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)
Category: Islamic Thought
Criterion of Actions (Miqyas ul a’mal)
This is from the book “Islamic Thought” any people proceed in life aimlessly, so they undertake their actions without a criterion to which they measure. Therefore, you see them undertake bad actions they think of them as good. They abstain from undertaking good actions they think of them as bad. The Muslim woman that walks … Continue reading Criterion of Actions (Miqyas ul a’mal)
Ideology (al-Mabda’)
This is from the book “Islamic Thought” Mabda’, linguistically is a verbal noun (masdar) beginning with ‘m’ (meem) , and derived from the verb bada’a (started), yabda’n (starts), bad’nn (starting) and mabda’ (starting point, principle). According to the conventional use of all people, mabd’a means the basic thought (fikr) upon which thoughts are built. So … Continue reading Ideology (al-Mabda’)
Allah is a truth whose existence is perceived and not an idea imagined by the mind.
This is from the book “Islamic Thought” Many people on the face of the earth, particularly in the West, have conviction in Allah (SWT) and believe Him. However, their conviction and belief are based on the fact that Allah (SWT) is a thought and not a truth. Such people consider the belief in the existence … Continue reading Allah is a truth whose existence is perceived and not an idea imagined by the mind.
It is not allowed that the Ahkam (rules) change as the time and place change
This is from the book “Islamic Thought” It dominates over the minds of the majority of Muslims nowadays a belief that Islam is flexible; and it adapts with the social, economical and political situations in every time and every place; and that it changes to comply with, in terms of its ahkam (rules), the needs … Continue reading It is not allowed that the Ahkam (rules) change as the time and place change
Islam is a Specific Way of Living
Islam came as a collection of concepts (mafaheem) about life. It came as general guidelines (khutoot ‘areedah), ie general imports that treat all man’s problems in life, where the solution of every problem that occurs to man is actually derived from them.
The Order (amr) and the form of Imperative
The following is the translation of a chapter from the Arabic book 'Al-Fikr al-Islami' (The Islamic Thought) by Sheikh Mohammad Mohammad Ismael Abduh, an Assistant Professor at the Egyptian University (now known as Cairo University) in the past. Muslims are obliged, in this life, to proceed in accordance with the orders and prohibitions of Allah. … Continue reading The Order (amr) and the form of Imperative