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Asalam alaykum my brothers and sisters.

! Contnd.SCALES OF DETERMING A DEFECTIVE IMAN
BACKBITING AND SLANDERING: These are from the most destructive sins, yet the most widely spread amongst all humans in general and Muslims is particular such that no one is free from it except for a few. I refer to those who are fond of these sins as the“cannibals amongst men”. These sins flag a defective Iman because of its diseased effect on the heart. It includes gossiping, spreading rumor etc.Allahsays:
“behold, you received it on your tongues and said out of your mouths, things which you had no knowledge, and you thought it to be a light matter while it was the most serious in the sight of ALLAH (Quran 24:15).
FORNICATION AND ADULTERY:Today, Muslims are increasingly banishing their modesty and bringing down the honor Islam offered them, by involving themselves in these evil acts called “Modern fun”. Having a boyfriend/girlfriend is definitely going to strangle yourIman.ALLAH says;
“Do not come near to adultery, indeed it is a shameful deed and an evil way” (Quran 17:32).
The former will not only decrease your Iman, it will also strip you off any sense of morals and mark you with the emblem of disbelief, how perilous!
TELLING LIES:This is most common sin in recent times; it is now even unconstitutionally legalized even the law itself is lying. Telling lies is against the human physiology, like a disease, it has its own signs and symptoms. The act of lying produces inner conflicts between various control centers of the brain, thereby sending out contradictory signals to cause facial muscle twitching, increase eye blinking, rapid heart rate with some unconscious acts like covering the mouth, scratching the side of the neck and rubbing of the ear etc. Lying is the easiest of all sins; it eats upImanlike a canker.
Conclusively, every defective indication on theImanometersignifies the reduction inIman. When theImanof a believer seem to be falling below zero level, then theImanometeris therefore, repaired by engineering a sincere repentance, screwing in pious acts (giving alms, performingnawafils, participating in righteous acts etc.) and covering it with the strict adherence to the five pillars of Islam.
May ALLAH (SWT) guard us to the straight path and reward us all abundantly in this world and in the hereafter.
ASALAM ALEYKUM WARAMOTULLAH WABARAKATUH.
By Amusat Usman Abiola http://www.kathbaat.com

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Iman(faith) in Islamic theology denotes a believer’s faith in various aspects of Islam. It is the light of the intellect, the polish of consciousness and the articulation of emotions in the heart of the true believers.Iman is a divine favor from Allah(God) i.e. it cannot be attained by giving in to evil desires (sins) which are filthy blemishes that stain the heart. Iman is the certitude in the unseen (ALLAH), the highest level of TAQWA(perfection of faith) and can be affirmed as acknowledging ALLAH (SWT) with full sincerity of the heart whilst accepting all his attributes and their obvious corollaries. The proclamation of having Iman as a true believer (mu’min) (which is not, often one of their qualities) professes the faith in Allah, in his signs and in his directives (decree). There are six articles of faith (Iman) which are; belief in ALLAH as the one and the only true GOD (Shahadah), belief in the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), belief in the Day of Judgment, belief in the noble Angels, and the belief in destiny (Qadar).
However, the trials of life can terrorize our Iman(faith) at times. Even, some believers are caught off guard due to the distractions of the world and transgressions (sin). But through patience, contentiousness, submissiveness, doing righteous deeds and constancy the true believers (mu’min) will scale through. It cleanses off any form of peccadilloes e.g. telling lies, stealing, backbiting, slandering, and listening to music (vain talks e.t.c.). This implies that surely,IMAN is the antidote to all problems. Departing happily from this transient life to the eternal realm will be possible only under the guidance of Iman. The preservation of one’s faith seems a rough ride in this malevolence society where telling lies is the habitual lingo but this destitution is the consequence of winning the divine trophy(AL – JANNAH FIRDAWS).
The rise of faith (Iman) toward its climax is dependent on measuring one’s faith even if the obvious look of a believer seem pious owing to the verity that Iman is not measurable on the physical body like the heart beat is measured with the use of a stethoscope. It has become imperative to understand the standards and the parameter scales of measuring one’s faith (Iman), although it is only ALLAH (SWT) that knows those who are truly pious (true believers) but Iman is measurable using some fundamental scales of the DEEN.