Tag: SPIRITUALITY
The Western suffering from the denied revelation
I often sit in Islamic lectures and realise the concepts are familiar but the language is not. I do not mean Arabic instead of English rather the starting point for understanding concepts…
#ParisAttacks – A Letter To My Brothers & Sisters
My dear brothers and sisters, we live in trying times and are witnessing days of hardship as frequent as we see our families – May Allāh protect us! Āmīn. What follows are…
Being true to yourself
"To thine own self be true" Words from Shakespeare's famous play Hamlet. This is Polonius's last piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the…
Brought back to life with a single blast
The A to Z of Death Part 6 Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 2 | Click here for part 3 | Click here for part 4 | Click here for part 5 Resurrection During the…
Where does the Sun go after it sets?
The previous verses spoke of how land, pertaining to place (Makān) is under the full power and control of Allah as He resurrects it from a state of barrenness to bring…
She found Islam at 81
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6--C3rUkv5k&feature=youtu.be She found Islam at 81 – Philomena I long cherish the day I met this woman as a redefining moment in my life. It was a cold morning in North London with…
Are you afraid of getting old?
Today’s life in the 21st century has become so frantic that we are trying hard to focus on our survival from day to day. To catch up we take every possible short-cut choice for our lifestyle, whether…
Interrogation in the Grave
The A to Z of Death Part 5 Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 2 | Click here for part 3 | Click here for part 4 Interrogation in the Grave Like death, the…
Purify your Soul
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ فِى ٱلۡأُمِّيِّـۧنَ رَسُولاً۬ مِّنۡہُمۡ يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡہِمۡ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَيُزَكِّيہِمۡ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَإِن كَانُواْ مِن قَبۡلُ لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger…
Attachment Theory for Muslims
True and Everlasting Attachment The word attachment is a term used in Psychology to describe ‘an infant’s tendency to seek closeness to particular people and feel more secure in their presence” (Ernst…