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...
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,...
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...
Respect For The Dead When an animal dies, it is forgotten and its burial place is lost. However, this is not the case with a human being. Are the people who do not preserve the memories and tombs of their ancestors aware that they reduce them to the rank of...
How Do Appointed Times Of Death Work? Death is understood as the cessation and conclusion of physical existence. The appointed time of death, is the end of the lifetime of each being that lived its own life within the conditions and limits given to it uniquely. Each and every being...
Happiness For Youths In Both Worlds This article answers to find Happiness For Youths In Both Worlds and covers the answer to the question: “How Can We Help The Young Find Happiness In This World And Hereafter?” Given to a Number of Unhappy Youths One day a number of bright...
What Is The Purpose Of Spiritual Awareness? Spiritual awareness is an inward posture, a sort of standing to moral and spiritual attention. In its positive aspect, it means that believers hold an exceptionally strong and determined disposition for all that is good and permitted. They are preoccupied with such matters,...
What Is Apatheism? Apatheism (a portmanteau of apathy and theism) is the attitude of apathy towards the existence or non-existence of god(s). It is more of an attitude rather than a belief, claim, or belief system. An apatheist is someone who is not interested in accepting or rejecting any claims that gods exist or do...
The Afflictions of Prophet Job Job (أَيّْوْب, Ayyūb) is considered a Nabi (Prophet) in Islam and is mentioned in the Qur’an. Job’s story in Islam is parallel to the Hebrew Bible‘s story, although the main emphasis is on Job remaining steadfast to God; there is no mention of Job’s discussions with friends in the Qur’anic text, but later...
How Many Prophets Were There? This article covers the answers to the questions: “How Many Prophets were There? Were They All from Arabia?” Prophets were raised and sent to their people in different lands and at different times. One Hadith puts the number of Prophets at 124,000; another mentions 224,000....
The Existence And Unity Of God This article covers the existence and unity of God. The existence of God is too evident to need any arguments. Some saintly scholars have even stated that God is the most manifest being, but that those lacking insight cannot see Him. Others have said...
Why Does Satan Insist On His Unbelief? This article covers the answer to the question: “Why Does Satan Insist On His Unbelief?“ Satan, the Arabic word for Satan, means “being cast down from the Divine Presence, driven away in disgrace from God’s mercy.” Satan is like one who had all...
Spells And Sorcery Or Magic This article covers the answer to the question: “How Can We Secured Against Evil Spells and Sorcery or Magic?” Those who deny spells and sorcery do so either because they do not believe in anything related to metaphysics or what they suppose to be connected...
Greek Philosophers Belief In The Resurrection This article covers Greek Philosophers and The Resurrection. Ancient Greek poet, Homers, writes about the shelters of souls. He believed that the souls, which manifest themselves here in bodies, have shelters in another place. Pythagoras, a Greek mathematician, believed in the Resurrection and argued...
Belief In The Resurrection In Indian Religions This small article covers Belief in the Resurrection in Indian Religions. During history, there have been many religions in India, although it is highly probable that these religions are the distorted varieties of a single true religion. However greatly they have been distorted,...
Why Hell? This article covers the answer to the question: “Why Hell is necessary for eternal punishment?“ Belief bears the seed of a sort of Paradise experienced by the spirit, while unbelief contains the seed of a sort of Hell, which is again experienced spiritually. Just as unbelief is the...
Is Man’s Intention Enough To Save Him? This article covers the answer to the question: “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...