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ربِّ اشرح لِي صَدرِي Oh my lord expand my chest

ربِّ اشرح لِي صَدرِي Oh my lord expand my chest ويسِّر لي أمري ease my task for me واحلُل عُقدَةً مِن لِسانِي remove the impediments of my speech يَفقَهو قولي so they understand what I say Al-Quran. CHARACTER BUILDING. Agenda. Character Affects our Lives? Develop Blocks of Character

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ربِّ اشرح لِي صَدرِي Oh my lord expand my chest

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  1. ربِّ اشرح لِي صَدرِي Oh my lord expand my chest ويسِّر لي أمريease my task for meواحلُل عُقدَةً مِن لِسانِيremove the impediments of my speechيَفقَهو قوليso they understand what I sayAl-Quran

  2. CHARACTER BUILDING

  3. Agenda • Character Affects our Lives? • Develop Blocks of Character • Lets Envision Pakistan with Positive Change • Need of the day for Pakistan • Resources of Pakistan • Where Pakistan stands Today? • Examples • What did Jinnah say? • Way Forward • Take Home Message What is Character? When Character Building starts? Character in Islam and other Cultures/Societies Character & Personality Do we Need to Change? Guidelines for Character Building The Character Account Character and Habits How to Change Character for Life Levels of Character

  4. What is Character? Character is an indescribable wonder of the world and greatest characteristic of a human being The greatness of a man is not in working miracles, doing wonders, preaching sermons or clever theories. It lies in the possession of a mighty Character.

  5. Characteristics Of Character? Reliability (Promise-keeping) Integrity Trustworthiness Responsibility Loyalty Honesty Respect Kindness Citizenship Accountability Fairness/Justice Caring Self-Restraint (Self-control)/Ethics Tolerance & Acceptance Generosity

  6. Why is Character important? Let’s take a closer look at what Character is and why it is so important that everyone should strive to develop a positive Character…

  7. Components of Character • Character is not what we display for others to see. • It is who we are - even when no one is watching. • Set of Behaviour Traits in a person. • Not hereditary, not born with Specific Character. • How we respond to successes, failures, opportunities, fears, desires and challenges? • Regardless of background, everyone is born with the opportunity to become a person of exemplary Character...

  8. When Character Building starts? Mother’s lap

  9. Character in Islam Characteris what’s in here... Holy Prophet (PBUH) said... ‘In the body is a piece of flesh; if it is pure, the whole body will be pure; but if is corrupt, the whole body will be corrupt. Indeed it is the heart’. (Sahih Bukhari) • “I have been sent only for the purpose of perfecting good morals”. (Al-Muwatta, Musnad Ahmad) • “The best amongst you are the best in character and manners.” (Al-Bukhaari) • "There is nothing heavier in the scales than good character."

  10. Character in Other Cultures/Societies • ‘Good character is life of right conduct’ said Aristotle.(Jody Palmer, 1986). • ‘To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to create a menace to society.’ (President Theodore Roosevelt26th US president 1858-1919) • Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. (Theodore Roosevelt) • The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back.  (Abigail van Buren & Pauline Esther Friedman, American newspaper advice columnist 1918-2002)

  11. Character and Personality Personality The combination of personal preferences, attitude, likes and dislikes and social skills. E.g. the type of book you like to read, or whether you like art or football. Character • Combination of morals and beliefs that dictates how we treat Ourselves and others • The basis for our every thought, action, and decision • The means by which we distinguish between right and wrong.

  12. Do we Need to Change? It is our duty to change ourselves into perfect moral individuals, because we are the role models of tomorrowand the active agents of change. If we wish to repair the broken image of our nation, rebuild trust with other countries, and build healthy-living communities of high morals and values in Pakistan. We must change our character!

  13. Guidelines for Character Building

  14. The Character Account From The Inside Out You can begin to build good character at any age. The key is learning how to look within – to work inside out. With the inside-out approach, private victories precede public victories. These private victories are simply promises you make to yourself and others and then keep. Day by day, as you make and keep increasingly challenging promises, you will be making deposits in your “character account”.

  15. We cannot succeed in Arranging the blocks of Good Characterwithout Planning! Need BOB’s Strategy Be “Brilliant at the Basics,"

  16. Character & Habits What begins as great effort will eventually become habit. And as you get into the habit of building character in the smaller areas in your life, your ability to develop strong character in more important areas will grow. Character, like a sandwich, is built in layers. “A great personality without a positive moral character is like building a beautiful house on a bed of quicksand.”

  17. How to Change? • Consider these :- • Understand • Desire • Remain flexible • Seek honest feedback about your character • Learn from your failures • Make tough ethical decisions • Handle success properly • Be the change you wish to see. • Lets start with ourselves. • Step by step, person by person, we can change entire communities.

  18. Logical Levels of Change Connection to something greater - God, family, nature, country Who am I? Why? (intention) How? (Skills, ability, competence) What? (The action we do in the environment) Where? (location) When? (date, time) Who with?

  19. Character for Life • Character development is a lifelong process.

  20. Levels Of Character Me You Knee-jerk Character OR Reflex Responses Ordinary Level Superior Level Do as you would like to be done by Do as you have been done by Harming those who harm you Breaking with those who break with you Wronging those who wrong you Love for your brother what you love for yourself

  21. Character affects our lives? The foundation for true success. • Good Character • Makes you a better person • Makes the world a better place • Will set you apart from others • Raises your standards • Gives strength in tough and difficult times • Improves your influence on others’ lives

  22. Let us envision Pakistan after a Positive Change…

  23. Need of the day for Pakistan Escalating crime, corruption, drug and alcohol abuse, violence, gang activity, vandalism, school dropouts, deteriorating work ethics, juvenile delinquency, racial tensions, broken families, etc. All these problems are due to lack of good character. To solve the problems we face today, we must deal with the root cause and develop a strong character! “Good people are the seeds to a great Nation”

  24. Golden Resources of Pakistan • 60% of our workforce are young. • Agricultural land 27% area available. • World’s largest irrigation system. • World’s 3rd reserves of Coal,185 billion tons, enough for 100 years of Electricity. • World’s 5th best reserves of Gold and Copper. • 1000 kilometer long coastal area 3 natural deep port. • Gwader, world’s largest deep sea port. • Gateway of Asia. • To export, a pipeline has to go over Pakistani territory.

  25. Natural Resources of Pakistan • 2nd best nation for production of lentils. • 4th for growing cotton, rice (best basmati rice in the world), apricot. • 5th for producing milk. • 6th in wheat and dates. • 7th in mango. • 8th in several kinds of oranges. • 16th in halal meat. • Cottonindustry for 180 million people of Pakistan & exporting more than 10 billion dollars worth of exports. • 2nd largest salt mines of the world are Khewra Mines. • 1st and only nuclear power in Islamic world and 7th in the world.

  26. People of Pakistan People of Pakistan have proven to excel in every field: • From hard labor to • Excellent professionals: • Engineers • Doctors • Bankers Pakistan has all the ingredients for success, then why we cannot reach our potential?

  27. Pakistan Today Pakistan is the 34th most corrupt nation. Pakistan is the most corrupt nation of the region of South Asia. (Transparency International 2010) National Intelligence Council (NIC) U.S. Forecasting a “Yugoslavia-like fate'' for Pakistan. ‘By year 2015 Pakistan would be a failed state. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) & Global Futures Assessment Report ''The US-based magazine Foreign Policy - ranked Pakistan 10th on Failed State Index, 2010.

  28. Examples • China gained independence on October 1st, 1949 compared to Pakistan in 1947. • Japan the second latgest world economy. • Switzerland produces dairy products of the best quality. It does not plant cocoa, yet it has the best chocolate of the world. • Korea is another example that took advice from Pakistan and today stand tall among nations of the world.

  29. What Did Jinnah Say? • Qaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah realized the problem at an early stage and warned the nation, a message that we ignored completely. • “We have lost the fullness of our noble character. The sense of integrity, conviction, incorruptibility, readiness at time to efface one-self for the collective good of the nation.” (Jinnah speech at Muslim Legislators’ Convention, Delhi, 11th April, 1946) • “No doubt, there are many people who do not quite appreciate when we talk of Islam. Islam is not only a set of rituals, traditions and spiritual doctrines. It is based upon highest principles of honor, integrity, fair play and justice for all.” (Jinnah, 5th March 1948)

  30. There is much to learn, change, adapt and implement.

  31. The Way Forward

  32. Lets Work Together Now Where? • Schools, Colleges, universities, Madaris • Masajid/Churches/Mandir • Businesses – large and small • Government institutions • Armed forces, Police, Customs, etc. Who? • Al-Dua • Change Leaders – volunteers • Parents, Teachers and other professionals • Media • Those in authority and public figures • Everyone as a coalition of partners in Character Building

  33. Lets Work Together Now How? • Presentations, Seminars, Events • Courses for all levels • Program implementation and follow up • Contests, recognition awards • Promote good habits e.g. education, healthy living, reading, time management, environment protection etc. When? • ASAP • Learn while implementing

  34. "Our Destiny is shaped by our thoughts and our actions........... We can't direct the wind but we can adjust the Sail.."

  35. Take Home Message Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become Character! Watch your Character, it becomes your DESTINY. Together we will build this nation, when we first build the people

  36. Al-Dua Association • Visit www.alduaassociation.com • Fill out volunteer form and join us in the cause of enlightening minds.

  37. Thank You for your Attention and Support!

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