Right
Actions
You know, there are so many good things you can do in your life
that it can be hard deciding what to do.
Everything we do is a part of our Deen,
so how can we know what to do all the time?
Obviously it would be impossible to have a book with a rule for everything that humans on the planet could do,
so we have to find other ways to know whether an action can be part of our Way of Life,
our Deen.
Well, the first, and most important way of knowing
is to think about Why we are doing whatever it is.
Are we trying to be good
or are we just being bad?
What is our Intention?
And when we have decided what we intend to do,
the Deen is about the way we do it,
our Way of Life.
A Way of doing things that can be seen through all our different actions.
Our Deen is not so much about what we should do,
but more about how and why we do things.
For instance, we know Muslims are meant to be kind,
but think of all the different ways there are to be kind to other people,
And it's not just people we can be kind to.
Showing kindness to other living creatures is also a part of the Muslim Way of Life,
being kind to animals and birds.
So, think of all the different things that you can do in a kind way.
Because being kind makes you feel good,
so the more acts of kindness, the better you feel.
Being kind is good for you,
and being good is following the Deen.
Of course
there is more than kindness to make you feel good
following the Muslim Way of Life.
Which way
would you like to go?
Telling the Truth
Why is it better to tell the truth?
Is it good to be Polite?
Always Learning
How can we tell what is good to learn?
Boredom or Excitement and Wonder?
no-one can take it away
apart from Hu
and if Hu wants good for you
no-one can keep away
Hu's bounty
Hu makes it fall
on whoever Hu wills
of Hu's servants
Hu is
the Most-Forgiving
the Ever-Merciful
and turn in sorrow to Hu
and Hu will let you
enjoy a good life
until a set time
and Hu will give
of Hu's bounty
to everyone
who deserves it
but if you turn away
I fear for you
the punishment
of a terrible day
moving on the earth
that does not rely on God
for all its needs
Hu knows where it lives
and where it rests
after it dies
all is in a Clear Book
and do good deeds
and have no pride
before their Liege
they will be
the ones who live
in the Garden
living there forever