“Windows To Spirituality”
Can Love Be Transformed Into True Love? Like metaphorical love for objects of love can be transformed into true love, can the metaphorical love that most people have for this world also be transformed into true love? Yes, if a lover with metaphorical love for the transitory face of the...
Ideal Spirits And Heroes of Love This article covers Ideal Spirits And Heroes of Love. Only those who overflow with love will be able to build the happy and enlightened world of the future. Their lips smile with love, their hearts brim over with love, their eyes radiate love and...
Humanism And Love of Humanity Love is not only one of the most frequently talked about issues today, it is also one of the most essential issues. Actually, love is the rose in our belief, a realm of the heart that never withers. Above all else, just as God wove...
From Beauty To Divine Love This article covers the journey from beauty to Divine Love. The universe is like a magnificent book adorned with embroidered meanings page by page, line by line, and word by word. It is an exhibition ground of the divine art; it is a palace. All...
Beauty And The Beautiful Beauty elevates our hearts, awakens our souls with sweet excitement and appreciation, and then becomes the esthetic of our inner self. This hard-to-describe phenomenon, this sense that is present in our most joyous moments, is beauty. Though this definition might seem narrow, it is one interpretation....
Love For Humankind Our interest in our environment and our love for humankind — that is, our ability to embrace creation— depends on knowing and understanding our own essence, our ability to discover ourselves, and to feel a connection with our Creator. Love is an elixir; a human lives with...
What Is Love? Love is an intense feeling of deep affection. Love is when you choose to be at your best when the other person is not at their best. Love is when what you want is never important. But what the other person needs and wants is always paramount. If you truly love someone,...
The Virtue Of Modesty This article covers the answer to the question: “What is The Virtue Of Modesty?” Goodness should not be invisible. It should not be colorless. On the other hand, it should not dazzle or overpower. It should compel, not impel; attract, not attack. Modesty is the virtue...
What Is Modesty? Modesty, sometimes known as demureness, is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. The word “modesty” comes from the Latin word modestus which means “keeping within measure”. Standards of modesty are culturally and context dependent and vary widely. In this use, it...
Modesty: Stories on Modesty II Muhammad and the Rebuilding of the Kaaba The modesty of the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, was the most prominent trait of his personality. Even from an early age, his sense of shame in an open society of...
Modesty: Stories on Modesty I Muhammad and Modesty before God The Prophet, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said: “Every religion has its characteristic, and the characteristic of Islam is modesty.” (al-Muwatta) Modesty, in the sense of shyly protecting oneself with propriety from the lustful or...
Modesty: An Overview Modesty and shyness play a special part between the affairs of the Creator and the created. All prophets and Messengers encouraged modesty, as the Prophet, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said: “Indeed from the teachings of the first prophets which has reached...
A Return To Modesty: Discovering The Lost Virtue “A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue” by Wendy Shalit, is a bombshell. Despite its modest title, this book is a bombshell. In a manner both courageous and passionate, Wendy Shalit challenges the bored, desensitized masses of American women to use...
What Is Morality? Morality is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper. Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes...
Good Character And Morality Quotes We have collected and put the best Good Character And Morality Quotes. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these Good Character And Morality Quotes on many subjects inspire you to never give...
Don’t Impose Your Morality on Me! “That might be your opinion, but don’t impose your morality on me!” When teaching about virtues and the moral life, I often think of a discussion I had with a college friend. He was taking an ethics class with a professor who promoted moral relativism the notion that there...
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....
What Is Conscience? Conscience is a cognitive process that elicits emotion and rational associations based on an individual’s moral philosophy or value system. Conscience stands in contrast to elicited emotion or thought due to associations based on immediate sensory perceptions and reflexive responses, as in sympathetic central nervous system responses....
Patience and Perseverance This article covers Patience and Perseverance. When experiencing sorrow, we might be tempted to close in on ourselves. We might allow negative emotions to gnaw at us. We might fail to be attentive to others’ needs because we are so preoccupied with our troubles. We might also...
Tawakkul (Reliance on God) Tawakkul (تَوَكُّل) in the Arabic language, is the word for the Islamic concept of reliance on God or “trusting in God’s plan“. It is seen as “perfect trust in God and reliance on Him alone.” It can also be referred to as God-consciousness. In fact, the Qur’an speaks of the fact that success...
