The concept of self-study in the age of internet is an important concept. It is important that we understand what is self-study and how it can help to eliminate or reduce ignorance amongst the Muslims in both the ‘acquired’ or ‘secular’ and ‘revealed’ fields of knowledge. What we really mean by self-study here is the… Continue reading Self-Study
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Conviction
Conviction, or knowing something for certain can take on three levels. The least is knowing it. It means that we got the news from somewhere about something. We made sure that our sources were authentic and that everything was reliable. Thus we got convinced that a certain event happened. This is known as ‘ilm’ul yaqeen’… Continue reading Conviction
Angels vs. Humans (Acquired knowledge vs revealed knowledge)
Surah Al-Baqarah mentions the incident of the creation of Adam and the prostration of the angels to him. In this Surah, two types of knowledge are mentioned which are given to human beings. The first is the acquired knowledge, such as the knowledge of science which is attained through our senses and observations(and through drawing conclusions).… Continue reading Angels vs. Humans (Acquired knowledge vs revealed knowledge)
Structure of Surah Al-Baqarah
Today, I would like to share the way in which the verses of Surah Al-Baqarah are arranged. To get the bigger picture, the entire Surah can be divided into two halves. The first half consists of Allah’s address to the former Muslim Ummah, which is Bani Israel and the second half consists of the address… Continue reading Structure of Surah Al-Baqarah
Slavery vs Messengerhood
We testify that Muhammad (pbuh) is the slave of Allah and His messenger. What do these two terms imply and what are their differences? When we stand in prayer, we face Allah. We submit to him and show our slavery to Him. At this time, it is only us and Allah. There is no one… Continue reading Slavery vs Messengerhood
Motivation For Muslims 