37 Simple Ways to Make your Youth More Rewarding | MuslimMatters.org
As Muslim youth, we face many struggles and hardships. From being discriminated against to judged on and being hurt by others, we face struggles on the daily. Despite this, we are also taught to be humble and respond with modesty, not only in the Qur’an but also the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW). Take the story of the old lady who used to throw trash at him every day as he passed by for example. When he noticed the old lady was not throwing trash one day, he learned that she was sick. Instead of ignoring this and holding a grudge, he, peace be upon him, went to visit her and letting go her ignorance. This is one of the many examples we should live by.
This article, “37 Simple Ways to Make you Youth More Rewarding”, offers many tips that Muslim adolescents can incorporate into their daily life to make it more fulfilling. Our youth is very valuable and we should capitalize on it. Here is a list of the 37 tips:
1. Avoid Complaining.
2. Shun Ignorance.
3. Make the Qur’an your Daily Manual.
4. Uphold the Sunnah.
5. Keep Good Company.
6. Focus on the Positive.
7. Take a Daily Step Towards your Goals.
8. Set yourself up with some Accountability.
9. Follow Up a Good Deed with Another.
10. Smile.
11. Listen.
12. Call Someone to Islam.
13. Show Gratitude for even the Simplest Act.
14. Spread Salaam.
15. Give Charity.
16. Forgive.
17. See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
18. Volunteer.
19. Never Stop Learning.
20. Accept Mistakes and Failures.
21. Check Yourself.
22. Stay Awake After Fajr.
23. Make Sincere Duaa for someone in His/Her Absence.
24. Keep Your Tongue Moist with the Remembrance of Allah (SWT).
25. Keep in Touch.
26. Honor Your Parents.
27. Make a Budget.
28. Keep Silent/Don’t Backbite.
29. Apologize when Wrong.
30. Watch What You Eat.
31. Go Offline.
32. Pray Tahajjud.
33. Ask Allah.
34. Practice What You Preach.
35. Get Active.
36. Enjoy Good Decent Jokes.
37. Relax.
Multiple of these tips have a great connection to this year’s MIST theme of, The Honor of Humility: Discovering Dignity in Challenging Pride. Tips 13, 24, 29,& 33 are the more obvious ones, but if you think deeply about each one, they each have a relation to the theme. For example, tip #24 can relate to modesty, as in smile no matter what has occurred and even if someone hurt you, you should always smile. Tip #2 can relate to the theme in the sense that we should ignore ignorance and work towards showing people what Islam really is, through humility.
Overall, this article is a good read for any Muslim or Non-Muslim youth; everyone can benefit from it.
|| Hassan ||