Beating Procrastination: Keeping a Daily Relationship with the Quran

Source: http://productivemuslim.com/

Procrastination affects us all – however, the most serious procrastination is the one that keeps us away from Allah’s path and away from good deeds.

It’s interesting how people normally procrastinate to do good deeds or beneficial actions, but would rarely procrastinate when it come to bad deeds or useless tasks! It reminds me of what Imam Zaid Shakir said in our recent interview with him, he said clearly ”procrastination is from shaytaan”.

I want us to tackle a growing problem amongst many Muslims today: It’s the procrastination from reading/reciting the Quran on a daily basis. We call it procrastination, but in some cases, it can be called complete abandonment (may Allah protect us).

Imam: It’s ‘code red’ for American Muslims

Source: us.cnn.com

By: Daniel Burke

The mosque in Roxbury was crowded past capacity, with about 1,200 college students, urban hipsters and East Africans crowded into the hallways and front stairs.

They wanted to hear Imam Suhaib Webb, resident scholar of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and widely considered one of the country’s most influential Muslims, respond to Sam Harris and Bill Maher, who recently called Islam the “mother lode of bad ideas” and compared Muslims to the Mafia.

Guilt is a warning that what you are doing is violating your soul.

 Guilt is a warning that what you are doing is violating your soul.
 La culpa es una advertencia de que lo que está haciendo está violando tu alma.
 Schuld is een waarschuwing dat wat je hebt gedaan in overtreding is tegen je ziel.
 La culpabilité est un avertissement que ce que vous faites viole votre âme.
 Schuld ist eine Warnung, dass das, was Sie tun, ist zu verletzen Ihre Seele.
 Nèijiù de shì, nǐ zài zuò shénme wéifǎnle nǐ de línghún jǐnggào.
 Skuld är en varning om att det du gör är att bryta mot din själ.
 Chuvstvo viny yavlyayetsya preduprezhdeniyem , chto to, chto vy delayete, narushaya vashu dushu.
 Suçluluk ruhunu ihlal ne yapıyorsun bir uyarıdır.
 Il senso di colpa è un avvertimento che quello che stai facendo sta violando la tua anima.
 Rasa bersalah adalah peringatan bahwa apa yang Anda lakukan melanggar jiwa Anda.

Worry looks around, fear looks back, faith looks up, guilt looks down.

 Worry looks around, fear looks back, faith looks up, guilt looks down.
 Preocupación mira a su alrededor, el temor mira hacia atrás, la fe mira hacia arriba, la culpa mira hacia abajo.
 Zorg kijkt om zich heen, angst kijkt terug, geloof ziet op, schuld neerkijkt.
 Inquiétude regarde autour, la peur revient, foi regarde, regarde vers le bas culpabilité.
 Sorge sieht sich um, blickt Angst, Glaube schaut auf, sieht die Schuld nach unten.
 Dānxīn kàn lái kàn qù, pà huíshǒu, xìnyǎng táitóu, nèijiù kànbùqǐ.
 Oro ser sig omkring, skräck ser tillbaka, tro ser upp, skuld ser ner.
 Bespokoystvo smotrit vokrug, strakh oglyadyvayetsya , vera smotrit , chuvstvo viny smotrit vniz .
 Endişe, etrafına bakınır korku geri görünüyor, inanç arar, suçluluk aşağı görünüyor.
 Preoccupazione si guarda intorno, la paura guarda indietro, la fede guarda in alto, senso di colpa abbassa lo sguardo.
 Khawatir melihat sekeliling, takut melihat ke belakang, iman mendongak, rasa bersalah melihat ke bawah.

You cannot force forgiveness, you cannot put people on a guilt trip, for that is the road to nowhere.

 You cannot force forgiveness, you cannot put people on a guilt trip, for that is the road to nowhere.
 No se puede forzar el perdón, no se puede poner la gente en un viaje de culpabilidad, porque ese es el camino a ninguna parte.
 Je kunt niet dwingen vergeving, kun je mensen niet op een schuldgevoel, want dat is de weg naar nergens.
 Vous ne pouvez pas forcer le pardon, vous ne pouvez pas mettre les gens sur un sentiment de culpabilité, car c’est la route vers nulle part.
 Sie können keine Vergebung zwingen, Sie können nicht Menschen auf einer Reise Schuld, denn das ist der Weg ins Nirgendwo.
 Nǐ bùnéng qiǎngpò kuānshù, nǐ bùnéng bǎ yīgè nèijiù de rén, yīnwèi zhè shì dàolù zǒu bùtōng.
 Du kan inte tvinga förlåtelse, kan du inte sätta folk på en skuld resa, för det är vägen till ingenstans.
 Vy ne mozhete zastavit’ proshcheniya , vy ne mozhete postavit’ lyudey na poyezdku viny , potomu chto eto put’ v nikuda.
 Bu hiçbir yerde yol boyunca Sen af zorlayamaz, sen, bir suçluluk duygusu insanları koyamazsınız.
 Non si può forzare il perdono, non si può mettere la gente in un senso di colpa, perché questa è la strada verso il nulla.
 Anda tidak bisa memaksa pengampunan, Anda tidak dapat menempatkan orang-orang di perjalanan rasa bersalah, untuk itu adalah jalan ke mana-mana.