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

(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

 The lofty rank and high station eemaan possesses is not something obscure, as it is unquestionably, the most important duty as well as being the most imperative of all obligations. It is also the greatest and most glorious of them. All the good in the world and the Hereafter is dependent upon the presence of eemaan and on its soundness and integrity. Eemaan holds such a multitude of benefits, ripe fruits, delicious produce, constant food and continual goodness.