bless whoever He Almighty wills, with whatever He Almighty wills, how much and wherever He Almighty wills.’

4.   Keep the destruction of Jealousy in view: Jealousy invokes the displeasure of Allah Almighty and His Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم; It destroys virtues; Jealousy leads to sins like backbiting, false accusation, and evil suspicion etc., and is destroys spiritual harmony and bliss.

5.   Ponder over blessings that turn into the cause of jealousy: If these worldly blessings are temporary then why have jealousy over temporary things? If it is a religious virtue then it is a blessing from Allah Almighty and displaying jealousy over something bestowed by Allah Almighty is not wise.

6.   Do not focus on the blessings of other’s: It generally causes a lack of self-confidence, which is a cause of jealousy; look at those who are below you in rank and status and be thankful in the court of Allah Almighty.

7.   Strive to rectify your own faults: Focussing on the achievements of others will cause you to neglect your own self-rectification, and if you are busy with rectifying yourself then you will not have time to fall into sinful acts like jealousy.

8.   Plan to replace hatred with love: Be the first to say Salam when you confront the one with whom you are jealous, give gifts, visit and consolidate him in times of sickness and troubles, congratulate him on happy occasions, help him when he needs it, praise him (without lying) in front of people, cause as much benefit to him as possible, etc.

9.   Cultivate the habit of being happy in other’s happiness: Because it is the Divine will of Allah Almighty and that He did not make equal the lives of people and their blessings, and there is no guarantee