no helper besides Almighty Allah in all of our affairs. Hence do not despair in the thought that some one might harm you or that your wishes will not come true. Raise your hands and pray. Perform five obligatory prayers. Sooner or later you will find contentment.

Many a times when things go against our wish we tend to say; “what to do?”

By saying and thinking such comments we are being a victim of circumstances and not using our own freewill.

Supposing you are a student and you failed your exams, and if you just say “What to do?” is it sensible?

Ofcourse there is a lot you can do! You can take your books and study for the next exam!

Supposing you are a businessman and you make a loss. If you say what to do, you are just choosing to be a loser.

You should analyze what went wrong and work better next time…..This sounds like simple logic. But this is a simple logic people tend to forget. People tend to forget that we all have a free will.

Suppose your boss is pushing you too much, or you don’t earn enough. You think you deserve a better salary.

Then you need to be a better employee, to work harder, analyze your situation more.

The problem is not always out there. The problem is many a times inside us. As the saying goes”Be the change you want to see in others.” We want others to change; thinking we are simply perfect and we expect the circumstances to go as we wish….Remember life is not a cup of cake,. We are all here for a purpose.

We are blessed with a free will by Almighty Allah unlike other animals. Lets make use of this freewill and be thankful to Almighty Allah. Lets try to create a better circumstance for us and all around us.Lets be thankful to Almighty Allah.

…..The best room to be in is the room for improvement….

As humans, we all make mistakes…….But as long as we learn from our mistakes, it’s easier to walk on the right path.

It’s not easy for anyone to be on the track, always. We as humans tend to get off track. Hence we need to get inspired, be motivated daily, by thinking good thoughts, helping others, performing our duty to our religion, by reading holy Quran and its translation, by learning from Prophet SAWs Sunnah , and by keeping in mind our duties.

One of the best ways to keep on track is to let go of other peoples weakness. By talking about others and judging them we are not judging them, we are expressing our own weakness and ignorance.

Learn to respect and defend others in their absence. We should rather concentrate on our own weakness rather than others. When we talk about others do we think that we are faultless? Further do not we know that backbiting is forbidden in our religion? One can find proof of this in holy Quran and AHadith.

Many a times we share other peoples weakness with some one and tend to say’ “Please don’t mention this to anyone.” We might think that by doing this we will earn trust of those present. But in reality we will lose the trust of those present by talking bad about the absent. Hence we should refrain from backbiting and learn to respect others.

There are plenty of things to talk about other than “others.”

Like the world around you, what you did, etc etc………….

Like the beauty of life, like the many blessings of life……

and think about the purpose of life........

We all have room for improvement, and to begin with lets refrain from talking bad about others,in their absence, for the sake of Almighty Allah.