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Self Confidence:Reliance upon Allah
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Brother Kashif_Nazeer was unable to post threads on TTI, So I am posting this on his behalf.
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:salam2:
I hope this post finds everyone in the best of health and iman.
I was reading a book on self development by Khurram Murad,titled"In the early hours(Spiritual and self development)".
I came across a very striking topic about building self confidence through reliance upon Allah.
I hope we all will benefit from this sharing and may Allah accept from us.Ameen.
Self-confidence is borne from the believer's intimate knowledge and understanding that Allah is ever ready to assist those who strive and struggle in His way.Self-confidence comes from depending upon Allah and knowing that He is there to help you,protect you and shower His mercies upon you:
"As for he who gives and fears Allah
And believes in the best [reward],
We will ease him toward ease."[92:5-7]
Self confidence also emanates from knowing that Allah,in His infinite mercy has equipped you with all that you require to undertake the tasks set before you.It is not characteristic of the One that is Most Just and Most Merciful to prepare you for a duel without equipping you with the necessary tools.
Self confidence is thus,borne of total reliance and trust in Allah.It is knowing that at every step of your journey,Allah is there assisting you.If you constantly hold yourself back believing that you are weak and incapable and blame your incompetence on minor inadequencies,then you are bound to fail.You must never allow yourself to believe or feel that Allah has treated you unfairly or that He has placed upon you a burden you cannot shoulder for no soul does Allah place a burden greater that it can bear.[Al Baqarah 2:286].
Likewise,hope is central to your efforts and success.You must sincerely hope and believe that everything you do to earn the pleasure of Allah will lead you to fulfillment.A superiority complex negates the task of self development.An inferiority complex is derived from a lack of confidence in Allah and oneself.You should never allow yourself to belief that you cannot fulfill your obligations nor should you despair of the mercy of Allah.Confidence ,hope and determination are all important ingredients for your success:
You must be wary,however ,of the kind of self confidence that causes a person to proclaim himself self sufficient.Modern concepts of self sufficiency are indeed and evil form of shirk or polytheism.To ascribe self sufficiency to one's self is to assume for oneself an attribute reserved only for Allah.For the Muslim,self confidence is wholly dependent upon the trust one places in Allah; it is not an arrogant proclamation of complete independence from Allah,Allah alone is self Sufficient.All else is reliant upon Him for existence.
:salam2:
Brother Kashif_Nazeer was unable to post threads on TTI, So I am posting this on his behalf.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:salam2:
I hope this post finds everyone in the best of health and iman.
I was reading a book on self development by Khurram Murad,titled"In the early hours(Spiritual and self development)".
I came across a very striking topic about building self confidence through reliance upon Allah.
I hope we all will benefit from this sharing and may Allah accept from us.Ameen.
Reliance on Allah
Self-confidence is borne from the believer's intimate knowledge and understanding that Allah is ever ready to assist those who strive and struggle in His way.Self-confidence comes from depending upon Allah and knowing that He is there to help you,protect you and shower His mercies upon you:
"As for he who gives and fears Allah
And believes in the best [reward],
We will ease him toward ease."[92:5-7]
Self confidence also emanates from knowing that Allah,in His infinite mercy has equipped you with all that you require to undertake the tasks set before you.It is not characteristic of the One that is Most Just and Most Merciful to prepare you for a duel without equipping you with the necessary tools.
Self confidence is thus,borne of total reliance and trust in Allah.It is knowing that at every step of your journey,Allah is there assisting you.If you constantly hold yourself back believing that you are weak and incapable and blame your incompetence on minor inadequencies,then you are bound to fail.You must never allow yourself to believe or feel that Allah has treated you unfairly or that He has placed upon you a burden you cannot shoulder for no soul does Allah place a burden greater that it can bear.[Al Baqarah 2:286].
Likewise,hope is central to your efforts and success.You must sincerely hope and believe that everything you do to earn the pleasure of Allah will lead you to fulfillment.A superiority complex negates the task of self development.An inferiority complex is derived from a lack of confidence in Allah and oneself.You should never allow yourself to belief that you cannot fulfill your obligations nor should you despair of the mercy of Allah.Confidence ,hope and determination are all important ingredients for your success:
Those to whom hypocrites said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them." But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah , and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs."
So they returned with favor from Allah and bounty, no harm having touched them. And they pursued the pleasure of Allah , and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.[Ali Imran 3:173-174]
So they returned with favor from Allah and bounty, no harm having touched them. And they pursued the pleasure of Allah , and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.[Ali Imran 3:173-174]
You must be wary,however ,of the kind of self confidence that causes a person to proclaim himself self sufficient.Modern concepts of self sufficiency are indeed and evil form of shirk or polytheism.To ascribe self sufficiency to one's self is to assume for oneself an attribute reserved only for Allah.For the Muslim,self confidence is wholly dependent upon the trust one places in Allah; it is not an arrogant proclamation of complete independence from Allah,Allah alone is self Sufficient.All else is reliant upon Him for existence.
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