Ya Ithar! Painful, yet Liberating.

Is it easy to let go of something or someone you love in order to benefit another?
One of my favorite topics this year at MSA East Zone Conference was a lecture delivered by Mawlana Omar on Ithar.
Ithar: selflessness, placing the well-being of your brother over yours.  Mawlana described it as “placing others before yourself”.  The Prophet (pbuh) said: [...]

Sensitivity. “I” and the “ego”

Do you know someone that is overly sensitive?  Do you know someone that constantly complains about how *they* feel or how *their* mood is doing?  Is this person a bit dense to how others feel?
Let’s shift the focus from others to myself.
Do I easily get offended by mild things? Do I often complain to others [...]