At first, performing various deeds, establishing power and extending strength, occur by means of stimulating nerves and by muscles with the aid of natural powers alone. These constant movements made by the child on instinct, help increase his physical power, by and by, his muscles become stronger and mode ready to perform greater and more…
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The strength and the capacity of all the human beings…
The strength and the capacity of all the human beings is surrounded by the Divine decree and Allah’s will. As we see that a person makes an intention to do something but at the last moment his plans are foiled. He is unable to complete the task that he had initiated due to the loss…
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However strong his habits may be, as long as…
However strong his habits may be, as long as he is living in this world he can quit them. The only thing is that the effort required to throw them off varies with the degree of their strength and intensity. A bad habit in the early phase of its formation, of course, requires only a…
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Many people get annoyed when religion…
Many people get annoyed when religion tells them, ‘Don’t pursue bad interests,’ because they don’t have the strength to oppose their own interests. They are upset by religion’s command to ‘do good,’ because they’re not interested in doing good. But religion says something even more important than this. It says, ‘Change your interests,’ or weaken…
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A discerning person realizes that our qualities…
A discerning person realizes that our qualities are not our own and that we are not capable of acquiring such qualities without Divine assistance. Yet at times we mistakenly introduce our qualifications as, my knowledge, my strength, my intention, my wealth etc. Rather one should say, my knowledge, which is bestowed upon me by Allah…
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