Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 7a: Getting close to Allah
“He who knows the name of his Lord, forgets his own name” – Imam al Qushayri Imam al Qushayri, one of the greatest scholars in spirituality and in the purification of the heart, ethically...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 6a: How to reflect Allah’s name Al Haqq in your life
Allah Almighty is Al Haqq One of Allah Almighty’s names is Al Haqq. When you search in the Quran for this name, this word Al Haqq, there are many verses talking about His name...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 5 – Al Mujeeb, Al Raouf, Al Ghafoor
Don’t sell your deen and your dignity and your akhirah for silly games in the dunya. Don’t do that, even if it’s for money, even if it’s followers. They will not carry this responsibility...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 4 – Al Ghani, Al Noor, Al Haadi, Al Wahab, Al Kareem
The first principle of Islam is monotheism – to know Allah Almighty, His attributes, His beautiful names and so on and to this end we have been getting acquainted with Allah Almighty through His...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 3 – Loving Allah, Al Wadud
The first obligation of every human being is to know his Creator. Some people accepted this invitation from Allah Almighty to find out about Him and truly knowing Him can only lead to gratitude...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 1 and 2
The major principles of Islam (kulliyaat al Kubra) are the main principles which we cannot live without. The first main principle is to know Allah Almighty, but it is hard to do justice to...
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Major Principles of Islam – Imaan
How did the idea of compiling the major principles come about? Every Monday evening I hold an Arabic class, and at the end students ask questions. One of the questions a student put to...
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Main Principles in Islam – Maintaining family relationships and the status of In-laws
Islam is not theoretical, it’s practical. Our obligations are towards Allah Almighty and towards the people with whom we inhabit the world. Our relationships with people begin with our immediate families. Our immediate families...
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The Main Principles in Islam – Honour, dignity, equality
Honour and dignity Allah Almighty mentioned in the Quran, We have dignified or honoured the children of Adam. (17:70) This is the only ayah in the Quran which has the word ‘karramna’ (honoured). Allah...
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The Main Principles of Islam: Freedom
The concept of freedom In our old literature, we don’t find the word freedom as a stand-alone topic. It’s a new expression. The word hurriyya (freedom or liberty) is not a word you even...
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The Main principles of Islam: Justice
The General Principles series This is the third in the series on General Principles of Islam- which every Muslim should know. This series started when one of my students in my Arabic class said,...
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The Main Principles of Islam
Throughout my studies of Shariah, over 30 years now, we keep referring to the general principles of Islam. The general principles are an expression that is referred to widely by my shuyukh teachers, their...
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Gaining Tranquility by engaging the heart and unblocking it
Main principles in Islam: Tranquility (part 4) Indeed in the remembrance of Allah, hearts find tranquility. (13:28) Engage the heart Tranquility descends on the heart when it’s pure, and to purify it we need...
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How to know Allah and love Allah
Main principles in Islam: Know Allah (part 3) What does it mean to know Allah, love Allah, and call on Allah? What does remembering Him entail? Obligation to know Allah Knowing Allah is an...
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