What do you find usually helps?

[HalfDzed]

I noticed it gets harder to remain as stead-fast & consistent towards the religious obligations after Ramadan. Usually after eid comes, it plummets, then for the next few months, its a tug-of-war between the nafs & the temptations, until it finally stabilizes. So, what usually helps a person bounce back and pick up things once again? Where does one draw motivation to continue being a faithful Muslim, day in & day out, regardless of the month of the year? Family? Community? Personal pledge? Other factors?

Do share.

[Hyperactive]

depends what temptation you talking about.lol joking

i guess it's issue every one dealing with. myself i keep fasting mondays and thrusdays that makes me displine most of times.

[HELWAA]

Suround urself with god fearing pple, they always remind you of Allah and if you're about to do somthing wrong they show you the right way.

[HalfDzed]

hyperactive,

Mashallah! That's good.

I was talking to our imaam about this on Friday and he said to read a lot of Qur'an, which I've been trying to do, but I don't know what I'm supposed to find in the Qur'an?

I guess I'm looking for some divine inspiration to come out of nowhere.


Helwaa,

Thank you.

[Hyperactive]

that imam sounds like my father, i say: im tired, he says: did you read quran today? read quran, im in bad mood, read quran, im lazy, read quran, i cant sleep, read quran.
im worried about my exam, read quran! i thought there was some special things waitting between quran pages.lol

[HalfDzed]

Speaking of your father, how's the family? How's my favorite Sheikh doing?

[Shirib]

HalfDazed,

I'm with you abti, imaan went down after Ramadan, I think reading Quran is actually not a bad idea, puts me in a better state of mind atleast, but I think its personal drive. If you tell yourself you can do it, than you can, and nothing can stop you.

Also Helwaa said surround yourself around people who are religous, it helps a lot.

[grandpakhalif]

when you're praying imagine allah is right in front of you the angel of death is behind you hell is on your left jannah is on your right.. this always helps me replenish my iman every salat.

[HalfDzed]

HalfDazed,

I'm with you abti, imaan went down after Ramadan, I think reading Quran is actually not a bad idea, puts me in a better state of mind atleast, but I think its personal drive. If you tell yourself you can do it, than you can, and nothing can stop you.

Also Helwaa said surround yourself around people who are religous, it helps a lot.

Thanks, abti. Hooyo & aabe ma fiicanyihiin? Habararyar Deeqo London mee weli degentahay?

I still can't imagine her as being married & a mother, we used to play bugle together & kadhimeey.


Grampa,

Will do.

[Hyperactive]

lol ader took me a while to know who you were, lol

first i thought you were kambuli, specially when i read your shrib reply.

every one is fine alhamdullilah.

[Shirib]

Everyone is good, alhamduli'allah. Yea she's still in London, my how time flies right

Hows everything on your ends

[Shirib]

hyper,

me and HalfDzed go way back

[Hyperactive]

lol i didnt recognize him specially this new nick.

kambuli normally knows every one and their family.lol

[HalfDzed]

hyperactive,

That's great to hear, adeer.


Shirib,

You should pay us a visit one of these days. Hooyo was the one who told me you guys were in Seattle.

I thought you'd all moved to Arizona after habaryar Amina passed away.

[Shirib]

Arizona we came straight to Seattle and never moved. If I ever come down their, I'll make sure to meet up with you.

I know some of the other folks we knew from Kenya, also ended up in Atlanta