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
The Path of Patience
Humans beings are naturally hasty beings. They want to achieve quick results (and thus the advertisements “get abs in just 2 weeks!!”). They jump on to things without giving them much thought. The Qur’an says, “Rather man wants to suddenly burst onto what’s in front of him”(Surah Qiyamah, verse 5). And Not only that, but… Continue reading The Path of Patience
Provision Without Measure/Account
Today Insha’Allah, we will look into how pondering over the vereses of the Qur’an and studying them brings out the beauty in them. We will realize that only those who reflect and give it time to study and make an effort will benefit the most from it. Here we will take a look at a… Continue reading Provision Without Measure/Account
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
Wisdom Behind the Five Daily Prayers
Today we will discuss some of the observations that I have regarding the times of the five daily prayers and the way that they are prayed. These are just observations which bring out some of the wisdoms in this Islamic ritual and will hopefully help us appreciate the beauty in our religion and its rituals.… Continue reading Wisdom Behind the Five Daily Prayers
Allah Creates as He Likes
Every creation of Allah seems so unique. Angels are created just to worship Allah and they don’t disobey Allah in anything like us humans and they are not accountable. Animals are subjected to our control and they also seem to be not that much accountable like us humans. Jinns are accounntable but different in their… Continue reading Allah Creates as He Likes
On the Mind, Heart, Nafs and Satan
Here are some of my own thoughts on the seemingly ‘psychic’ topic of the mind, heart, nafs and Satan. I will try to present what relates to each one of them. As far as our mind is concerned, it is linked to rationality, reasoning, perception, and calculations. We seek knowledge through it and then make… Continue reading On the Mind, Heart, Nafs and Satan
The Real Worship of Allah (And Why We Ought to Thank Him)
Allah made us without our will to be made, and He can do anything with us. None of us even remember anything before this worldly life of ours. Even though Allah tells us in the Qur’an that we had an existence before this life, where Allah took an oath from us, none of us even knows… Continue reading The Real Worship of Allah (And Why We Ought to Thank Him)
The Real Struggle
The logical sequence in spreading justice is first convincing yourself, then propogating it to closer relatives, and then spreading it out from there. Thus, the real point to start off this mission is to first convince oneself and to be firm-footed on that belief. And that is the real struggle. Correcting others is easy because… Continue reading The Real Struggle
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)
Motivation For Muslims 