الإيمان

السلام عليكم

as i was happily browsing thru fb's dashboard, i came across this : SIGNS OF WEAK IMAN & WAYS TO INCREASE IMAN. my God. i got curious so i just clicked on the link. gaaah. you know me. curiosity kills the cat. ngeeooww! and i totallllllllllyyyyyyyyy gotta heed those advices below too. haisssssssh. Allahu Allahu Allah! gv me, gv us the strength & patience to do so. Ameen :')

SIGNS OF WEAK IMAAN:

Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.
Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat
Neglecting the Sunnah.
Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and bothered and
irritated most of the time

sidetracked ;
the moment i finished reading till that line, everything hit me in my face. accepted the fact.
MY IMAAN IS LOW :(
i knew it even before coming across this. sigh D:

Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah
warns us of punishments and His promise of glad tidings.
Finding difficulty in remembering Allah and making dhikr.
Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
Desiring status and wealth.
Being mean and miserly,
i.e. not wanting to part with wealth.
Ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.
Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others.
Being concerned with whether something is haram or
halal only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like cleaning the mosque.
Not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.
Not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.
Being unable to deal with calamities, for instance crying and yelling in funerals.
Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof.
Becoming engrossed and very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in terms of material wealth.
Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ourselves

GAAAAAH, i feel like pulling my hair out after reading all these. i mean.. i dont totally agree to all for my situation but the first few really3 .... ahhhhhhh.. such little things, so much impact on our imaan ;( feel me,anyone? someone? somebody? ah kay, nobody ha -_-

WAYS TO INCREASE OUR IMAAN:

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.
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.
Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at least the basic things
in daily life e.g. how to make wudhu’ properly. Know the
meanings behind
Allah’s names and attributes. People who have taqwa are those
who have knowledge.
Attend gatherings where Allah is remembered. In such gatherings
we are surrounded by angels.
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.
We must fear the miserable end to our lives; the remembrance of death is the destroyer of pleasures.
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.
Make du’a, realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Don’t covet material
things in this life.
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.
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.

Source: unknown (sorry! someone shared this in facebook without stating the
source)