People Differ in Rank Just Like Metals
After I pondered upon the earth and those living on its surface using the eyes of my contemplation, I came to realise that its...
Umar’s Advice to Someone Who Became an Alcoholic
There was a man from Ash-Sham (Syria and surrounding regions) who used to frequent 'Umar's gatherings. When 'Umar (ra) didn't see him for a...
The Key To Attaining Taqwa
Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi states that the key to attaining taqwa revolves around ten matters. If a person takes these matters seriously the result should...
Dynasties Have A Natural Life Span Like Individuals
In the opinion of physicians and astrologers, the natural life span of individuals is one hundred and twenty years, that is, the period astrologers...
‘Umar’s Concern for the Well-Being of His People
To be sure, 'Umar (ra) cared about the spiritual well-being of his people, but he (ra) cared about their physical well-being as well. In...
The Pursuit of Knowledge: A Path Of Endurance And Virtue
No one goes to the depths of pursuing knowledge (talab al-ilm) except the lover of knowledge, and the lover must endure distress. Such preoccupation...
Poisonous Effects of Secularism
Segregation of the different departments of human activity into separate water-tight compartments creates what the psychologists call disintegration in the social order and dissociation...
Islam is One of Allah’s Favours to Mankind
I contemplated the statement of Allah, يَمُنُّونَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ أَسْلَمُوا۟ ۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّوا۟ عَلَىَّ إِسْلَـٰمَكُم ۖ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ هَدَىٰكُمْ لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ إِن...
If Allah Does Not Need Us, So Why Did He Create Us?
It is a given that Allah does not need us so why did He create us? The very notion that need corresponds to futility...
Al-Fatihah And The Wisdom It Contains
Man’s endeavors in life arise from two main capacities: (i) a theoretical capacity of awareness, and (ii) a practical capacity of willingness to act....