I could not praise Muhammed with my words; rather, my words were made praiseworthy by Muhammed (SAW).There are three great and universal things that make known to us our Sustainer. One is the Book of the Universe, another is the Seal of the Prophets (Upon whom be blessings and peace), […]
“O mankind! Do you know where you are going and to where you are being impelled? A thousand years of happy life in this world cannot be compared to one hour of life in Paradise. And a thousand years of life in Paradise cannot be compared to one hour’s vision […]
الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ The meaning of this hadith is: “The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets”. The Noble Prophet expresses with great eloquence that being a scholar is no easy matter. For since a scholar is heir to the Prophets; therefore in regards to conveying and spreading the truth […]
Cry not out at misfortune, O wretch, come, trust in Allah! For know that crying out compounds the misfortune and is a great error. * * * Find misfortune’s Sender, and know it is a gift within gift, and pleasure. So leave crying out and offer thanks; like the nightingale, […]
‘He is One.’ وَحْدَهُ This phrase announces the following good news, which is both healing and a source of happiness: Man’s spirit and heart, which are connected to most of the creatures in the universe and reach the point of being overwhelmed in misery and confusion on account of this connection, […]
The affirmation of Divine Unity (Tawhid) is of two sorts. For example, if the goods of a rich man arrive in a market or a town, there are two ways in which it is known they are his. One is briefly and simply, as with ordinary people, which is: “No […]
Belief makes man into man, indeed, it makes man into a king. Since this is so, man’s basic duty is belief and supplication. Unbelief makes him into an extremely impotent beast. Out of thousands of proofs of this matter, the differences in the ways animals and man come into the […]
Those who place their trust in Allah and those who do not, resemble the two men in this story: One time, two men loaded heavy burdens onto both their backs and heads, and buying tickets, boarded a large ship. As soon as they boarded it, one of them left his […]
Death is a discharge from the duties of life; it is a rest, a change of residence, a transformation of existence; it is an invitation to eternal life, a beginning, the introduction to an immortal life. Just as life comes into the world through an act of creation and is appointed […]
اَلَّذِى خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيٰوةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ اَيُّكُمْ اَحْسَنُ عَمَلاً Who creates death and life that He may try you, which of you is the best in conduct.(67:2) Verses like this in the All-Wise Qur’an, the Criterion of Truth and Falsehood, make it understood that death is created like life; it too […]