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He Came to Perfect Moral Character
At the tender age of 14, I began a journey on a long forked road with only three exits: death, prison and/or succumb to the perils of the poison I was selling to the mothers and fathers of my own community. I escaped one, fell victim to one and dodged one for a period of time until it eventually caught up to me.
As for the one I escaped, it was the noxious addiction that has and continues to destroy many families in my community - it even destroyed my own family. That was the addiction of substance abuse. As for the one I fell victim to, it was the prison cell that had been patiently waiting for me, for fifty thousand years before anything was brought into existence, by the divine decree of Allah (i.e. Qadr).
As for the one I dodged for a while until it eventually caught up to me, it was the death of Jahiliyah (i.e. pre-Islamic era) which I experienced, and the life that was given to me when I embraced the religion of Islam:
"Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life and a light by which he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness from which he can never come out…"
Here are the chapter titles for the new book, ' He Came to Perfect Moral Character... The Persona of Prophet Muhammad through My Eyes'
1. Criticizing and Condemning will not bring about the Most Productive Outcome 2. Empowering Our Youth Through Sincere Admiration and Appreciation 3. Appeal to the Ambitions of Other People if You want to bring out the Best in Them. 4. Empathy and Concern for Other People 5. The Power of a Smile Has the Propensity to Change Lives 6. It's OK to be Down to Earth 7. Setting Realistic Expectations of Other People 8. Don't Over Exaggerate the Fault as the Consequences are Grave 9. Everyone Wants to Feel Important
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