An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
Table of Contents
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Immune to flattery........................................................71
To praise someone to his face is to destroy oneself ...72
Not letting praise go to one’s head .............................72
Blessed are those who tolerate the severity of the
righteous ........................................................................73
Receiving praise, not with conceit, but with humility
........................................................................................74
Reject reproof and you reject what is good ................75
Working in one’s own sphere, and avoiding conflict
with the government of the day ..................................75
Fearing no one in giving admonishment ...................76
Reckon with oneself before being reckoned with......76
Learning from everything that happens.....................77
Meditation the greatest of activities ............................77
The Companions worshipped by thinking of God and
the Hereafter .................................................................78
In everything there is a lesson to be learned..............78
The nature of a true believer........................................78
3. Worship.........................................................................80
