Signs of Weak Faith & How to Increase Our Faith.

SIGNS OF WEAK FAITH 

*Committing sins and not feeling any guilt *Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Qur’an. *Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for prayer. *... Neglecting the Sunnah and following Bidath. *Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and bothered and irritated most of the time. *Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Qur’an, 

for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His promise of glad tidings. *Finding difficulty in remembering Allah. *Not feeling bad when unlawful things are done. *Desiring status and wealth regardless of the means. *Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with wealth. *Ordering others to do good deeds when not practicing them ourselves. *Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others. *Being concerned with worldly things forgetting about the hereafter. *Making fun of people who do simple good deeds,like cleaning the mosque. *Not feeling concerned the responsibility to do something to promote Islam. *Tendency to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof. *Becoming engrossed and very involved with worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in terms of material wealth. *Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ones own self.
 OKAY, HOW TO INCREASE OUR FAITH THEN? •Recite and ponder on the meanings of the Qur’an. •Realize the greatness of Allah. Everything is under His control. There are signs in everything we see that points us to His greatness. Everything happens with His permission. •Make an effort to gain deep knowledge of religion. •Attend gatherings where Allah is remembered. In such gatherings we are surrounded by Angels. •We have to increase our good deeds. One good deed leads to another. •We must fear the miserable end of our lives. •Remember when we are put in our graves, when we are judged, whether we will be in paradise or hell. •Realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Don’t covet material things in this life. •Our love for Allah must be shown in actions. •Realize the effects of sins and disobedience.