In the Early Hours
Reflections on Spiritual and Self-Development

Khurram Murad
Edited by Riza Mohammed

Contents

• Preface
• Chapter One: The Process of Self Development
  • The goal in life
  • The first step to Paradise
  • Your mission
  • Prerequisites of tazkiya
  • Blessings and benefits
  • Summary
• Chapter Two: A Life of Remembrance
  • The significance of dhikr
  • The meaning of dhikr
  • The methods of dhikr
  • Organising your dhikr
  • Summary
• Chapter Three: Relating to Allah
  • Characteristics of `holding onto Allah'
    • Thankfulness to Allah
    • Worshipping Allah
    • Love of Allah
    • Becoming hanif
    • Jihad - striving in the path of Allah
  • Impediments in `holding onto Allah'
    • Pride
    • Hypocrisy
    • Pessimism
    • Uncontrollable anger
    • Abuse of the tongue
    • Lustful sexual desires
  • Summary
• Chapter Four: Relating to Allah's Messenger
  • The position of the Sunna in a Believer's life
  • The Prophet's mission
  • Guidelines in studying the Sunna
  • The Sunna in the context of western society
  • The real meaning of the term `Sunna'
  • Your mission
  • Summary
• Chapter Five: Spending in the way of Allah
  • Spending on fellow human beings
  • Spending for the cause of Islam
  • The small charity
  • Modes of living
  • Love of this world
  • Forgiving others
  • Summary
• Chapter Six: Relating to Allah's Creation
  • The registers of deeds
  • Obligations to your family
  • Obligations to your children
  • Obligations to your parents
  • Obligations to your fellow Muslims
  • Obligations of employers and employees
  • Obligations to your neighbours
  • The rights of animals
  • Summary
• Chapter Seven: Meeting Allah
  • The objective of life
  • The reality of the Hereafter
  • The Certainty of death
  • Man's forgetfulness
  • Seeking Allah's mercy
  • Seeking Allah's forgiveness
  • Self-evaluation
  • Conquering the fear of death
  • Summary