FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Events, Featured Articles, Featured Home, women
TAGGED WITH:: faith, identity, liberalism, sila initiative, taqwa
/by Yousuf Patel* Courtesy of The Sila Initiative وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الإِنسَانِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَأَى بِجَانِبِهِ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ كَانَ يَؤُوسًا “When We bestow Our favors unto man he turns away and becomes remote. But when evil befalls he gives himself up to despair.” [17:8] Among the many thousands of spiritual disciples of Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (d. 1943), […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Featured Articles, Featured Home
TAGGED WITH:: faith, hope, Imam Zaid Shakir, New year
/by Yousuf Patel* Courtesy of New Islamic Directions As we North American Muslims enter a new year it might be beneficial for us to ask ourselves some serious questions. A bit of soul searching has never harmed anyone. The type of questions I have in mind involve a set of challenges to some of the prevailing trends […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Islamic Belief
TAGGED WITH:: faith
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum A long time ago I decided to become a Muslim, but I am not actually sure if I recited the Shahhadah or not. I have seriously conflicting memories on whether I did or not. But I came to assume I converted anyway, became a devout Muslim for […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Belief, Beneficial Knowledge, Featured Articles, Featured Home, Good Character, Guidance, The Prophet's Companions
TAGGED WITH:: advice, dying, faith, love
/by Yousuf PatelImam Bayhaqi relates in his Shu’ab al-Iman that when al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib—the uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace & blessings be upon him and his folk)—was on the verge of death, he said to his son: “O Abd Allah! I counsel you to: (1) love Allah (Mighty and Majestic), (2) and to […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Belief, Beneficial Knowledge, Books, Good Character, Knowledge, Ramadan, Scholars, Tasawwuf Ustadha Shireen Ahmed
TAGGED WITH:: certainty, faith, imam haddad, Ramadan
/by Yousuf PatelDAY 1: On Certainty Synopsis: Ustadh Amjad starts this class by reviewing who is the author and why this text is important. He then delves into the topic of what is certainty (yaqīn), and what are the benefits of having strong faith. He explained that one’s certainty can be strengthened by three actions, and that […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), podcast, Ramadan
TAGGED WITH:: Branches of Faith, faith, Ramadan
/by Yousuf PatelIn the series of podcasts on the Branches of Faith, some leading scholars will explain the different branches of faith, as they appear in the works of the Islamic tradition. These branches include (1) branches of belief and certitude, (2) branches of spiritual works, and (3) branches of social excellence. In this introductory session, Shaykh […]
FILED UNDER: Belief, Beneficial Knowledge, Featured Articles, Islam
TAGGED WITH:: aqida, faith, hadith, Hadith Guidance, instrumental sciences, qur'an, revival of islamic sciences, science
/by YusufShaykh Jamir Meah recently answered a host of questions on seeming contradictions between science and the Qur’an. It is so good it needed to be featured here. Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa baraktuh. I have had a lot of questions about some claimed scientific mistakes in the Qur’an that I haven’t had any answers […]
FILED UNDER: Featured Articles, Untold Stories, women
TAGGED WITH:: elders, faith, Highlighted, iman, mental health, qur'an, taqwa
/by ErinA student observes his grandmother dealing with dementia, and discovers the one thing that remains with her as her memory slowly fades. Dementia is a heartbreaking illness. It impairs a person’s ability to think, changes their personality, and can cause them to forget their most beloved ones. In times of hardship, when all else is […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hadith, ANS Halal and Haram, ANS Islamic Belief, ANS Living Religion, ANS Spirituality, ANS Theology, ANS-General
TAGGED WITH:: faith, hadith of Gibril, ihsan, iman, Jibreel, love for Allah, love of Allah
/by YusufUstadh Farid Dingle advises on feeling no love for Allah and how to rectify this. I used to love Allah but my iman got weaker and now I feel indifferent to Allah. I don’t love or hate Him. Partly because I used to blame Allah for things. This is a real lack of love, not […]
FILED UNDER: Beneficial Knowledge, Social Issues
TAGGED WITH:: Afterlife, death, dying, faith, Highlighted, purpose in life, shaykh hamza karamali
/by YusufShaykh Hamza Karamali addresses a topic that is uncomfortable to our western sensibilities, yet is of great significance to the life of faith. Here he tackles the reason behind death. Why do we die? A materialist might answer that we die because our body stops working. Our breathing, our heartbeat, our brain activity, everything, stops. […]
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