Month of Qur’ān
Unlocking Quranic Reflections
Following on from his last article, Abul Baraa gives some practical keys to look out for when making tadabbur of the Qur'ān...
Taming the Heart in the Animal Kingdom
It needs only a living heart, clean from the blemishes of pride and conceit, to see how much we have fallen short of gratitude to Allah. A horse’s swinging hoof has the…
“Not the Words of a Poet, Little do you believe”
When put against the templates of Arabic poetry and literature, the Qur’an was wholly different. By the admittance of one of the most influential enemies of the Prophet (sall Allahu ʿalayhi wa…
Reflecting on the Childhood of Old Age
After declaring that had He wished He could blind and deform them, Abū Hayyan explains how Allāh turns their attention to a sign that points to the truth of this declaration. Growing…
The Disability of Misguidance
How would you picture the physical state of misguidance? Is it merely to embrace another opinion, a state within the spectrum of freedom of thought, or something without a picture? Whatever we…
Arguing with your Hands and Legs
Generally, one sins to satisfy his desires and to gratify his exterior limbs. Then on the Day of Judgement, man’s entire ordeal is to protect them from the smouldering fire. He will,…
A Contract Every One of us Signed
Man oscillates between preoccupation, entertainment, beautification and competition, working harder in pursuit of comfort and growing older in pursuit of life. If without an ultimate purpose, man works in pursuit of continuity…