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PREFACE VIII
INTRODUCTION IX
CHAPTER ONE 1
THE ARTISTRY OF EXISTENCE 1
1. The Art of Obedience 1
Obedience to Allah 2
Longing for Allah 3
2. The Art of Silence 4
3. The Art of Being Alone Without Loneliness 6
4. The Art of Embracing Rest 10
5. The Art of Softening the Heart 12
CHAPTER TWO 19
THE PURSUIT OF FULFILMENT 19
6. The Pursuit of Seeking ‘Ilm 19
7. The Pursuit of Joy in Balancing Duties 22
8. The Pursuit of Advancement 25
9. The Pursuit of Delaying Gratification 29
10. The Pursuit of Enjoying Life 31
CHAPTER THREE 39
HEARTS THAT REMEMBER 39
11. Fearing Allah 39
12. Keep Renewing Your Faith 42
13. Life is a Lie 43
14. Temporary Pleasure 46
15. Embracing Strength in Faith 49
CHAPTER FOUR 55
FORGING FAITH THROUGH ACTIONS 55
16. Action 1: Protecting from Envy 55
17. Action 2: Transforming Destiny
Through Du’a 58
18. Action 3: Leaving Good Imprints 60
19. Action 4: Seizing Underrated Opportunities 63
20. Action 5: Understanding People
Beyond Words 66
CHAPTER FIVE 73
FOUNDATION OF FAITH 73
21. Patience 73
22. Gratitude 76
23. Good Manners 80
24. Respect Your Parents 82
25. Race Towards Righteousness 84
26. The Four Most Difficult Virtues 87
CHAPTER SIX 98
A TREASURY OF ADVICE 98
27. Advice to the Brides 98
28. Advice to the Couples 101
29. Advice to the Believers 104
30. Advice to Everyone 106
CHAPTER SEVEN 113
TIPS FOR ABUNDANT PROVISION 113
31. Tip 1: The Various Du’a for Good Sustenance 113
32. Tip 2: Seeking Forgiveness and Repentance 115
33. Tip 3: Spending in the Way of Allah 121
34. Tip 4: Marriage 124
CHAPTER EIGHT 132
SHORT TALES FOR TIMELESS WISDOM 132
35. The Stricker and the Stricken 132
36. The King and the Lion 134
37. The Sick Stag and his Friends 135
38. The Rose Within 137
39. The Fox and the Mask 139
CHAPTER NINE 146
MASTER KEYS TO GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS 146
40. Aspiration: Oprah Winfrey’s Story 146
41. Discipline and Strength: Rosa Louise
McCauley Parks’ Story 148
42. Diligence: Anthony Robbins’ Story 150
CHAPTER TEN 157
THE DAILY HABITS OF GENIUSES
AROUND THE WORLD 157
43. Bill Gates: The Creator of Microsoft 159
44. Mark Zuckerberg: The Inventor of Facebook 161
45. Jack Dorsey: The Founder of Twitter (now called X) 163
46. Kim Ung-Yong: World’s Human
Super-genius 167
47. James Sidis: The Master of 200 Languages 169
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 175
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 176
ABOUT THE ARTIST 177
REFERENCES 178