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central dot com. Any parent could tell you that each of their children were so

different from the start.

One might have been loud and hot-tempered,

another quiet and calm.

And another might have tried to push the boundaries as soon as they could crawl.

Allah has endowed each of us with a unique set of personality traits,

and we're all born with different spiritual dispositions.

How you cultivate your talents or temptations is up to you.

But how much control do you have over the qualities you possess? Kull and Yamalu an ashakilati.

Everyone acts according to their nature.

Everyone is born with the nature Allah created them upon.

And as they grow, their personality is shaped and molded by the people around them and the experiences that they're going to have.

So for example, what was it like the first time you went into the Musjit and how did all those people receive you?

Were you met with smiles and warmth or were you publicly scolded for being disruptive?

These early experiences are going to dictate how comfortable

you feel in large crowds and more importantly how comfortable you feel in the

Mesjib. How was the prayer introduced to you? Was it introduced to you as a

burden or a blessing?

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