increase my iman

[MartialArtistUK]

hi there. so ramadan comes around and i begin to practice...but when college starts and etc i seem to drift from isalm...then eventually i think less and less about islam

there are times where i want to able to answer questions/preach about islam to my christian friends on a knowledgeable level that it looks like 'wow, this guy knows his stuf' so its more convincing

so i have returned to this forum asking methods on how i can increase my iman, practice islam and be happy !!

thanks, much appreciated

[mikail2]

assalamu alaikum -

***1. read and spend time with quran (at least 20 minutes a day)
2. give salawat on the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wassalam
3. spend time in the company of the righteous
4. go to masjid as much as you can (even just to sit there)
5. fast and give sadaqa


All these ways build up the ruh and the last #5 knocks down the nafs...

May Allah bless you and give you jannah.

[TahmidChowdhury]

Along with the a'amal the brother below mentioned, a lot of zikr and dua will help. spending some time with the local jamaat monthly will help increase iman due to the constant efforts on the heart via various a'amal. the environment is key to iman so spending time in different masjids will help inshallah
may allah make it easier for you