Souls Purification and Adornment
Moral virtues in man gain him eternal happiness, while moral corruption leads him to everlasting wretchedness. It is therefore necessary for man to purge and purify himself of all evil traits of character and adorn his soul with all forms of ethical and moral virtues. Moreover, without having cleansed oneself of all evil habits, it would be impossible to nourish and develop moral virtues in oneself. The human soul can be compared to a mirror in this regard. If we wish to see something beautiful...
Read MoreThe Meaning and Origin of Akhlaq
The word akhlaq is the plural for the word khulq which means disposition. “Disposition” is that faculty (malakah) of the soul which is the source of all those activities that man performs spontaneously without thinking about them. Malakah is a property of the soul which comes into existence through exercise and repetitive practice and is not easily destroyed. Visual presentation of Man’s Range of Perfection and Attainment: Click here A particular disposition (malakah) may...
Read MoreHow did the Prophet Understood Allah’s Promise of Victory?
A common notion prevails in our Muslim community that Allah (swt) will grant us victory if we hold firmly onto the “faith”. And holding onto the faith usually means fulfilling religious obligations such as prayers, fasting, spending in charity, helping the needy, abiding by the Islamic dress code etc. But the Prophet (pbuh) understood something different; that the promised victory of Allah (swt) may be achieved, by the Will of Allah (swt), only when the believers work for it through...
Read MoreCharacteristics of Human Soul
Man has a soul and physical body, each of which is subject to its own pleasures and diseases. What harms the body is sickness, and that which gives it pleasure lies in its well-being, health and whatever is in harmony with its nature. The science that deals with the health and the maladies of the body is the science of medicine. Visual presentation of article: Click here The diseases of the soul constitute evil habits and submission to lusts that degrade man doom to the level of beasts. The...
Read MoreThe Collector of Felicities
Self development is the foremost objective of theMuslim.org and this post is a part of a series of posts on this subject that will be posted periodically. All along the brilliant history of Islam, great Islamic scholars have specialized in this field and have produced important and valuable books dealing with this subject. One of the brilliant stars is this books, Jami` al-Sa’adat (“The Collector of Felicities”), written by the great Islamic scholar, mystic, and moral...
Read MoreThe duty of amr bil ma‘roof wal nahy ‘anil munkar
Commanding the collective good and forbidding evil must rank as the most important obligation of Muslims, the Islamic movement and the Islamic state. The Qur’anic ayah, “amr bil ma‘roof wal nahy ‘anil munkar” (3:104 and 110) is often mistranslated as “enjoining good and forbidding evil”, minimising its forcefulness and giving it a pacifist twist. Implicit in the ayah is the aspect of power, because without power, good cannot be commanded nor evil prevented. The Arabic verb...
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