In order to make a real hijrah of the heart you must first open it. When you see fellow human beings suffering, something must turn in your heart, if it doesn't it may be that your heart has grown too hard. Soften your heart...Ponder the Quran and the creation of Allah the exalted, look at the state of the world around you and read about how people your own age are suffering.
Too often we do not put ourselves in other people's shoes, yes people are annoying, arrogant and downright rude, but when you see someone in real difficulty and really suffering your instinct should be, "how can I help?" because tomorrow it could be you or me. We Should think... that could be ME, that could be my MOTHER, that could have happened in my HOME. Tragedies are all around us, sometimes as muslims we concentrate on our rituals and forget about our character and forget how much mercy and kindness Islam brought to the harshest of lands. We should be the kindest and most compassionate of people yet sometimes we can be so harsh.
Oh how I love my leader, my hero, my prophet mustafa muhammed salallahu alaihi wa sallam.
When he came back to the lands where he and his followers where persecuted for 13 years, Murdered, tortured, boycotted and abused, after entering in the most humble of ways he addressed the conquered people and said:
"antum tullaqa"
YOU ARE FREE
He did not exert revenge, burn any houses or kill anyone. he said:
YOU ARE FREE
Allahu Akbar!
So Why don't we show that same spirit and help people even if they have wronged us. When Islam penetrates your heart it changes your interactions and relationships in every way.
Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said:
“You cannot be a true Muslim until you are kind among yourselves…Kindness is not this that you sympathize with your companion, but kindness is this that you think all men deserving of it.” [Tibrani]
Ok so you have analysed yourself you have reached your standing point (or at least thought about it). Now you have a short time frame to act. The shaytaan is your sworn enemy and he knows you could slip from his clutches so be sure he will be calling you to give up before you even start. Come up with a simple plan for a deed or a course of deeds that are realistic and achievable and get cracking.
What you want? When you want it done by?
Goals are dreams with a time limit so.....
DONT WASTE TIME
Today is all we have, Allah swears by the time of asr,
"by the time"
(103:1)
The word Asr in arabic comes from the root "aseer" to squeeze or squeezing. Traditionally this was the part of the day with real hustle and bustle because everyone was rushing to get their work done before the darkness and hence danger of night took hold. So we can understand Asr as the squeezing of the day, the final part of it. If we view the journey of our souls this time, this 'Asr', is what we are living now. Death is around the corner and until we realise this, we will not really internalise this fact. We are in a state of emergency, this is the part of our existence that we really have to work in before the darkness of death overcomes us.
...."And say (O Muhammed) 'Do Deeds! Allah will see your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger and the believers.'.....(9:105)
You should contemplate on the shortness of life and how much you can do each day, so the time for action is now. However small your acts of worship are, don't think they will not be seen by Allah. Allah sees all that you do.
ACTION
"The importance of action is paramount - whether the act be a word, a character trait, or a physical action - it is important to bring out into the external world that good which is swimming within your complex internal world - to guide the outer through the inner. Those whose intentions are low, base, crude, and destructive work day and night to manifest their acquisitive, grasping intentions and ambitions in the world - why should those who seek the opposite leave it sleeping within themselves. "
" to impact the human and societal environment in positive, beneficial ways arising from what is best within oneself. Find what is best within yourself..." Irshaad Hussain - Islam from the inside
Some people even take a momentous U-TURN, a leap of faith and go after their biggest goal straight away. It depends on you, how much can you take? how much can you handle?
Do not restrict yourself, you can be better than you think because imaan is an achievable target and once you achieve some of it you will be thirsty for more.
You really have to grab hold of your why.. WHY AM I MUSLIM? WHY DO I ACCEPT THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH? WHY? WHY? WHY?
You need to internalise this and ponder the creation and the glorious quran and get moving make a start today. IF you have not raeached your standing point yet and don't have a fear of allah, it is because you don't really know and understand who he is? This is a disease of the heart that you are suffering, so you must take action and not wait another minute because death is closer than you think so read his book, ponder the creation and sincerely make dua.
How much do you want to avoid Hell fire? How much do you want to taste the sweetness of faith that fills the heart with such serenity and peace that contentment and security is all you feel. How much do you want to leave those evil deeds and how much do you want to be obedient to your creator? The one that provides for you and maintains your health. The one who created you and gave you the blessed gift of life. The one who will take your life away and the one you will have to answer to for all you have done. And the one that rewards with palaces with water features :)
TIME IS RUNNING OUT SO GET CRACKING
a good way to set goals and unleash your potential can be found here in a speech by tony robbins.
I tried the brainstorming it was great, it really helped me to bring out goals I never knew I had.
