institutions in the name of prophets. It was with great enthusiasm that they included days for the remembrance of various prophets in their calendar: But it was only ancient prophets whom they revered in this
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falls to his lot to receive, he cherishes as a divine gift. He is unceasing in his praise and remembrance of the Lord.
The individual who is thus imbued with faith is not negligent in the way he lives
down by the Almighty.
When the believer is hurt, it is to God that he calls out for comfort and consolation; when he is in distress, it is to God that he turns for help. Whenever he has stood to gain, he
heartfelt gratitude. Should he incur a loss, he bows to the reality that all things happen at the will of God. He does not become arrogant when showered with blessings, neither is he driven to despair by the adversity
instead. At this the Prophet said, “The best thing one could have is a tongue which expresses remembrance,
10. Kanz al-’Ummal, 16/371.
11. Ibn Majah, Sunan, Kitab an-Nikah, 1/636.
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symbolic demonstration of this takes place during the pilgrimage in the circumambulation of the House of God. Another ritual involving physical exertion is sa’i, which entails a fast-paced walk between the hills
intensity with which one must press ever onwards along the path of Islam. Devotees who hear the call of God are exhorted to recite repeatedly: “I am at your service Lord, here I am:” this being the perfect expression
intention.
One of Islam’s major goals is that mankind should live in remembrance of that Day when all will be assembled before God. The gathering of the pilgrims on the plain of Arafat is a visible reminder
built on a disputed site, it will become a center of strife and discord rather than a place for God’s remembrance. Such a mosque will only serve to nullify the very purpose for which it was built. The controversy
controversy, surrounding it will put an end to all opportunities for da’wah.
Muslims are thus commanded by God ‘to endure their persecution’ (The Quran, 14:12), so that a congenial atmosphere may be maintained
A thinker has said, ‘A smattering of knowledge turns people away from God, while greater knowledge brings them back to Him.’ In the book In Search of God, the author Maulana Wahiduddin Khan concludes by examining various theories that the choice humanity have is not between the universe with God and the Universe without God. The real option is b...
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The Quran tells us: “God has the most excellent names.” (7:180) Here, “names” have the extended meaning of the best attributes that inhere specifically in God. Traditions tell us that they number 99, which are a major sampling of God’s infinity of attributes. These best names of God, asma-e-husna, in actual fact, are different aspects of the ...
Realization of God, maarifah is the essence of religion. God-realization is the spirit of Islam, it is the life of Islam. It makes one’s Islam a living thing. The action done with God-realization is like a green tree, whereas any action without God-realization is like dried up wood. Islam begins with the discovery or realization, maarifah of ...
In the book, The Concept of God, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan explains that both revealed and scientific knowledge equally prove that there is a God of this universe. And that God is only one. Not believing in God is as illogical as believing in many gods. In this present world man is given freedom for the purpose of being tested. Everyone is free...
as ‘worry beads,’ without any regard to what dhikr is and how serenity is achieved through the remembrance of Allah.
Rumi’s story presupposes a vital aspect of the Islamic ethos, the presence of a moral
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