True Purity of the Heart
Do you have a sound heart and what does it truly mean to have that heart? Just ponder on what the Qur’an reveals about people’s hearts…
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The Civilized Family System
That’s why only Islamic values and morals, teachings and safeguards, are worthy of mankind. In it springs up unchanging true measure of human progress.
Read More »![Whenever the topic of Islam is brought up among Westerners, it has been my experience that the first objection that immediately springs into their minds is: “But women are so extremely oppressed in Islam.” And, “But women are second class citizens in Islam.” For example, they see that Muslim women usually observe modest standards in […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/islam-and-christianity.jpg "Whenever the topic of Islam is brought up among Westerners, it has been my experience that the first objection that immediately springs into their minds is: “But women are so extremely oppressed in Islam.” And, “But women are second class citizens in Islam.” For example, they see that Muslim women usually observe modest standards in […]")
The woman between Islam and Christianity
Whenever the topic of Islam is brought up among Westerners, it has been my experience that the first objection that immediately springs into their minds is: “But women are so extremely oppressed in Islam.” And, “But women are second class citizens in Islam.” For example, they see that Muslim women usually observe modest standards in […]
Read More »![Anger is one of the vices of Satan, which leads to so many evils and tragedies, of which only God knows their full extent. Of course anger is a normal characteristic found in all, but the question is how do you deal with it. For this reason, Islam has a great deal to say about […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/anger_management_column.jpg "Anger is one of the vices of Satan, which leads to so many evils and tragedies, of which only God knows their full extent. Of course anger is a normal characteristic found in all, but the question is how do you deal with it. For this reason, Islam has a great deal to say about […]")
Advice On Dealing With Anger
Anger is one of the vices of Satan, which leads to so many evils and tragedies, of which only God knows their full extent. Of course anger is a normal characteristic found in all, but the question is how do you deal with it. For this reason, Islam has a great deal to say about […]
Read More »![Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah God strikes a parable about His light within the heart of His servant (the human being), which only the learned understand: ‘God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is a niche in which there is a lamp. The lamp is in […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/northernlights.jpg "Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah God strikes a parable about His light within the heart of His servant (the human being), which only the learned understand: ‘God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is a niche in which there is a lamp. The lamp is in […]")
Commentary on the verse of Light
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah God strikes a parable about His light within the heart of His servant (the human being), which only the learned understand: ‘God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is a niche in which there is a lamp. The lamp is in […]
Read More »![If we say that sins are dangerous, then belittling sins and taking them lightly is more dangerous than sinning itself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned us against taking sins lightly because, doing so, sins will become an inherent habit in us and we will have no problem insisting on them. This […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/candle-flame1.jpg "If we say that sins are dangerous, then belittling sins and taking them lightly is more dangerous than sinning itself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned us against taking sins lightly because, doing so, sins will become an inherent habit in us and we will have no problem insisting on them. This […]")
Don’t Belittle sins
If we say that sins are dangerous, then belittling sins and taking them lightly is more dangerous than sinning itself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned us against taking sins lightly because, doing so, sins will become an inherent habit in us and we will have no problem insisting on them. This […]
Read More »![Imam Ali Ibn Abi al `Izz al Hanafi (False) security and despair are tools Satan uses to misguide people. The right attitude for true believer lies in a balance between the two. That is to say, a servant of God should remain between fear and hope. For, the right and the approved kind of fear […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/balance.jpg "Imam Ali Ibn Abi al `Izz al Hanafi (False) security and despair are tools Satan uses to misguide people. The right attitude for true believer lies in a balance between the two. That is to say, a servant of God should remain between fear and hope. For, the right and the approved kind of fear […]")
Balance Fear and Hope
Imam Ali Ibn Abi al `Izz al Hanafi (False) security and despair are tools Satan uses to misguide people. The right attitude for true believer lies in a balance between the two. That is to say, a servant of God should remain between fear and hope. For, the right and the approved kind of fear […]
Read More »![Do methodologically sound criteria exist for determining what is correct and what is in error? They certainly do. Those criteria are clear and precise, and we shall be discussing some of them. One: The Religious Criterion This criterion is established upon three sources: 1. The Qur’ân. God says: “Pay attention! those who disbelieve in the […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Job-Criteria.png "Do methodologically sound criteria exist for determining what is correct and what is in error? They certainly do. Those criteria are clear and precise, and we shall be discussing some of them. One: The Religious Criterion This criterion is established upon three sources: 1. The Qur’ân. God says: “Pay attention! those who disbelieve in the […]")
Criteria for Determining what is right
Do methodologically sound criteria exist for determining what is correct and what is in error? They certainly do. Those criteria are clear and precise, and we shall be discussing some of them. One: The Religious Criterion This criterion is established upon three sources: 1. The Qur’ân. God says: “Pay attention! those who disbelieve in the […]
Read More »![Shaykh Nathim Sultan Islam is based on a law system derived from God’s revelation. There are 5 rulings any action may fall under. Obligatory, preferred, permissible, disliked, and forbidden. It is well known in Islamic law that everything is permissible except that which is clearly forbidden in the authentic texts. Also according to the scholars, […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/iStock_Lock.jpg "Shaykh Nathim Sultan Islam is based on a law system derived from God’s revelation. There are 5 rulings any action may fall under. Obligatory, preferred, permissible, disliked, and forbidden. It is well known in Islamic law that everything is permissible except that which is clearly forbidden in the authentic texts. Also according to the scholars, […]")
Effects of Good Intentions on Permissible actions
Shaykh Nathim Sultan Islam is based on a law system derived from God’s revelation. There are 5 rulings any action may fall under. Obligatory, preferred, permissible, disliked, and forbidden. It is well known in Islamic law that everything is permissible except that which is clearly forbidden in the authentic texts. Also according to the scholars, […]
Read More »![Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali The status of the Mosque in the Islamic society makes it the source of spiritual and material guidance: it is the hall of worship, the school for knowledge and the club for literary pursuits. Strongly attached to the duty of prayers and the rows of worshippers are moral attitudes to the duty […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27394.jpg "Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali The status of the Mosque in the Islamic society makes it the source of spiritual and material guidance: it is the hall of worship, the school for knowledge and the club for literary pursuits. Strongly attached to the duty of prayers and the rows of worshippers are moral attitudes to the duty […]")
The Status of the Mosque in the Islamic Society
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali The status of the Mosque in the Islamic society makes it the source of spiritual and material guidance: it is the hall of worship, the school for knowledge and the club for literary pursuits. Strongly attached to the duty of prayers and the rows of worshippers are moral attitudes to the duty […]
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