Real Freedom
Question: “There is no greater title and position than servanthood to God. Even if there is, it must…
Desires
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Riyada (Austerity)
Riyada (austerity), which we can describe as disciplining life, appetite and thirst, and sleeping and waking only in…
From Continence to Virtue: Cultivation of Moral Character
Can people be held accountable for what they feel and wish from a moral point of view or…
Delay of Gratification and Spirituality
We are living in a world in which everything changes very quickly; throughout the world immediacy rules. Industrial…
Desire To Retreat
This transient material world attracts us greatly with the kind of life it imposes upon us, the many…
Wara’ (Abstinence)
Wara’ relates to both the inner and outer aspects of a believer’s life and conduct. A traveler on…
Fasting: A Divine Treatment For Body and Soul
Fasting is a school for the training of both the physical body and the soul, and it has…
How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires?
Q: How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires whispered by Satan? A: Involuntary evil thoughts,…
Ramadan
The month of Ramadan is a special time full of God’s blessings and great wonders. The Holy Qur’an…
Editorial (Issue 38)
During this time of uncertainty and tension, we should take a moment to remember religion’s central teaching: Do…
The Perfectibility of Man
A book exists first of all in its author’s mind as meaning. To have this immaterially existing book…
Man and Religion
At birth man has no conscious knowledge about himself or about the environment around him; nevertheless, he is…
Containing five comments with respect to man’s happiness and misery
Man is created on the best pattern of creation and has been given a comprehensive disposition. Therefore he…