Monthly Archives: May 2012
Some Signs to Ponder over
How can one observe the inexhaustible creativity of nature, its purposefulness, its preservation of the morally useful and destruction of the socially injurious, and yet fail to draw the conclusion that behind nature there is a Creator and Master. A Creator whose ceaseless creative activity, the processes of nature - is but an outward manifestation! The stars scattered through infinite space, the vast panorama of nature with its charm and beauty, the regular waxing and waning of the moon, the astonishing harmony of the seasons and the days and nights, the incessant supply of water, the delicate flowers and crystals beneath our feet - all point towards one Read more ...
Why Hijab?
Nobel Peace Prize winner "Tawakkul Karman," 'The mother of Yemen's revolution,' when asked about her Hijab by journalists and how it is not proportionate with her level of intellect and education, replied:
"Man in early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started wearing clothes. What I am today and what I’m wearing represents the highest level of thought and civilization that man has achieved, and is not regressive. It’s the removal of clothes again that is a regression back to the ancient times." Read more ...
One cannot attain the Pleasure of Allah by means of self-invented methods
Ibn `Abbas (Radiallahu Anhu) reported:
While Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘alahi wasallam) was delivering Khutbah, he noticed a man who was standing, so he asked about him and was told that he was Abu Israel who had taken a vow to remain standing and not sit, or go into the shade, or speak while observing fasting. Thereupon Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘alahi wasallam) said, “Tell him to speak, to go into the shade, to sit and to complete his fast”.
[Riyad-us-Saliheen, The Book of Miscellany, Chapter 14 Moderation in Worship, Hadith Number 152]
1. This Hadith makes it abundantly clear that one cannot attain the Pleasure of Allah by means of self-invented methods. Read more ...
Picture Perfect : La illaha illa Allah
In Islam, the way to salvation (being saved from the Hellfire and admitted into Jannah (Paradise)) is believing with full conviction that there is NO GOD/DEITY worthy of (your) worship except Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He). It’s as simple as that. In Islam, Jannah is not something you attain based on your ethnicity, creed, or belief that someone died for your sins. Jannah is something that is earned first and foremost by recognizing the Oneness of your Lord and worshiping Him alone with no partners or intermediaries. Basically, the key to Paradise in Islam is the statement “La illaha illa Allah (There is no god but The Read more ...
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