...so on. Since people have ingrained inclinations toward both good and evil, they are tested in this world to determine whether they will use their free will and other faculties...
...examples which are famous and have been related by reliable scholars, firstly about corpses. As for jinns and angels, the many reports concerning them are unanimous, and examples of them...
...open for wide interpretations and comments. There is no style that would enable the Qur’an to better be able to express such a goal with the same motives and materials....
...Messenger): “O People of the Book, come to a word common between us and you, that we worship none but God, and associate none as partner with Him, and that...
...another reason: Religion is a divine test to distinguish elevated and base spirits from each other. Just as raw materials are refined to separate diamonds from coal and gold from...
...and his sight never swerving or going wrong (An-Najm 53:11, 17). He completed his travel with a transcendent return to the earth for a sublime cause. ▪This supreme commander, the...
...committing evil is not essential to their nature, it is inevitable. Even if becoming sullied is accidental, it is likely. For a creature which is going to spoil his good...
...result, they knew about the prophecies concerning the advent of a new Messenger, and were waiting for the coming of God’s Messenger. When Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon...
It is not easy to merit being together with the Messenger in this world and the Hereafter. Thus, these special women were put to a great test. The Messenger allowed...
...a community responsible for carrying out the Divine Commandments issuing from the Divine Attribute of Speech, and that angels are a community whose “working class” carry out the Divine Laws...
...the most reliable and trustworthy people. 3. Ismah (Innocence): It means not to commit sins, to be protected from committing sins. Prophets were freed and forgiven from any sins by...
...a community responsible for carrying out the Divine Commandments issuing from the Divine Attribute of Speech, and that angels are a community whose “working class” carry out the Divine Laws...
...“We try (test) people through one another” By mentioning repeatedly in a number of verses (6:53) that people will be tested through one another, God warns the Muslim community of...
...And yet they are almost completely unique with respect to bodily features and visage, character, desire, and ambition. This uniqueness is so reliable that you can be identified positively just...
...prayer is valid if the amount of the light impurity on body or cloth is less then one forth or less but invalid if the amount exceeds that stated. Although...
...minimum amount of clothing. 4) Facing the qiblah Allah I says, “Wherever you come from, turn your face to the Holy Mosque [in Makkah].” (Soorat Al-Baqarah, 2:149) The direction Muslims...
...us this with prayers. Another example of these prayers is: “O our Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and all the believers, on the Day on which the Reckoning will...
...into experienced certainty, this exalted Prophet had perfect confidence in and reliance on his Lord. Therefore, when the Pharaoh challenged Moses to a contest against the sorcerers of Egypt, Moses...
...the grand Book of the Universe, and began to search for it. Taking refuge in Hira cave, he devoted himself to worship. ‘A’isha, narrating directly from Khadija, said that he...
...worshipping. He commanded us to be honest, to return the things entrusted to us, to get along well with neighbors, to avoid committing sins and shedding blood. He prohibited us...
...commanded His Messenger among that community to leave it before the punishment came. As for Prophet Jonah, he left the land of his community before he received the command. Therefore,...
...private property in which we have so little share, why should God, the Creator and unique Owner of the universe and all of its contents, not have complete control of...
...mosque compensate for sins that were committed beforehand. Indeed, zakat is no different, as enunciated in the Qur’an: God said: “I am with you; if you establish salat and pay...
...supposing that we are among his study groups. ▪A serene “slumber,” and thus complete contentment (free from the horror and anxiety) felt in slumber during intense fear, terror, and confusion,...
...of the command of “Prostrate before Adam!” immediately, and consequently Satan failed the test and has been lost as a result of opposing the command. To summarize the realities about...
...the hereafter, and will point out a few of his many correct predictions concerning his Companions, his Family and his community. But first, for a complete understanding of the subject,...
The Islamic Ruling Regarding Those who Deliberately Break the Fast The fast without a valid excuse is a grave sin which clearly testifies to its doer’s disobedience to Allah May...
...guidance, and counsel. Imagine that a successful business owner gives you sound and free advice on how to run your business. Would you refuse such advice? If we pray according...
...charity; in other words, such values as compassion, mutual assistance, solidarity, the pleasure of comforting a living thing both materially and spiritually, and the free will of a person embracing...
...you meant to do in your free time? is it basically haraam to even have free time as you’re meant to spend it all doing activities that bring you closer...
...human psychology has been or will be found in the messages of the Qur’an, in the excellent and universal legal principles it contains, nor in its commands and prohibitions which...
...are free from any comparison and anthropomorphism, they were able to view and speak of the Divine Being as absolutely exempt from any defects, resemblance, or partnership, and, in the...
...only been Solomon’s testing the Sheban Queen’s discernment by making her throne unrecognizable. As a Prophet, his aim must have been her guidance as well. Therefore, we should approach the...
...usually mentions wealth prior to life or the soul, in this verse life comes before wealth. This is because life is more important than the wealth for human beings in...
...If this were the case, we would not need to speak of the laws or causes involved. To communicate His Commandments, He could speak to each individual directly, without sending...
...point to emphasize is that no one should complain about hardship. When compared with times of good health, comfort, and happiness, times of illness or hardship often are not worth...
...truth. ▪The Divine commands of the creation and operation of the universe that issue from the Divine Will are obeyed absolutely, but obedience to the Divine religious commands has been...
...than commercial reasons. Those who buy and sell cattle, however, are obliged with a 2.5% zakat, as is the case with other commercial goods. Precisely, whenever a commodity sways towards...
...degree of compassion toward believers: There has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves; grievous to him is your suffering; anxious is he over you, full of concern for...
