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ISLAM: Zakat al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by sharing happiness with the rest of mankind. It should also not be forgotten that real happiness lies in sharing...

Islam: Lailatal-Qadr: Night of destiny

One of the special features of Ramadan is the ‘Lailatal-Qadr’ or the Night of Destiny. It is the night on which the Quran was...

ISLAM: After death

The Quran says: “By the snorting war steeds, which strike fire with their hoofs, as they gallop to the raid at dawn, and with a...

ISLAM: An admonition

The Quran states: Have you not seen that God sends down water from the sky, guides it to form springs in the earth, and then,...

ISLAM: On spirituality

I was once asked to explain the concept of spirituality in Islam and what, from the Islamic viewpoint
इस शब्द का अर्थ जानिये
, the method was of attaining spirituality....

ISLAM: Experience fruits of patience

A western commentator, William Patron, has observed: “One of the fruits of Islam has been that stubborn durable patience which comes out of the...

ISLAM: Learning lessons from mundane occurrences

One quality of the godly person described in the Quran is the willingness to learn lessons (15:75). Learning lessons means recognizing some internal qualities...

ISLAM: The discovery of helplessness

What is maarifah or realization of God? It is, in fact, a discovery of one’s helplessness in relation to God. We must learn that...

ISLAM: The price of finding God

A high level of realization of God is actually the greatest asset a person can have. It is, in fact, high realization of faith...

ISLAM: Remembering God often

I once penned an article entitled ‘Realization—The Purpose of Humanity’. Almost immediately after it appeared in print, (Al-Risala, September 2010) a reader called to...

ISLAM: Standing up for righteousness

Muharram epitomises the courage of conviction called ‘Jazba-e-Husseini’ to stand up against religious corruption, political oppression, moral bankruptcy, social injustice, and tyranny. Over 1,300...

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