Signs
of weak Iman:
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1. Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.
2. Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
3. Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat
4. Neglecting the Sunnah.
5. Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and
bothered and irritated most of the time.
6. Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example
when
Allah warns us of punishments and His promise of glad
tidings.
7. Finding difficulty in remembering Allah and making dhikr.
8. Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
9. Desiring status and wealth.
10. Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with wealth.
11. Ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.
12. Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others.
13. Being concerned with whether something is haram or halal only; and
not
avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
14. Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like cleaning the
mosque.
15. Not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.
16. Not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.
17. Being unable to deal with calamities, for instance crying and yelling
in funerals.
18. Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof.
19. Becoming engrossed and very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e.
feeling bad only when losing something in terms
of material wealth.
20. Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ourselves.
LISTED
BELOW ARE
WAYS TO INCREASE OUR IMAAN:
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21. Recite and ponder on the meanings of the Quran. Tranquility then
descends and our hearts become soft. To get optimum
benefit, remind yourself
that Allah is speaking to you. People are described in
different categories
in the Quran; think of which one you find yourself in.
22. Realize the greatness of Allah. Everything is under His control.
There
are signs in everything we see that points us to His
greatness. Everything
happens according to His permission. Allah keeps track and
looks after
everything, even a black ant on a black rock on a black
moonless night.
23. Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at least the basic things in
daily
life e.g. how to make wudu properly. Know the meanings
behind Allah's names
and attributes. People who have taqwa are those who have
knowledge.
24. Attend gatherings where Allah is remembered. In such gatherings we
are
surrounded by angels.
25. We have to increase our good deeds. One good deed leads to another
good
deed. Allah will make the way easy for someone who gives
charity and also
make it easy for him or her to do good deeds. Good deeds
must be done
continuously, not in spurts.
26. We must fear the miserable end to our lives; the remembrance of death
is the destroyer of pleasures.
27. Remember the different levels of akhirah, for instance when we are
put
in our graves, when we are judged, whether we will be in
paradise or hell.
28. Make dua, realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Don't covet material
things in this life.
29. Our love for Subhana Wa Ta'Ala must be shown in actions. We must hope
Allah will accept our prayers, and be in constant fear that
we do wrong. At
night before going to sleep, we must think about what good
we did during
that day.
30. Realize the effects of sins and disobedience- one's imaan is
increased
with good deeds and our imaan is decreased by bad deeds.
Everything that
happens is because Allah wanted it. When calamity befalls
us- it is also
from Allah. It is a direct result of our disobedience to
Allah.