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Aug 2023
1h 2m

The Path to a Strong Character

Belal Assaad
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Islam did not come to develop the spiritual side only but also the mental, physical and character side. A strong believer is not only about strong faith, but also about building knowledge, materialistically resourceful, mentally resilient, emotionally intelligent, understands and can differentiate between different relationships and most of all, knows themselves, their strengths, weaknesses and does not stop building themselves. A Muslim’s outlook on life is deep in meaning and purpose beyond the modern person’s scope. In this valuable and informative lecture, you will learn some fundamental concepts and elements of what makes a person have a strong personality, character and keep rising with success in this life and the next, from the Islamic approach, inshaAllah.

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