Islam

What Matters at Heart

‘A servant is not afflicted with any chastisement greater than a hard heart and of being remote from God. Hardness of the heart comes about by four things, when the level of need is exceeded: eating, sleeping, speaking and socialising. Hearts that are attached to carnal passions are veiled from …

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We are “obliged” to spread the message of Allah

One crime for which Bani Israel was repeatedly criticized and cursed was “altering the words of Allah” and “concealing knowledge”. They were people of knowledge, but they “chose” to hide that which Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala had revealed towards them. In Surah al-Baqarah ayah 159, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says: …

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Tolerance of Fiqh Issues

Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. | Source : MuslimMatters [The following is the video and transcript of Ismail Kamdar’s lecture “Tolerance in Fiqh Issues”  The transcript includes slight modifications for the sake of readability and clarity.] The lecture can be viewed here. Indeed all praise is …

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