Sleudfuslness Sleudfuslness Sleudfuslness Sleudfuslness

( (( (Isllquumu Isllquumu Isllquumu Isllquumuh hh h) )) )

All prulse ls due lo ALLAAH und muy Hls cholcesl sululullons conllnue lo descend upon our Musler und
Leuder Muhummud (Sullulluuhu 'Alulhl Vusullum) vho luughl us lhe lmporlunce of perseverunce und
conslslency.

Indeed lhose vho suy: "Cur Rubb ls ALLAAH." und lhen remuln sleudfusl - lhe ungels descend on lhem
suylng "Feur nol!" - "Nor grleve! bul recelve lhe Clud Tldlngs of lhe Curden (of 8llss) vhlch you vere
promlsed.` (Suruh Fussllul : Auyuh 30)

Sufyun lbn Abdllluh (Rudhlyulluuhu 'Anhu) nurrules lhul: I suld. 'C Messenger of ALLAAH. glve me u (cleur
und conclse) slulemenl regurdlng Islum vhlch I need nol usk unyone olher lhun you uboul! ` Nubl
(Sullulluuhu 'Alulhl Vusullum) suld: 'Suy I belleve ln ALLAAH (Imun) und lhen remuln sleudfusl (Isllquumuh)`.
(Musllm)

The lvo dlrecllves glven lo Sufyun (Rudhlyulluuhu 'Anhu) ln lhe ubove Hudllh sels oul ln umuzlng brevlly
lhe formulu for success; Imun und Isllquumuh.
Isllquumuh meuns conslslency und sleudfuslness ln dlschurglng your obllgullon ln lhe besl posslble munner
und vllh lhe hlghesl posslble enlhuslusm. Nubl (Sullulluuhu 'Alulhl Vusullum) hlmself vus speclflcully
lnslrucled lo execule hls obllgullons vllh Isllquumuh ln lhe follovlng vords: 8e sleudfusl (ln dlschurglng
your obllgullons) us you ure communded (by ALLAAH).` (Suruh Hud : Auyuh II2) Ibn Abbus (Rudhlyulluuhu
'Anhu) slules lhul lhls vus lhe mosl dlfflcull verse of lhe Qurun on Nubl (Sullulluuhu 'Alulhl Vusullum) lo lhe
exlenl lhul he vould suy lhul: (Thls verse of) Suruh Hud hus mude me grey.`

The dlfferences belveen u bellever und u hypocrlle. belveen u looser und u vlnner. belveen success und
fullure lle ln lhe level of your Isllquumuh. Vllh Isllquumuh you cun uccompllsh lhe mosl dlfflcull of lusks. The
dlsllncllon belveen uchlevers und defeullsls lles ln lhelr ublllly lo be sleudfusl und conslslenl ln vhul lhey do.
Hov do ve uchleve Hov do ve uchleve Hov do ve uchleve Hov do ve uchleve Isllquumuh Isllquumuh Isllquumuh Isllquumuh! !! !

Commllmenl Commllmenl Commllmenl Commllmenl
Vlnners muke commllmenls - Losers muke promlses`. The mosl lmporlunl slngle fuclor ln lndlvlduul success
ls CCMMITMLNT. Commllmenl lgnlles ucllon. The besl descrlpllon of commllmenl ls perslslence vllh u
cleur purpose.` Commllmenl ls vhul you do lmmedlulely vhllsl u promlse ls vhul you hope lo do ln lhe
fulure Speech by llself ls vorlhless. unless ll ls folloved by ucllon. Speech und ucllon by lhemselves ure
vorlhless. unless lhey huve lhe rlghl lnlenllon. And speech. ucllon. und lhe rlghl lnlenllon ure vorlhless
unless lhey ugree vllh lhe Sunnuh.` ('Abdulluh lbn Mus`ud (Rudhlyulluuhu 'Anhu))

Compuny Compuny Compuny Compuny
"Mun ls lnfluenced by lhe fullh of hls frlends. Therefore. be cureful of vhom you ussoclule vllh.` (Abu
Duvud) Thls meuns lhul u person`s bellefs. vulues und churucler ls shuped und delermlned by lhose lhul he
ussoclules vllh. You ure us rlghleous. commllled. mollvuled und us producllve us your frlends ure. Tell me
vho your besl frlends ure und I vlll lell you vho you ure` The slmple bul lrue fucl of llfe ls lhul you become
llke lhose you closely ussoclule vllh- for lhe beller or vorse.

Slncerlly of Purpose Slncerlly of Purpose Slncerlly of Purpose Slncerlly of Purpose
The revurd of deeds depends upon lhe lnlenllons. und every person vlll be revurded uccordlng lo hls
lnlenllon...` (8ukhurl)

Cur slncerlly delermlnes lhe lrue vulue of our ucllons und ulso helps us lo be conslslenl ln vhul ve do.
There ls nolhlng more dlfflcull for me lo correcl lhun my lnlenllons. for ll conllnuully ullempls lo chunge.`
(Sufyun Thuvrl (Ruhmululluuhl 'Alulh))

Cur slncerlly of purpose purlfles our ucllons und glves udded slgnlflcunce lo vhul ve do. A mun upprouched
lhree vorkers vho vere dolng lhe sume |ob. Vhul ure you dolng!` he usked euch one of lhem sepurulely
und gol dlfferenl unsvers. I um culllng slones` replled lhe flrsl. I um eurnlng my llvellhood` replled lhe
second. I um bulldlng u mosque` replled lhe lhlrd. The vulue of vhul ve do depends upon lhe lnner
purpose ln our heurl vllh vhlch ve do our vork.

Tlme Tlme Tlme Tlme
Tlme ls llke cupllul ln lhe hunds of un lnveslor. vhlch he lnvesls for lhe purpose of profll. The greuler lhe
umounl belng lnvesled. lhe greuler lhe relurns. So vhoever lukes udvunluge of dolng good deeds ln hls llfe
hus uchleved success. vhlle vhoever vusles hls lnveslmenl vlll nol see uny profll bul lncur greul loss.`
(Shuruf ul-Dln ul-Tlbl (Ruhmululluuhl 'Alulh))

Imum Chuzull (Ruhmululluuhl 'Alulh) suys: Il ls lncumbenl on every person vho belleves ln ALLAAH und
lhe Lusl Duy lhul he should nol be obllvlous of evuluullng hlmself. Lvery breulh of llfe ls u preclous |evel
vhlch cun buy elernul lreusures. Vusllng lhese breulhs or uslng lhem for delrlmenlul purposes ls such u greul
loss vhlch no lnlelllgenl person could |usllfy. Vhen u person vukes up he lells hlmself lhul lhe only
commodlly he hus ls hls llfe. Vhen llfe perlshes ull hls cupllul perlshes.` (The Provlslon of 8ellevers)

Inlrospecllon Inlrospecllon Inlrospecllon Inlrospecllon ( (( (Self Self Self Self- -- -L LL Lxumlnullon xumlnullon xumlnullon xumlnullon) )) )
Il ls necessury for un lndlvlduul lo puuse ul lhe end of euch duy lhul hus pussed. ln order lo check hlmself und
run lhrough hls uchlevemenls: Vhul hus he done ln lhe course of lhe duy! Vhy hus he done ll! Vhul hus he
omllled! Vhy hus he omllled ll! You vlll nol meel u bellever excepl he ls evuluullng hlmself.`
(Al-Husun 8usrl (Ruhmululluuhl 'Alulh))

Unforlunulely. honesl self-evuluullon ls one of lhe hurdesl skllls lo musler. Ve generully lend lo be self-
servlng ln our lhoughls.

Umur (Rudhlyulluuhu 'Anhu) vould oflen suy: Crlllclze und upprulse yourselves before you ure crlllclzed
und upprulsed on lhe Duy of 1udgmenl. und velgh oul your deeds. before lhey ure velghed oul for you.` A
Suge once suld: Ve luke dellghl ln every duy lhul ve huve llved. yel euch duy lhul pusses ls u porllon
(gone) of u llfellme.`

Muy ALLAAH muke us of lhose vho persevere und remuln sleudfusl ln dolng good und ubslulnlng from evll.