{"id":97,"date":"2016-05-05T17:18:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T17:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islaminlife.com\/en\/?p=97"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:56:53","slug":"two-useful-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islaminlife.com\/en\/two-useful-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Useful Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\"><span style=\"font-family: quadraat-bold; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><em>Two very useful thoughts are always borne in the mind of a Believer:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">One, I don\u2019t know whether my good deeds have been accepted or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">Two, I don\u2019t know how my life would end up (i.e. would it be a good-ending or a bad one).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">By contemplating on these thoughts we could always refrain from being complacent regarding our efforts on the Path of Allah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">This would InshaAllah help us improve our state of Iman (Faith) and A\u2019maal (Good Deeds). We could save ourselves from being boastful of accomplishing abundant good deeds. 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