Al-Qurtubee in his tafseer, talks about such people who say when they read the Qur'an, in my mind this comes to my mind, or my heart tells me this. He concludes those who read the Qur'an and say, "ask your heart" or "my heart tells me," and so forth, they are speaking about Allah without knowledge ('ilm). Which, as we will talk about, one of the greatest sins that we could commit, and that they are actually from zanaadiqa; those who have nothing to do with Islam. ... [Continue Reading]
Islamic Studies
The Benefits of Trials and Tribulations
Ibn Rajab concludes that if the person truly realizes and understands the above, "he will know that the bounty that comes from Allah to a believer due to his trials is greater than the bounty that comes from Allah during his times of ease." ... [Continue Reading]
Slavery in islam
First; a knowledgeable Jew or Christian knows fully well that slavery is discussed in the Bible. The Jewish law has much to say about slaves and their treatment. This matter is not open to debate. It is a fact every rabbi and a trained pastor is aware of. Second; just as the Jews and Christians do not discuss slavery in their teachings and sermons, Muslims do not teach much on the subject. Why? The simple reason is that slavery as it existed in ancient times does not exist any ... [Continue Reading]
Patience and Gratitude
Sabr is an Arabic word which comes from a root meaning to detain, refrain and stop. There is expression in Arabic, “so-and-so was killed sabran”, which means that he was captured and detained until he died. In the spiritual sense, patience means to stop ourselves from despairing and panicking, to stop our tongues from complaining, and to stop our hands from striking our faces and tearing our clothes at times of grief and stress. (Patience and Gratitude Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah p.12) Abu ... [Continue Reading]
The Future Is For Islam
The day Islam gave a new concept of values and standards to mankind and showed the way to learn these values and standards, it also provided it with a new concept of human relationships. Islam came to return man to his Sustainer and to make His guidance the only source from which values and standards are to be obtained, as He is the Provider and Originator. All relationships ought to be based through Him, as we came into being through His will and shall return to Him. Relationship with ... [Continue Reading]