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My thoughts on Islam: January 2015
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My thoughts on Islam. Thursday, January 8, 2015. Iqbal on Religion and Unity. اپنی ملت پر قیاس اقوام مغرب سے نہ کر. خاص ہے ترکیب میں قوم رسول ہاشمی. Do not compare your millah. Community) with the Western nations. The nation of the hashmi. Is truly unique in its composition. ان کی جمعیت کا ہے ملک و نسب پر انحصار. قوت مذہب سے مستحکم ہے جمعیت تری. Their unity bases itself on national or racial lines. Your unity is established on the strength of your religion. دامن دیں ہاتھ سے چھوٹا تو جمعیت کہاں. بِس...
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Let's Learn the Qur'an: July 2013
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Let's Learn the Qur'an. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Islahi on Nazm Al-Qur'an. My Dear Readers,. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. As-salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. May the Peace, Mercy and Blessings of Allah be upon you). بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. Throughout the history of Qur'anic studies, there have been numerous approaches towards exegesis ( tafseer. God willing, we will be able to look at each approach and its resulting exegeses ( tafaseer. Himself, although the arrangements int...
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My thoughts on Islam: August 2011
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My thoughts on Islam. Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Good Deeds. Part 2. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. In the previous post we talked about how for a Muslim, the furqan. Criteria) of "good" and "bad" should be the Qur'an, and the Prophet ( salallahu alayhi wasallam. And we asked the question, what about deeds that are not explicitly mentioned in the furqan. Commonly held views in Islamic sciences calls for various approaches such as ijmā'. Consensus of scholars), Qiyas. Is blogging a good deed?
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My thoughts on Islam: June 2013
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My thoughts on Islam. Thursday, June 20, 2013. On the Etiquette of Charity. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. Allah says in Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread) 5:55. Behold, your only helper shall be God, and His Apostle, and those who have attained to faith - those that are constant in prayer, and render the zakat (charity) and are among those who bow down [in humility before God]. He was extremely generous and had a peculiar habit while giving alms to the poor. He never appeared even slightly arrogan...
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My thoughts on Islam: Qaseedah of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jeelani (May Allah be pleased with him)
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My thoughts on Islam. Saturday, November 2, 2013. Qaseedah of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jeelani (May Allah be pleased with him). بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. One of the poems (Qaseedah) of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jeelani (May Allah be pleased with him). مَا فِي الصَبابَةِ مَنْهَلٌ مُسْتعْذَبُ إِلاّ وَلِي فِيهِ اْلأَلَذُ الأَطْيَبُ. Whatever source of sweetness exists in intense love, mine is the most delicious and the most delicate. قَوْمٌ لَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ...أَنَا بُلْبُلُ الأ...أَضْحَتْ ...The armies of love ar...
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My thoughts on Islam: September 2011
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My thoughts on Islam. Wednesday, September 21, 2011. For sinners like me, Glad Tidings. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. Following our previous discussions on Good Deeds, let us now talk about people like me, who despite the best of intentions (sometimes), end up sinning ( a lot of times). Is there any hope for us? According to An-Nisa (4:64). And what about the following hadith. As recorded by Imam Ahmed with the sanad. On the authority of Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him. Abu Dawoo...
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Ideas to change your life: Allah knows what is best for us
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Ideas to change your life. Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Allah knows what is best for us. Part of Al-Baqara 2:216, It may well be that you hate a thing the while it is good for you, and it may well be that you love a thing the while it is bad for you: and Allah knows, whereas you do not know! The Chinese Farmer (from a Tao/Zen tale). The people were rather surprised to hear his response, as they could not fathom how this could be in any way good. A week or so later, a war broke into the neighboring areas, ...
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Ideas to change your life: Seek Divine Forgiveness and Help
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Ideas to change your life. Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Seek Divine Forgiveness and Help. فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا. And I said: "Ask your Sustainer to forgive you your sins - for, verily, He is all-forgiving! He will shower upon you heavenly blessings abundant, and will aid you with worldly goods and children, and will bestow upon you gardens, and bestow upon you running waters. Seek Forgiveness from Allah and rely on Him for your needs. Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal. I was dragged t...
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My thoughts on Islam: December 2011
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My thoughts on Islam. Thursday, December 1, 2011. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. I haven't had my lunch yet, so let me start off by a hungry analogy. Translating "إيمان (Iman)" as "faith or belief" is akin to translating "food" as "burgers fries coke". Granted that "burgers fries coke" can be (mis)construed as food, after all even the expression "junk food", does not deny them the much coveted status of "food", albeit of the "junk" nature. The root of the word "إيمان ", is ا م ن which means :.
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My thoughts on Islam: February 2012
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My thoughts on Islam. Thursday, February 9, 2012. Four types of Spiritual People. بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. Words of wisdom from Shaikh Abu Muhammad al-Shakkaz. In accordance from the four aspects or meanings of the Qur'an, as listed in a hadith given on the authority of Ibn Hibban, by Ghazali ( Ihya ulum al-din. Cairo ed. I. p. pp, Kitab qawa'id al 'aqaid. There are four types of spiritual people. 1 People of the apparent ( rijal al-zahir. 2 People of the interior ( rijal al-batin. And betwe...
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