Causes Behind
The Increase and Decrease
of Eemaan
By Shaykh Abdur-Razzaak al-Abbaad
Translated by: Abu Safwan Farid ibn Abdul’wahid Haibatan
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Contents
Translators Note
Introduction
Causes for the increase of Eemaan
1. Learning the Beneficial Knowledge Derived from the Book of
Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger - sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam
(i) Reciting the Noble Qur’aan and Contemplating on it
(ii) Knowledge of Allaah’s Most Beautiful Names and Most
Exalted Attributes
(iii) To Look Attentively at the Biography of the Noble Prophet -
sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam -
(iv) Pondering Over the Merits and Qualities of the Religion of
lslaam
(v) Reading the Life-Histories of the Salaf of this Ummah
2. Reflecting on the Universal Signs (Aayaat Kawniyyah) of
Allaah
3. Exerting Efforts Towards Accomplishing Sincere Righteous
Actions
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(i) Actions of the Heart
(ii) Actions of the Tongue
(ii) Actions of the Limbs
Causes for the Decrease of Eemaan
1. Internal Causes
(i) Ignorance
(ii) Heedlessness, Aversion and Forgetfulness
(iii) Committing Disobedience and Embarking upon Sinful Deeds
(iv) The Soul that Greatly Commands Evil
2. External Causes
(i) Shaytaan
(ii) The Word and its Allurements
(iii) Ill Associates
Conclusion
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Translator’s Note
All praise is for Allaah, Lord of the worlds and may He praise,
send peace and blessings upon our Messenger; his family and
Companions.
The greatest blessing Allaah, the Most High, can bestow upon a
person in this world is the blessing of eemaan. It is as the
author points out in his introduction the source to all the good
in this world and Hereafter However; as the texts unequivocal
show and as a simple glance at the various types of people will
show, eemaan is of levels. It is of degrees and forever
fluctuating. This is a matter that a person can witness in
himself: when he is active and obedient, he senses a strength
of eemaan and when he is falling short of