General
From Issue: 265 [Read full issue]
Living the Quran |
Ash-Shura
(The Consultation) True
Reliance Here, trust (tawakkul) in Allah has been regarded as an inevitable demand of the faith and a necessary characteristic for success in Hereafter. Tawakkul means:
From this explanation of the meaning of tawakkul it becomes obvious how deeply it is related with the faith, and why those wonderful results that have been promised to the believers who practice tawakkul cannot be obtained from the mere empty affirmation of the faith. Source: |
Understanding the Prophet's Life |
Do not be a mimicker The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "And let no one among you be an imitator of others." Do not transform yourself into someone who you are not: do not mimic others. Many are those that feign to forget their own voices, movements, idiosyncrasies, and habits, in order to imitate others in their ways. Among the consequences of such behaviour are artificiality, unhappiness, and a destruction of one's own entity. From Adam to the last born baby, no two people are exactly the same in appearance. Why then should they be the same in mannerisms and tastes? You are unique - none had been like you in the past and none shall be like you in the future. You are totally different from X and Y, so do not force upon yourself the blind following and imitation of others. Be as you were created and do not change your voice or modify your walk. Cultivate your personality by following what is found in revelation, but do not render your existence void by imitating others and depriving yourself of your individuality. In terms of characteristics, people are like the world of trees and plants: sweet and sour, tall and short, and so on. Your beauty and value is in preserving your natural state. Our varied colours, languages, talents, and abilities are signs from our Creator, the Almighty, All-Glorious, so do not disbelieve in them. Source: |
Cool Bits! |
The Cycle of History 'Islam is going into the books and the Muslims into their graves,' said Hasan al Basri some thirteen centuries ago - and yet since then the world has witnessed many flowerings of Islam in many different times and places, and although today the practice of an unadulterated Islam by a community of Muslims, in the same manner as the first community which formed around the Prophet Muhammad in Madina al-Munawwarra some fourteen centuries ago, appears to have all but disappeared off the face of the earth, yet it still survives and flowers in its season. Winter can only be followed by summer, and contraction can only be followed by expansion. And so today it would appear that an increasing number of people are accepting Islam, just as yesterday it seemed that an increasing number of people were abandoning it. It must always be remembered that there is no blame in this ever-changing process. It is Allah Who decrees what happens, not people. Source: |