Category: Islamic Morals
Lesions of the Tongue
Tolerance in Islam
When defining one of its important aspects, Islam, it means complete submission to Allah by choice and conviction, not through seduction or compulsion. Islam accommodates and welcomes all people as brothers and sisters regardless of their distinctive/particular affiliations or backgrounds. ...
Continue ReadingBeing an Example
Allaah says in the Qur'aan,
"Indeed in the Messenger of Allaah you have an excellent example to
follow for him who hopes in (the meeting with) Allaah and the Last
Day and remembers Allaah much" [al-Ahzab, 21].
{لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ
اللَّهِ ...
Four Principles for a Noble Character
It is not imagined that one can have noble character except if
it is founded upon four pillars:
The
First: Sabr
(Patience)
The
Second: 'Iffah
(Chastity)
The
Third: Shujaa'ah
(Courage)
The
Fourth: 'Adl
(Justice)
Patience
inspires him to be tolerant,
control his anger, endure the harms that he ...
Muslims and the University Culture
In the Name of Allah, the Most
Beneficent, the Most Merciful
A.B
Khan
When a Muslim in a North American university or college for the
first time, he or she comes into contact with a community whose
culture and lifestyle are diametrically opposed to the Islamic way
of life.
The culture of ...
The Malice of Lying
Lying is a common part of human relationships. People lie for a variety of reasons. They may lie as part of self-presentation, in order to present a more favorable image to others. People may also lie in order to minimize conflict, because lying may make disagreements less obvious. Although ...
Continue ReadingHow to be successful in life
Question:
How to obtain success
and prosperity in this world and hereafter.What kind of success or
prosperity that islam want the ummah islam gain in this
world.
Answer:
Praise be to
Allaah.
Peace of mind, contentment, happiness and freedom from worries and anxiety… these ...
Continue ReadingBringing About Happiness
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
Happiness cannot be purchased with gold and silver. It is far
more precious than that.
Happiness is like a pearl in the depths of the sea. Only the most
expert diver who knows how to seek it out will find it.
Happiness is a good meeting, a nice word, a dream, a ...
Retaining One's Composure in Anger
By Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
All of us
have to wrestle with the emotion of anger, an emotion that flares
up and tests a person's ability to control himself and keep himself
from stooping to the level of the one who wronged him.
There are reasons why some people can keep their composure ...
The Strong Muslim
In the Name of
Allaah, the Most Merciful, may His Salaah and Salaam Be upon His
Messenger Muhammad, to proceed:
On the authority of Aboo Hurayrah (radhiyallaahu 'anhu), the
Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said:
" The strong believer is better and more
beloved to Allaah than the weak ...
Individual Responsibility
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
The individual is, without
doubt, a part of society and an essential aspect of the Islamic way
of life.
Allah says: "You began to say: Whence
is this? Say: It is from yourselves." [Sûrah Âl
`Imrân: 165]
Allah also tells us: "Truly, Allah
does not change the ...
To Muslim who decided to travel
Alhamdu Lelah, recently , the phenomenon of families (Husband and wife and sons and daughters) traveling abroad, has increased. Sometimes sons and daughters and the mother travel without the father to spend vacation in infidel country or some Arab country that ... Continue Reading