Anger....

From my early learning days, I remember how the control of one's temper was always emphasized especially in Hadith. Now,

#16 An Nawawi Collection

On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be Pleased with him), who said : a man said to the prophet :
"Counsel me". He said : " Do not become angry". The man repeated [his request] several times, and he said: "Do not become angry ".narrated by Bukhari

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I think about it over and over again. It's short, simple and straightforward. But still I don't understand why I don't apply it to my lifestyle. In the past, I had a very hot temper. In fact, people [especially my family] often described me as borderline agressive. Over the years though, I learnt to control my temper. I started passing on my emotions to other things - reading, TV, movies, poetry, writing etc. It indeed made me a happier person. I looked at things from all perspectives possible before acting upon it.

Recently however, I'm losing my temper so fast you'd think I've become Russell Crowe or something. I know it's wrong and like everyone else, I blame it all on stress levels being high. I'm running out of patience and the people around me aren't making it any easier, picking up little annoying fights for no reason.

*Zahratique's Prayer*

"Ya Allah, You are the Subduer and Constrictor. Please assist me in controlling my anger. I seek refuge from you from resorting to the acts of Shaitan, the accursed."

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Du'a

Salaam Alaikum.

I admit it. I am indeed guilty, there are certain times when I simply say my Salama to conclude my prayer and just get up and walk away without saying any Du'a after the prayer. Usually, it's either because I am in a hurry. It is quite irresponsible of me to just get up and go. Don't I have anything to be thankful for? Am I grateful for all of Allah's mercies? Is muttering a Du'a under my breath as I fold my mat sufficient enough? No! InshaAllah,

I will make du'a for forgiveness, gratitude, guidance and strength as much as I can in a day. Once upon a time, I used to have a prayer list; A sheet of paper where I wrote down who I should pray for and why. As a very open person, people always come up to me with their problems so I thought it would be nice to add them in my prayers in order to make their worries lighter. I have gradually stopped doing this but inshaAllah, I shall start again.

I cannot reiterate the importance of Du'a

Over and over again, why can't I stick to it? In order to help me with this, I shall blog about Du'as I say and their purposes. For Allah (SWT) mentioned in the Qur'an

وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُواْ لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُواْ بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ

(Qur'an 2:186)

"...And when My servants ask about Me, I am indeed close to them. I listen to the prayer of every supplicant, when he calls on Me. Let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me, so that they may walk in the right way"

(Qur'an 2:186).

A New Beginning...

Assalamu Alaikum,

Welcome to my blog and Thanx for stopping by! This is Zahratique's double life, an outlet for yours truly to let out all her worries and troubles. I may be Muslim, but I am well aware that I'm not the best Muslim out there. There are so many things I do and I know they are not right and yet, why do I still keep disobeying God's orders? Well that is about to change! Please join me as I try to add a purpose and meaning to my chaotic life.

This is my second attempt at an Iman blog. The last one failed disgracefully. This time around, I am more determined and focused that InshaAllah I shall reach my ultimate goal. I plan on updating at least once a week. I also wish to serve as inspiration for all my Nigerian Muslim sisters who are losing their grip on their Religion to get back on their feet and remember Islam is Awesome!

Hope you'll follow me on this journey for I know there will be times when I'll need moral support and reassurance.

Thanx

Salaam :)