“Windows To Spirituality”
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Faith (iman) breaks down into six axioms (Six articles of faith):
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Islamic Perspective On Knowledge And Learning This article covers the Islamic Perspective on Knowledge and Learning. Progress in knowledge and technology may be likened to the widening ripples caused by a pebble thrown in a pool of water. All civilizations have benefited from the knowledge of their predecessors and made...
How Should Believers Invite Others to Faith? This article covers the answer to the question: “How Should Believers Invite Others to Faith?“ The aim of sending the Prophets is communicating the divine message, which is the most important and vital obligation incumbent on humanity. That is to say, to enlighten...
Meaning Of Different Times Of Prayers What Is The Reasons for The Apportioning of The Daily Prayers Into Five Definite Duration? Glory be to God whenever you reach evening and whenever you rise in the morning, and all praise is for Him in the heavens and on earth, and in...
Is There Any Necessary For Praying And Worshipping This article is about the importance of praying and worshipping. There are five points to explain this question. FIRST POINT Supplication is a mighty mystery of worship; indeed, it is like the spirit of worship. As we have mentioned in many places,...
There Is No Compulsion In Religion The Quran says: “There Is No Compulsion In Religion” What Does This Mean? “There is no compulsion in religion” because we have free will and because “Truth stands clear of falsehood.” Truth has absolute authority within the human conscience, which calls it urgently to...
Why We Refer To Science And Scientific Facts! We refer to science and scientific facts when explaining Islam because some people only accept scientific facts. Materialists and both non- and anti-religious people have sought to exploit science to defy religion and give their ideas more prestige than they deserve. Through...
Sources of Sharia Various sources of sharia are used by Islamic jurisprudence to elaborate the body of Islamic law. The scriptural sources of traditional Sunni jurisprudence are the Qur’an, believed by Muslims to be the direct and unaltered word of God, and the Sunnah, consisting of words and actions attributed to...
Jesus In Islam Jesus In Islam: ʿĪsā ibn Maryam (عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ, lit. ‘Jesus, son of Mary‘), also referred as Isa Masih, is the penultimate prophet and messenger of God (Allah) and the Messiah, who was sent to guide the Children of Israel with a revelation: Injīl (Arabic for “gospel”). As in the Christian New Testament,...
Islam’s View Of Jesus This article covers Islam’s View Of Jesus. In Islam, ʿĪsā ibn Maryam (عيسى بن مريم, ‘Jesus, son of Mary‘), or Jesus, is understood to be the penultimate prophet and messenger of God (Allah) and al-Masih, the Arabic term for Messiah (Christ), sent to guide the Children of Israel...
Is Reincarnation Compatible With Islam? This article covers Islam and reincarnation. Reincarnation (tanasukh) refers to the doctrine that after death the soul moves on to inhabit another body, then dies again and moves on to another body, until there is no longer any reason for it to do so. It...
The Wisdom Behind Fasting This article covers the wisdom of fasting in that: It is an act of worship done for Allâh, in which the ‘abd (servant) draws closer to His Lord by abandoning the things that he loves and desires, such as food, drink and sexual intercourse. So because...
Wisdom From Islam This article covers some samples of Wisdom From Islam. I am an agnostic freethinker and not a Muslim, but I still have incorporated many of Islam’s tools to use for peace generation within myself and others. Much wisdom for ‘living right’ irrespective of religious beliefs are available to...
What Is The Wisdom Of Islam? Islam is a very simple religion. Islam simply means submitting yourself in peace to the One True Living GOD: Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth- Lord and Cherisher of all the worlds! To Him be Glory...
The Islamic Views On Evolution Islamic views on evolution are diverse, ranging from theistic evolution to Old Earth creationism. Some Muslims around the world believe “humans and other living things have evolved over time,” yet some others believe they have “always existed in present form.” Muslim thinkers have proposed and accepted elements of the theory of...
Peace In Islamic Philosophy As in other religions, peace in Islamic philosophy is a basic concept. The Arabic term “Islam” itself (إسلام) is usually translated as “submission”; submission of desires to the will of God. It comes from the term aslama, which means “to surrender” or “resign oneself”. The Arabic word...
Consideration For Neighbours This article covers the importance of consideration for neighbours in Islam. Islam places great emphasis on the qualities of respect, tolerance and forgiveness, and these qualities shown to neighbours is a demonstration of the moral values and virtues inbuilt into the worship of the One True God....
Trustworthiness In Islam In the article entitled Honesty, we discussed how important the concept of honesty is to Islam and how it incorporates truthfulness and reliability. Another dimension of honesty is trustworthiness, or in Arabic, amanah. The meaning of amanah is trustworthiness, or, it is something or someone left to...
Fasting In Islam Fasting in Islam (Sawm, صَوْم; or Siyam, صِيَام; Rūzeh or Rōzah, روزه), is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Sawm is observed between dawn and nightfall when the evening adhan is sounded. Ramadan is the ninth month of the...
One Take Aways One Is Equal To One This article covers Generosity in Islam: One Take Aways One Is Equal To One. If everything flows from Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala and everything returns to Allaah, do you truly own anything? Are you not but a steward, taking care of that portion...
Generosity In Islam This article covers Generosity in Islam. As humans, we have an innate sense of morality. No matter what religion, race or colour we are, certain qualities serve as the moral standard. We admire justice, bravery, honesty and compassion. We abhor those who demonstrate treachery, cruelty or corruption.Moral...
