بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Causes and Effects: Are Results Achieved at our Hands?[Victory (Nasr) as an Example](Translated) The study of causes and effects, the relationship between causes and effects, or what is known as the law of causality (sababiyyah), and whether this relationship is constant and unchanging, is a topic long addressed by scholars of … Continue reading Causes and Effects: Are Results Achieved at our Hands?
Category: Aqeedah
The Believer’s Need for Steadfastness
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Believer’s Need for Steadfastness(Translated) Allah (swt) said, [يُثَبِّتُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ ٱلثَّابِتِ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَيُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَۚ وَيَفۡعَلُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ] “Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word (al-qawl ath-thaabit), in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the … Continue reading The Believer’s Need for Steadfastness
Death does not occur except with the end of Ajal (life-term)
The following is a translation from Arabic. Many people think that though death is the same, the causes of death are numerous. So death could be because of detrimental disease, such as the plague. It could also be due to stab by a knife, or a gunshot or burning by fire of beheading or heart … Continue reading Death does not occur except with the end of Ajal (life-term)
Conversation with an Atheist, Regarding the “Problem of Evil”
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Some atheists raise an argument that those who believe in God, must believe that He causes evil, on the basis of causality. Perhaps the best way to address this question is to first identify its origins. No question in philosophy or religion comes about ex nihilo (i.e. out of nothing). Rather, … Continue reading Conversation with an Atheist, Regarding the “Problem of Evil”
The Thought and its Effect in Life
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xldOjukXtQA0bhM7mPqvT?si=wblGGezUQBu-SpvT1qWwPA Video version The definition of the thought: The thought is the judgement of reality from a specific viewpoint, as opposed to philosophy, which is the judgement of what has no reality. The definition and the basics of the Islamic thought: It is the judgement of reality from an Islamic viewpoint, i.e. the viewpoint of … Continue reading The Thought and its Effect in Life
Thinking for Change: Its Reality and Basis
CHANGE Change is motion (حركة) and motion is life (حياة). Stagnation (جمود) is death. In fact, life is nothing but a manifestation of growth (نمو) and motion. Indeed, change is evolution, in that, it aims at the transference of a matter from one situation to another situation. Life, in all its manifestations, is in continuous … Continue reading Thinking for Change: Its Reality and Basis
Tawakkul (التوكل على الله) upon Allah
Commanding the tawakkul on Allah in all these evidences is not linked with any condition, and nor any action of it came stipulated. Rather, the evidences came absolute (not restricted) in commanding the tawakkul. Thus, the obligation is the tawakkul on Allah without nay restriction, and in every matter. So, we must make tawakkul on Allah in every action.
Q&A: Rizq (sustenance) is all that is supported by
Question: Dear Sheikh and Eminent Scholar:Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahamtullah Wa Barakatuh,If you would be kind enough to answer a question for me that I did not get a satisfactory answer for, I ask Allah that I get the answer from you. Is sustenance limited to money only, meaning everything that can be owned for a … Continue reading Q&A: Rizq (sustenance) is all that is supported by
Q&A: The Hadiths of the Work of Magic (Sihr) on the Prophet (saw) is Rejected in terms of Meaning (diraya) because it Contradicts the Concept of Infallibility (I’sma) of Prophethood
Answer to QuestionThe Hadiths of the Work of Magic (Sihr) on the Prophet (saw) is Rejected in terms of Meaning (diraya) because it Contradicts the Concept of Infallibility (I’sma) of ProphethoodTo: Rabi’ Al-Rabi’(Translated) Question: Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh My dear brother, my question is about the Hadith of Labid bin Al-A’sam and the … Continue reading Q&A: The Hadiths of the Work of Magic (Sihr) on the Prophet (saw) is Rejected in terms of Meaning (diraya) because it Contradicts the Concept of Infallibility (I’sma) of Prophethood
Q&A: Change with Relation to Actions and Achieving Results
Question: Does “Change” fall under the sphere that man dominates? If so, can man control the time and place of change? Furthermore, if an extended period of time passes and change does not occur, does this indicate that something is wrong with the people working towards it? Or does “Change” fall under the sphere that dominates … Continue reading Q&A: Change with Relation to Actions and Achieving Results