The Perspective Of A Believer This article covers The World And Its Contents From The Perspective Of A Believer. This world is a wonderful vessel for humankind, floating in this vast universe, the place that we exist and feel our existence. It is also a warm dwelling, surrounded by magnificent...
Faith And Reason This article covers Faith And Reason. It was fascinating to read Pope Benedict XVI’s speech the other day before members of the British parliament. The Pope spoke on “the proper place of religious belief within the political process.” Having just visited Ephesus and Urfa, two of the...
Believers As They Stand Before God The believer is one who believes and trusts, one with prospects for a secure future who is trustworthy to others. S/he is a monumental figure marked by a special distinction imbued with contrasting colors, one within the other. Throughout their lives, believers bind all...
Belief And Guidance Question: Since the way of misguidance is easy, and is destruction and aggression, many take that way. But you have proved decisively that the way of unbelief and misguidance is so fraught with difficulties and problems that no one should take it; that it is not possible...
Chaos And The Mystical World Of Faith The horizon of living yesterday-today-tomorrow at the same time with such a degree of faith and hope, of love and recognition of the mysteries that pertain to God gives such a depth to life that each heart in the orbit of the hereafter...
The Horizons Of Faith There are two sides to the love of truth; one is constituted by knowledge while the other is constituted by faith. Indeed, while on one side of the relationship is the discovery and determination of the truth, i.e., what creates the link between human knowledge and...
What It Takes To Be A Believer This article covers What It Takes To Be A Believer in today’s world. Today, above all else, we are in need of a generation that is conscientious in fulfilling their duty toward God and we need ideal people who can guide society; we...
The Reality Of Worldly Life The Old Said (Bediuzzaman) saw the reality of worldly life in a vision. It transformed him into the New Said. You too listen to it in the form of a comparison: I saw that I was a traveler and was going on a long journey;...
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,...
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...
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...
Keep Your Spiritual Vision Constantly In Mind This covers spiritual vision. Consider what you want to achieve spiritually in the coming months or year. Now write down the most important things. For example, you might include the following: Seeing God in everyone; finding communion with my family; feeling more compassionate;...
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...
History Of Religions The history of religions refers to the written record of human religious experiences and ideas. This period of religious history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BCE). The prehistory of religion involves the study of religious beliefs that existed prior to the...
False Arguments About The Origin Of Existence This article covers the false arguments about the origin of existence. Medieval European conceptions about the universe‘s nature and existence were underpinned by the Catholic Church‘s authority (see Creation Myth). The Church, relying upon a Divine Revelation (the Bible) that had been altered...
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....
Messengerhood, Its Meaning, And Functions This article covers Messengerhood, its Meaning, and its Functions. God has created no community of beings in the world without a purpose and left them without a guide or leader. It is inconceivable that God Almighty, Who has not left bees without a queen, ants...
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...