Personality Development in Islam

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Personality Development in Islam And Its Effects
on Nations and Civilizations
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Outline

• The importance of the individual to the issue of
  nation building
• Special qualities of an exemplary individual
  character
• Men of distinction who developed under the
  Prophets tutelage
• Summary

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The Importance of The Individual to The Issue of
National-Building
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• The First Islamic State
• Established by the Allahs Messenger
• The secret of its strength fortitude was its
  cultivation of upright individuals who were
  willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the
  values, beliefs and principles

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• The Concern of The Leadership for Individual
  Development
• Wish for something !
• An upright individual who has true faith in what
  he believes will be capable of securing wealth
  money
• It is of utmost importance that they enjoy
  patience steadfastness on their principles

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Special Qualities of an Exemplary Individual
Character
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• A Persons good qualities must be channeled into
  Islamic work
• Islam works to channel people natural qualities
  into a productive and healthy direction
• Umar B. AL-Khattab conversion to Islam story

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• A Persons good qualities must be channeled into
  Islamic work
• Islam did not come to obliterate the
  personalities of men and turn people into clones
  of one another, or to make them as were all cast
  from the same mold. Islam came to develop the
  unique and special characteristics of each
  individual Muslim so that they can be employed in
  the service of Islam

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• A Persons good qualities must be channeled into
  Islamic work
• These qualities must be refined and corrected
  and their excessive tendencies put in check.
• Umar B. Al-Khattab was addressing himself.
• Khalid B. Al-Walid most pleasurable night.

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• Emphasis must be placed on the positive aspects
  of a persons character
• The good qualities of one persons character will
  emerge, qualities that are both special and
  praiseworthy.
• Umar B. Al-Khattab story.

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• Effort must be made to draw forth every good that
  a person is capable of
• Every strength and ability that a person can
  muster has a productive outlet where that person
  can truly feel that he or she is serving Islam.
• Abu Bakr hadith.

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Men of Distinction Who Developed Under The
Prophets Tutelage
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• Musab B. Umayr
• Shrouding Musab on the day of the battle of
  Uhud.
• The first ambassador in Islam.

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• The Learned Scholar
• Abdullah B. Abbas
• How Ibn Abbas acquired a great quantity of
  knowledge?
• Umar consulting Ibn Abbas.

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• An example of altruism
• The story of the three people who were killed in
  the battle of Yarmuk.

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Reference Personality Development In Islam.
Book authered by Salman B. Fahd Al-Oudah