Comments on: Taking Advice From the Past To Save the Future http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 24 May 2012 01:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: iMuslim http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44440 iMuslim Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:23:14 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44440 Indeed... it's also a reminder of the many ways that our words are witnessed and recorded... Indeed… it’s also a reminder of the many ways that our words are witnessed and recorded…

]]> By: iMuslim http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44439 iMuslim Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:21:58 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44439 BarakAllahu fiki... I still don't see how it want a rant though! Obviously my definition must differ to that of the mainstream. :) BarakAllahu fiki… I still don’t see how it want a rant though! Obviously my definition must differ to that of the mainstream. :)

]]> By: dijma http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44381 dijma Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:07:09 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44381 I had a similar experience. A brother who wasn't much into his religion slowly with time began to practice more and more. After over a decade he was making a speech and mentioned how some words I had mentioned had an enormous impact on him and made him think. I am quoted to have said, "Its not who you are, but its what you do that makes you". I do remember saying those words at a cricket match! Just goes to show, speak good and you never know how far a few words will go. I had a similar experience. A brother who wasn’t much into his religion slowly with time began to practice more and more. After over a decade he was making a speech and mentioned how some words I had mentioned had an enormous impact on him and made him think. I am quoted to have said, “Its not who you are, but its what you do that makes you”. I do remember saying those words at a cricket match! Just goes to show, speak good and you never know how far a few words will go.

]]> By: Sadaf http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44155 Sadaf Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:51:49 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44155 Well, the more personalized a "rant", the more I read it with interest. I love personal accounts. This post is a great reminder for all of us, to examine our current/present selves and compare them with our past ones, to see whether we have withered in our faith and sincerity of actions, or not. This examination should, in fact, be a constant part of our lives. Jazakillahu Khairan for this post! And, yeah, I also mentally slap myself often. :) Well, the more personalized a “rant”, the more I read it with interest. I love personal accounts.

This post is a great reminder for all of us, to examine our current/present selves and compare them with our past ones, to see whether we have withered in our faith and sincerity of actions, or not. This examination should, in fact, be a constant part of our lives.

Jazakillahu Khairan for this post! And, yeah, I also mentally slap myself often. :)

]]> By: Anisa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44145 Anisa Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:02:57 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44145 barakAllahu feeki barakAllahu feeki

]]> By: sister http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44140 sister Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:36:36 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44140 Ameen. Yes, maybe it's the finding of wisdom? Silent wisdom...reflective wisdom. There's a good quote: "Wisdom is the refinding of innocence" Or maybe it's desensitization and shaytan drawing us into the dunya more. Allahu a'lam Ameen.
Yes, maybe it’s the finding of wisdom? Silent wisdom…reflective wisdom.
There’s a good quote: “Wisdom is the refinding of innocence”
Or maybe it’s desensitization and shaytan drawing us into the dunya more.
Allahu a’lam

]]> By: Zainab (AnonyMouse) http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44139 Zainab (AnonyMouse) Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:09:53 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44139 Truly a post I can resonate with! I feel like I've been going through the same thing; that my thoughts and opinions are not as loud and outspoken as they used to be, and that I can bring myself to speak (or rather, write) about something if it happens to be something I care about a great deal, and have taken the time to think about. There are times when I look back and wonder what happened to me, to those days when I would feel incredibly zealous and impassioned about certain things... and when I look at myself now, I honestly feel as though I'm slipping in various ways. But perhaps we're not actually slipping... perhaps this is just another step in our evolution as individuals, and we simply need to learn to harness this new 'sense of quiet' more effectively :) May Allah help us all to improve our characters, perfect our manners, and strengthen our emaan, ameen! Truly a post I can resonate with!
I feel like I’ve been going through the same thing; that my thoughts and opinions are not as loud and outspoken as they used to be, and that I can bring myself to speak (or rather, write) about something if it happens to be something I care about a great deal, and have taken the time to think about.

There are times when I look back and wonder what happened to me, to those days when I would feel incredibly zealous and impassioned about certain things… and when I look at myself now, I honestly feel as though I’m slipping in various ways.

But perhaps we’re not actually slipping… perhaps this is just another step in our evolution as individuals, and we simply need to learn to harness this new ‘sense of quiet’ more effectively :)

May Allah help us all to improve our characters, perfect our manners, and strengthen our emaan, ameen!

]]> By: iMuslim http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44138 iMuslim Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:57:37 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44138 Wa 'alaykum salam wa rahmatullah sis May Allah grant you the highest levels of imaan, ameen. :) Wa ‘alaykum salam wa rahmatullah sis

May Allah grant you the highest levels of imaan, ameen. :)

]]> By: Sakina Al-Amin http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44137 Sakina Al-Amin Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:16:26 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44137 It is a good post. It is a good post.

]]> By: iMuslim http://muslimmatters.org/2009/06/02/taking-advice-from-the-past-to-save-the-future/#comment-44135 iMuslim Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:09:04 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=5688#comment-44135 Hmm, I didn't intend it to be a rant. I am surprised that anyone read any kind of 'rantish' emotion into my words. It was more a reflective piece on where I've been, where I am, and where I hope to be, insha'Allah. :) Hmm, I didn’t intend it to be a rant. I am surprised that anyone read any kind of ‘rantish’ emotion into my words. It was more a reflective piece on where I’ve been, where I am, and where I hope to be, insha’Allah. :)

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