Tag Archives: Morality
3 Steps to a Happy Life
Three Steps to a Happy Life – Happiness is the universal goal of people from all walks of life – be they philosophers of a high intellectual caliber or unlettered laborers – everyone strives in search of happiness and looks for ways to escape the worries of life. However, most people achieve only partial or [...]
Ramadan Health
Ramadan Health – Safety and Health of Ramadan Fasting for Muslims – The fast of Ramadan is rigorous, particularly during long summer days when it may be required to resist all food and drink for as many as sixteen hours at a time. This strain may be too much for people with certain health conditions.
Benefits of Ramadan
Benefits of Ramadan – The lessons learned during Ramadan should last throughout the whole year – Ramadan is a period of fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity and sacrifice observed by Muslims around the world. While major holidays of other faiths have largely become commercialized events, Ramadan retains its intense spiritual meaning.
The Islamic Lifestyle
The Islamic Lifestyle – In Islam, religion is a complete way of life, not just a spiritual yearning. When a person believes that God has created the world and has sent guidance to human beings, it naturally follows that a believer would want to follow His guidance. Islam provides an entire spiritual and social structure [...]
Respect for Parents and Elders
Respect for Parents and Elders – A Muslim’s duties to his or her parents are secondary only to duties toward Allah, their Lord and Creator. The Prophet Muhammad once asked his companions, “Shall I inform you of the biggest of the major sins?” He repeated the question three times, until the people answered, “Yes, please [...]
A characteristic of believers
A characteristic of believers – The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to highlight the nature of faith and its effects on people, their characters and behavior. He would not, however, group these together and explain them in total so as to give a clear and complete picture of faith and what having faith means [...]
The Status of Parents in Islam
The Status of Parents in Islam - All religions and all societies have given parents an honorable status. From a purely material viewpoint, we find ourselves indebted to our parents, particularly our mother. She not only nourished us in her womb, but went through pain and suffering. She loved us even before we were born. [...]
How do I tell my parents and family I’ve become a Muslim?
How do I tell my parents and family I’ve become a Muslim? – This is probably the hardest thing you will have to do as a new Muslim. For many people, it poses the prospect of opening up old wounds, risking hurt feelings on both sides, and threatens to rip apart familial relationships. For others, [...]
Who Wrote The Bible and Why It Matters
Who Wrote The Bible and Why It Matters – Apart from the most rabid fundamentalists among us, nearly everyone admits that the Bible might contain errors — a faulty creation story here, a historical mistake there, a contradiction or two in some other place. But is it possible that the problem is worse than that [...]
The Beauty of Following the Guidance of God
The Beauty of Following the Guidance of God – I said in my last post that Islamic thought divides human beauty into two basic sorts, innate and acquired. Innate beauty is the harmonious balance of the entire range of divine attributes present in the human substance, such as life, consciousness, desire, power, speech, compassion, justice [...]
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