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SOCIETY

22 articles

The wisdom behind the obligation of Zakat and the prohibition of interestAll immorality and instability in the social life of man proceeds from two sources: The First: “Once my stomach is full, what do I care if others die of hunger?” The Second: “You work, and I’ll eat.” That which…September 3, 2024
The Unity of Belief Necessitates The Unity of HeartsO unjust man! See now what a great sin is rancour and enmity toward a brother believer! If you were to say that ordinary small stones are more valuable than the Ka‘ba and greater than Mount Uhud, it would be an ugly…September 3, 2024
Comparing Philosophy and Qur’anic Wisdom in Shaping SocietyThe training philosophy and science and Qur’anic wisdom give to human social life is this: Philosophy accepts ‘force’ as its point of support in the life of society. It considers its aim to be ‘benefits’. The principle…September 3, 2024
Heaven Before HeavenBelief in the hereafter is fundamental to the life of society and to man’s personal life, and is the basis of his happiness, prosperity, and achievement. The First: It is only with the thought of Paradise that children…September 2, 2024
Fasting from the point of view of social lifeOne of the many instances of wisdom in fasting from the point of view of man’s social life is as follows: Human beings have been created differently with regard to their livelihoods. In consequence of this, Allah…September 2, 2024
Fasting in Ramadan: Key to true, sincere, extensive, and universal thankfulnessOne of the many instances of wisdom in the fast of the blessed month of Ramadan with respect to thankfulness for Allah Almighty’s bounties is as follows: As is stated in the First Word, a price is required for the foods…September 2, 2024
Why is this mighty Ascension special to Muhammad the Arabian (Upon whom be blessings and peace)?. . . it is a requirement of wisdom that the Godhead be manifested. And this desire to be manifested is met at the widest level and in the most brilliant fashion by the comprehensive worship performed by Muhammad (UWBP)…September 2, 2024
Brotherhood of Islam Against All the EnemiesA regrettable social condition and an awesome disease affecting the life of society, fit to be wept over by the heart of Islam: To forget and abandon internal enmities when foreign enemies appear and attack is a demand…September 2, 2024
Qur’an Brings Real HappinessWestern science and civilization had to some extent a place in the Old Said’s thought, so when the New Said embarked on his journeys of the mind and the heart, they were transformed into sicknesses of the heart and were…September 2, 2024
Islam Brings ProgressO miserable pseudo-patriot who fervently encourages Muslims to embrace this world and forcibly drives them to European industry and progress! Beware, don’t let the bonds be broken that tie certain members of this nation…September 2, 2024
Everlasting CompanionshipThe most comprehensive centre of man’s worldly life, and its mainspring, and a paradise, refuge, and fortress of worldly happiness, is the life of the family. Everyone’s home is a small world for him. And the life and…September 2, 2024
Peace of Mind for EldersIt is only through the life of the hereafter that the elderly, who form half of mankind, can endure the proximity of the grave, and be consoled at the thought that their lives, to which they are firmly attached, will…September 2, 2024
The Civilization in the Qur’anThe Qur’an, which is a mercy for mankind, only accepts a civilization that allows for the happiness of all, or at least of the majority. Modern civilization has been founded on five negative principles: Its point of…September 2, 2024
A Slap for the Heedless and a Warning LessonIn the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. And what are the goods of this world but the goods of deception ? (Qur’an, 3:185) O my wretched soul sunk in heedlessness, which sees this life as sweet, has…September 2, 2024
Veil Natural for WomenTo veil themselves is natural for women and their innate dispositions demand it. For women are weak and delicate, and since they are in need of a man’s protection and help for themselves and for their children whom they…September 2, 2024
Eternal Blessed Friends (Islamic Marriage)Happy the husband who sees the wife’s firm religion and follows her, and himself becomes pious in order not to lose his companion of eternal life. Happy the wife who sees her husband’s firmness in religion and becomes…September 2, 2024
illness-great-reminderThe fact that those who come to this world continuously depart, and the young grow old, and man perpetually revolves amid death and separation testifies that he did not come to this world to enjoy himself and receive…September 2, 2024
illness Yields Huge FruitsUnhappy sick person! Do not be anxious, have patience! Your illness is not a malady for you; it is a sort of cure. For life departs like capital; if it yields no fruits, it is wasted; and if it passes in ease and…September 2, 2024
Sickness in Social LifeIn the conditions of the present time in these lands, I have learnt a lesson in the school of mankind’s social life and I have realized that what has allowed foreigners, Europeans, to fly towards the future on progress…September 2, 2024
Masters in Moral and Material ProgressJust as the All-Wise Qur’an sends the Prophets to man’s communities as leaders and vanguards in respect of spiritual and moral progress, so too it gives each of them some wonders and makes them the masters and foremen…September 2, 2024
Eid al-Adha and Remembrance of AllahIt was the Eid al-Adha while this ‘station’ was being written. One fifth of mankind, three hundred million people, together declaring: “Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar – Allah is Most Great! ”; and in relation…August 31, 2024
Your Strong Citadel: Brotherhood of IslamA regrettable social condition and an awesome disease affecting the life of society, fit to be wept over by the heart of Islam: To forget and abandon internal enmities when foreign enemies appear and attack is a demand…August 31, 2024