1) Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.
2) Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
3) Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for
salat
4) Neglecting the Sunnah.
5) Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty
things and bothered and irritated most of the time.
6) Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran,
for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His promise
of glad tidings.
7) Finding difficulty in remembering Allah and making dhikr.
8) Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
9) Desiring status and wealth.
10) Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with
wealth.
11) Ordering others to do good deeds when not practising
them ourselves.
12) Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for
others.
13) Being concerned with whether something is haram or halal
only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
14) Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like
cleaning the mosque.
15) Not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.
16) Not feeling the responsibility to do something to
promote Islam.
17) Being unable to deal with calamities, for instance
crying and yelling in funerals.
18) Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any
proof.
19) Becoming engrossed and very involved with dunya, worldly
things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in terms of
material wealth.
20) Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ourselves.
1) Recite and ponder on the meanings of the Quran.
Tranquility then descends and our hearts become soft. To get
optimum benefit, remind yourself that Allah is speaking to you.
People are described in different categories in the Quran;
think of which one you find yourself in.
2) Realize the greatness of Allah. Everything is under His
control. There are signs in everything we see that points us to
His greatness. Everything happens according to His permission.
Allah keeps track and looks after everything, even a black ant
on a black rock on a black moonless night.
3) Make an effort to gain knowledge, for at least the basic
things in daily life e.g. how to make wudu properly. Know the
meanings behind Allah's names and attributes. People who have
taqwa are those who have knowledge.
4) Attend gatherings where Allah is remembered. In such
gatherings we are surrounded by angels.
5) We have to increase our good deeds. One good deed leads
to another good deed. Allah will make the way easy for someone
who gives charity and also make it easy for him or her to do
good deeds. Good deeds must be done continuously, not in
spurts.
6) We must fear the miserable end to our lives; the
remembrance of death is the destroyer of pleasures.
7) Remember the different levels of akhirah, for instance
when we are put in our graves, when we are judged, whether we
will be in paradise or hell.
8) Make dua, realize that we need Allah. Be humble. Don't
covet material things in this life.
9) Our love for Subhana Wa Ta'Ala must be shown in actions.
We must hope Allah will accept our prayers, and be in constant
fear that we do wrong. At night before going to sleep, we must
think about what good we did during that day.
10) Realize the effects of sins and disobedience- one's
imaan is increased with good deeds and our imaan is decreased
by bad deeds. Everything that happens is because Allah wanted
it. When calamity befalls us- it is also from Allah. It is a
direct result of our disobedience to Allah.