Procrastination – A Scorching Fire in the Soul: Part 2
In part 1 of this article we looked at the findings of Piers Steel in his study on procrastination. Based on those findings, we said that if we do the following we…
Author: Leslie Schaffer
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Procrastination – A Scorching Fire in the Soul: Part 1
Read article: Procrastination – A Scorching Fire in the Soul: Part 1A Canadian industrial psychologist, Piers Steel, conducted a ten year study that shows the number of chronic procrastinators is increasing and that this habit results in being less healthy, less wealthy, and…
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Climate Change: Recognizing the Consequences, Rectifying the Harm
Read article: Climate Change: Recognizing the Consequences, Rectifying the HarmFossil fuels are deposits of organic material that have formed within the earth from remains of dead plants and animals. Over millions of years, these remains have been subjected to great pressure…
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Transcending Dysfunctional and Damaging Thoughts
Read article: Transcending Dysfunctional and Damaging ThoughtsConsider the amazing hadeeth, “Part and parcel of right and good worship of a person is his good thought” (Al Jame’a Al Sagheer). And the Prophet (pbuh) has also said, “Had they…
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Slavery, Supremacism, and Hegemony
Read article: Slavery, Supremacism, and HegemonyWhat is the mentality of a slaveholder? He looks upon his slave as his property, to be used for his benefit, profit, and convenience. He does not see a human being with…
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Knowing the Creation, Worshipping the Creator
Read article: Knowing the Creation, Worshipping the CreatorHumanity has been busy throughout its history, supplicating, bowing down, and engaging in diverse acts of worship. In the annals of religious observance, however, people have codified worship of many false gods.…
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The Prophet’s Wisdom and the Grand Gift of Silence
Read article: The Prophet’s Wisdom and the Grand Gift of SilenceProphet Muhammad, peace be upon him (pbuh), delivered to mankind a criterion of ethical and moral values. The Quran is al-furqan, the divine message that provides the criterion of right and wrong,…
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There’s an Elephant In the Room
Read article: There’s an Elephant In the RoomThe attack on the office of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, killing 12 people and injuring others, was the terrorist act of two brothers, Said and Cherif Kouach. According to the media…
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US Law Enforcement: Sliding Toward a Latin American Model?
Read article: US Law Enforcement: Sliding Toward a Latin American Model?The ongoing events in Ferguson, Missouri after the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, has brought to light the issue of militarization of the police in the United States.…
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Service Through Trust and Minute Details of Living
Read article: Service Through Trust and Minute Details of LivingSubmission, faith, service. Having submitted to Allah SWT, faith increases, and the natural outcome is the desire to serve other people and the rest of creation. Service can be volunteering, making dawah,…