يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you As it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint (al-Baqarah: 183) The verses (ayah) preceeding the above one explained about a number of obligations imposed on Mu’min. … Continue reading Fasting and Piety (Taqwa)
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The Effect of Taqwa (Piety) on the Life of the Believer
The following is a draft translation of a recent arabic leaflet issued by Islamic activists in Kuwait. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم THE EFFECT OF TAQWA (PIETY) ON THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER Allah (swt) ordered his worshippers -in many texts- to be pious, from which is his saying: ((يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم … Continue reading The Effect of Taqwa (Piety) on the Life of the Believer
The True Meaning of Taqwa
"O you who believe! fear Allah as He should be feared and die not except in a state of Islam." [TMQ 3:102] Allah (swt) in the Quran emphasises the concept of Taqwa to us many times in the Quran.Taqwa is one of the most profound concepts in Islam. Taqwa is an avenue by which Muslims … Continue reading The True Meaning of Taqwa