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These are all very beautiful values mā-shā'-Allāh. My question would be, how do we anchor them in the Qur'ān & Sunnah? Which do we focus on first (age appropriateness) and how do we "teach" values? Example; everyone seems to agree that "confidence" is a good value to teach/learn, however, is it an Islamic value? How do we define "confidence" from an Qur'ānic perspective? What do we do with the authentic Du'ā of our beloved Prophet ﷺ in which he was reported to supplicate: "Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye." [Sunan Abī Dāwūd, 5090]? How do we keep the balance ⚖️ ?? Even more importantly, how do we define "confidence" Islamically? Is there a difference between الثّقة بالنّفس (self-confidence) vs. الثّقة باللّه (confidence in Allāh ﷻ)? What does this difference entail and what has arrogance to do with confidence? In any case, imo. we need to be careful which "value" we just adopt from popular culture around us without defining them properly from an Islamic perspective. We don't need to be pedantic about linguistics details, but we must ensure that we understand the broader Islamic principles when talking about values etc. 💟 واللّه أعلم

@Thareema Farook A useful text in this discussion is the narration of Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ took the hand of a leper, seated him with him at the food dish, and said: «كُلْ بِاسْمِ اللهِ، ثِقَةً بِاللهِ، وَتَوَكُّلًا عَلَيْهِ» "Eat in the name of Allah, with trust in Allah and reliance upon Him." The authenticity of this narration is disputed. Some scholars, such as al-Tirmidhī, considered it weak, while others, including Ibn Ḥibbān and al-Ḥākim, authenticated it. Regardless of the discussion surrounding its chain, scholars have drawn important benefits from its wording. One of those benefits is that there appears to be a distinction between الثقة بالله (trust/confidence in Allah) and التوكل على الله (reliance upon Allah). The wording joins the two with a conjunction (و), and the scholars generally hold that the original principle is that such wording indicates a difference in meaning rather than mere repetition. Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله explains that many people define tawakkul as trust (thiqah), delegation (tafwīḍ), or surrender (taslīm), whereas in reality tawakkul encompasses all of these meanings. He likens thiqah to the spirit and tawakkul to the body that carries it. Elsewhere he explains that tawakkul is composed of two essential elements: thiqah (confidence in Allah) and iʿtimād (dependence upon Him). In simple terms, thiqah billāh is the heart's certainty in Allah, His promise, wisdom, mercy, and care. Tawakkul is broader: it is to act upon that certainty by depending upon Allah, entrusting one's affairs to Him, seeking His aid, and relying upon Him while pursuing the appropriate means. Thus, every true tawakkul contains thiqah, but not every aspect of thiqah amounts to the complete reality of tawakkul. The most elegant summary from Ibn al-Qayyim is: > الثقة روح التوكل، والتوكل يجمع الثقة والاعتماد والتفويض والتسليم. "Trust is the spirit of tawakkul, while tawakkul encompasses trust, dependence, entrustment, and surrender."

Brilliant, why don't we talk about this during our TF Chat tomorrow in-shā'-Allāh? @all, topic sorted alhamdulillah... prepare your 🫖