“Windows To Spirituality”
Why Are Whole Nations No Longer Punished? This article covers the answer to the question: “Why Are Whole Nations No Longer Punished?” Both the Bible and the Qur’an relate how God destroyed the people of Prophet Lot and Prophet Noah. Noah’s people refused to abandon their idolatry and evil ways...
Why Are There Fortunate and Unfortunate People? This article covers the answer to the question: “Why Are There Fortunate and Unfortunate People?” God bestows material wealth and poverty upon individuals for reasons known only to Him. For example, a poor person might inherit wealth when a rich family member or...
Why Are Some People Created ”More Equal” Than Others? Although some disadvantaged or disabled people may blame God for their disabilities, and thereby stray from or abandon their faith, many more are strengthened in their faith. It is completely mistaken to use an exaggerated—indeed false—sympathy with the disabled as a...
How Can “Moderation” Be Defined? Moderation is the balanced way between extremes, the middle way between two excesses: too much and too little. It is also to use one’s primordial nature, capacity, and skills to do good, to do exactly what is prescribed by the Creator, on His way. Man’s...
Can Our Intention Save Us? Is Man’s Intention Enough to Save Him? An intention, which leads to the appropriate intended action, being taken may save a person. An intention, which does not result in determination, in an ardent effort to bring about the intended result, cannot do so. To have...
Reunion With Ourselves This article covers that humanity is plagued with negligence, ignorance, indifference, inadequacy, and alienation. We need a reunion with ourselves to solve these problems. The twentieth century was a century of incessant problems and the present continues to be the same. One of those problems is so...
Our Philosophy Of Life Our system of thought or philosophy of life, however, is related not only to the world of existence, but also to the realm of pre-existence, and to whatever is beyond existence. Some live without thinking; some only think, but cannot put their thoughts into practice. However,...
The Evolution Of The Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850–1920 is an online exhibition from the Library of Congress‘ American Memory series. It documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America’s natural heritage, through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts,...
Man And Ecology: An Islamic Perspective This article covers Man And Ecology: An Islamic Perspective. Environmental Crisis “When the earth is shaken with a (violent) shaking, And the earth reveals what burdens her, And man says: What has befallen her? On that day she shall tell her story….” (Qur’an 99:1-4)...
Islam And The Protection Of The Environment This article covers Islam And The Protection Of The Environment. Introduction The Holy Qur’an states that Man is the noblest of created beings: Man is God’s vicegerent on His earth; it was to Man that God made the Angels prostrate themselves; God breathed...
Environment In The Qur’an This article covers Environment In The Qur’an. The Approach to the Environment Question of the Qur’an and its Contemporary Commentary, the Risale-i Nur Introduction Although it was only with effect from the second half of the 20th century that environmental problems became some of the chief...
Islam & the Environment This article covers Islam & the Environment. What is expected of a viceroy, a trustee or ruler? If those over whom one commands power are killed without cause, have their homes polluted heedlessly with toxic wastes, and have deformities and diseases resulting from the careless and...
Environmental Epidemiology Environmental epidemiology is a branch of epidemiology concerned with determining how environmental exposures impact human health. This field seeks to understand how various external risk factors may predispose to or protect against disease, illness, injury, developmental abnormalities, or death. These factors may be naturally occurring or may be introduced...
Difference Between Conservation And Preservation Conservation and preservation are both methods that are very much necessary to safeguard the future of certain vital phenomena of the world such as the environment, natural energies among other things. However, sometimes these two words have been seen to be used interchangeably which should...
Conservation vs. Preservation and Natural Regulation Abstract: Preservation and Conservation are two different theories regarding the management of natural resources. In this paper, I examine the differences between the two theories, and discuss the manner in which the concept of natural regulation is featured. Conservation versus Preservation In the era...
A New Approach To Dream Interpretation At some point in our spiritual life, we may wish to understand the process dream interpretation, which helps us to understand the meaning of our dreams and the symbols that may present themselves to us. At the present time on the Earth, our collective...
Why Does One Creature’s Life Depend On The Death Of Another? Why do we need death? Just as day replaces night, spring follows winter, and autumn takes the place of summer, death follows life. The Creator, Who governs everything, does nothing in vain. He creates the most beautiful and intricate...
Why Do Some Innocent People Die In Disasters Along With Others? Why do good people sometimes die in disasters before evil people? Such a question arises from false reasoning and an error in belief. If life were only the life in this world, if this world were the first and...
Death Time Experience At the time of death, believers experience the opening of windows from their places in Paradise. Prophet Muhammad stated that the souls of such people are drawn out as gently as the flowing of water from a pitcher. Better than that, martyrs do not feel death’s agonies...
Should We Fear Death? What Happens After Death? Those who believe and do righteous deeds have no reason to fear death. Although it appears to us as decomposition and the extinction of life and its pleasures, in fact it is no more than a discharge from the heavy duties of...
