Books to

Tremendously Boost
Your Career and
Growth: An Islamic
Perspective
Presented by
Fawwaz Salafi 21153
Table of Contents

Personal Books on Self

01 Development in Islam 02 Improvement

The Problem with

03 Western Self-
Improvement Books
04 Conclusions
 What does PD have to do with Islam?

Defines Purpose Ultimate form of Discipline

Purely focused on Submission
Gives you a bigger goal to
strive towards to the Most High

‫التزکیه‬
Revealed from
Self Purification-
The Creator
Centric
Nobody knows the creation
Centered around gratitude, forgiveness, and
abstinence from evils better than the Creator.
 ‫اإلسالم‬

Books on Self-Improvement
Al Adab al Mufrad
Imam Muhammad b. Ismail al Bukhari (D. 870 AD)
Topics Covered:

Etiquettes Dealing with Social Behavior 1322 Ahadith

Etiquettes extracted Negativity The Prophetic Compiled by the author
from the life of the Methodology of on the Prophet’s
Incidents from the
Holy Prophet (peace be dealing with people character
Sunnah of responding to
upon him) harshness with softness
The Beginning of Guidance
Imam Abu Hamid al Ghazali (D. 1111 AD)
Topics Covered:

Guarding Harms of Eliminating

the Tongue Manners Takabbur Disobedience
Refraining from vain Manners to execute daily Practical ways of Removing all forms of
talk and sins of the life practices such as eliminating pride and disobedience to the
tongue. sleeping, eating, etc. boastfulness. Creator
The Disease and The Cure
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (D. 1350 AD)
Topics Covered:

Self- Power of Overcoming

Hope
Purification Supplication Desires
Purifying the soul from Establishing a Emphasizing the topic
evil deeds and Ways to deal with the
meaningful connection of Hope in the mercy of whispers of Satan
inclinations. with Allah Allah
The Quran
Allah The Most High
Topics Covered:

Prophetic Traits of Recipes for Stories of

Supplications Believers Success Previous Nations
Rules and principles to Accounts of old
Supplications said by How righteous men,
attain success in both civilizations and the
the best of beings saints, and believers
this world and the causes of their
should act
hereafter destruction
“Indeed he succeeds who purifies
himself.” (Ash-Shams 91: 9)

—Quran (91:9)
The Problem with Secular PD Books

● Focused entirely on acquiring goals through physical

means
● Removed God from the equation
● Can leave you disappointed
● Centered around freewill and dismisses divine decree
 What do Sins have to do with PD?

Combining physical Your sins stop you Having the Creator on

effort with metaphysical from achieving your side makes you
effort is necessary your worldly goals unstoppable
Conclusion

Physical Means
Worldly Goal

Material success

Barakah and blessings

Metaphysical Means
Higher chances of
succeeding
Thank You! Any Questions?

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