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Islam does not stop one from working hard in this life. It promotes a beautiful balance to seek the pleasure of Allah while earning (do no commit any sin) and spending (for example: help the parents, assist the poor and needy)
Charity and moderation http://islameasy.org/K_Charity.php
People may use their education and skills to promote the message of peace and concern for the whole humanity. Kindly review this chart http://www.islameasy.org/pdf/Convert_Time2Gold.pdf
To discover the purpose of life;
Finding our way to Allah by constant remembrance, good intentions and nice manners and etiquettes of daily life;
Converting time into gold! rush to do good deeds and earn millions of reward in a short time.
How busy professionals may become friends of Allah?
How to build our character which leads to an ideal human being?
How to avoid spiritual diseases of heart and bad manners which drain our energy and lose good deeds?
Virtues of repentance, how to avoid all types of sins?
How to resolve conflicts in daily life, with a pure heart, trustworthiness, soft manners and fulfilling everyone's rights?
Worshipping our Creator, acquiring knowledge to become an ideal believer, serving humanity, making efforts in helping fellow human beings to be loved by Allah should be our mission. Deeds done with a pure heart, sincere intentions, with humility, love and care fulfills the mission of life.
Islam's mission is to serve humanity.
Islam teaches us to help the needy without any discrimination of color, creed, race, nationality or religion. 'The entire humanity is Allah's family, and Allah loves him most from among His family, who benefits the family most'.
And Allah knows best.
Ask Alimah Team
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