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Building a Heavenly Personality 15 April 2012
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Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
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Quran 4:123 · An-Nisa
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Quran 18:103 · Al-Kahf
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Quran 75:20 · Al-Qiyamah
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Quran 89:15 · Al-Fajr
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Quran 89:16 · Al-Fajr
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Quran 41:30 · Fussilat
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Quran 5:83 · Al-Ma'idah
▶ 27:22
Quran 10:25 · Yunus
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Quran 41:30 · Fussilat
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Debunking common myths about how to earn paradise
“Jannat is our goal, but how do we actually get it?”
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Humans are born paradise-seeking animals, per Islamic thought
“Man is a paradise-seeking animal by birth, Maulana says”
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Humans crave paradise but must live in its absence
“Every human is born chasing a paradise he'll never build here”
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Paradise itself is paradise's greatest obstacle
“Paradise itself is the greatest obstacle to paradise”
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History's conquerors all died in disappointment, not paradise
“Alexander, Hitler, a rich raja — all died disappointed”
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Living in contradiction: paradise-seeker in a non-paradise world
“We are destined to live in contradiction”
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Qur'an: loving instant gain over the hereafter
“You love instant gain and forget the hereafter”
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Reformers who chased an ideal society all failed
“No reformer, secular or Muslim, ever built an ideal society”
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Islam targets the individual, not the ideal system
“Islam's goal is not an ideal system, but an ideal individual”
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Definition of a jannati personality: no negative feelings
“A paradise-personality means being completely free of negative feelings”
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How angels and satans compete for your mindset
“Angels only descend where the mind is completely positive”
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One drop of negativity spoils the whole personality
“One drop of dirt ruins the whole tub of water”
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Modern communication as an unearned blessing from the West
“Sulaiman sent a letter by hand — I'm on the phone now”
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Telephone gratitude dissolves hatred toward the West
“I was on the phone, and a thought struck me”
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Gratitude toward the West's technological blessings
“Would you really hate those who gave you these blessings?”
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Paradise comes from inner character, not outer deeds
“Paradise won't come from outside acts — build your own personality”
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Hadith story: the man with no hatred in his heart
“The Prophet said, 'This man is a person of paradise'”
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Counseling a man bent on revenge over money
“A man wanted to kill someone over seventy thousand rupees”
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Negative thinking is the root of all evil
“Every evil in the world traces back to negative thinking”
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