Islamic Poetry and Other Literature

Ten Sicknesses of the Heart

-- Anonymous --
1. You believe in the existance of Allah, subhaana wata'aala, but you do not fulfil His Commands.

2. You say you love the Prophet Mohammed, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam, but you do not follow his Sunnah.

3. You read the Holy Qur'an but you do not put it into practice.

4. You enjoy the benefits Allah, subhaana wata'aala, has bestowed upon you but you are not grateful to Him.

5. You acknowledge Satan as your enemy but you do not act against him.

6. You want to enter Paradise but you do not work for it.

7. You do not want to be thrown into Hell-Fire but you do not try to run away from it.

8. You believe that every living thing will face death but you do not prepare for it.

9. You gossip and find faults in others but you forget your own faults and habits.

10. You bury the dead but you do not take a lesson from it.


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