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Acts of Worship Should Make You a Better Person - III
… Continued Second: Lack of sincerity (in deeds) to Allah The Almighty, and failure to follow the Prophet
in the act of worship.
These two issues, besides being requisites for the acceptance of the deed, have a great influence in making a person feel the pleasure and effect of the act of worship. What.. More
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Acts of Worship Should Make You a Better Person - II
… Continued It is worth mentioning that some of those whom Allah The Almighty has endowed with following the way of guidance or seeking knowledge of the Sharee‘ah (Islamic law) knowledge are heedless of this aspect, either because they are too busy seeking knowledge, or they erroneously think that this is characteristic of the laymen... More -
Acts of Worship Should Make You a Better Person - I
How do acts of worship influence our behavior? Why do many people not detect their effects on their life? To answer these questions, let us say that the best benefits may be derived from acts of worship as follows: First: To read the texts from the Quran and authentic Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) about the act of worship we perform. Second: To.. More -
Hajj and Inner Peace - II
… Continued All these forms and others come under the category of wronging one another. Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {The cause is only against the ones who wrong the people….} [Quran 42:42] If you are tempted by your position or power to wrong people, remember the power of Allah The Almighty over you. Perpetrating this type.. More -
Hajj and Inner Peace - III
… Continued Repentance entails true knowledge and overwhelming faith and certainty in the heart. If a believer's repentance is complete, his heart is pained and grieves over the sins and misdeeds that he committed. The Muslim fully believes that Allah The Almighty accepts repentance and forgives sins, and that Allah The Exalted fulfills His.. More -
Hajj and Inner Peace - I
When Allah The Almighty bestows upon a believing slave the blessing of calling him to perform the obligation of Hajj, this slave who loves Allah The Exalted feels an overwhelming happiness, combined with awe and humble submission. He is conscious of the great responsibility that he should assume and the trust that must be discharged. He prostrates in.. More -
The Emotional Dimension of Hajj - III
… Continued Making an idol representing Allah The Almighty is not the same as making a statue of a human being. Those who carve a statue of someone must have seen him or at least seen a picture of him. However, no sculptor can ever claim that he has seen Allah The Almighty. Those who carve idols, claiming they represent Allah The Almighty, are.. More -
The Emotional Dimension of Hajj - II
… Continued Allah The Exalted arranged the answer to this question in the form of "the symbols of Allah The Almighty". Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs ‘Umrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them... More -
The Emotional Dimension of Hajj - I
Allah The Almighty Says in the Noble Quran (what means): {And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.} [Quran 51:56] We know from this that the tendency to worship Allah The Almighty is an innate part of the human soul. Man does not worship Allah The Almighty merely by observing creation around him; rather, his natural disposition.. More -
Longing for Hajj and Preparing Early for it - II
How does man show his longing for Allah The Exalted and for His House, and not think that there is no obstacle that may prevent him from reaching this House that Allah The Almighty cannot remove? Or that any impediments will be lifted from his way by Allah The Generous and The Omnipotent? Or that Allah The Almighty will eliminate these obstacles and.. More -
Longing for Hajj and Preparing Early for it - I
The preparation for Hajj is among the important issues linked to Ramadan. We should make an early start in order to get ready for it so that Allah The Almighty may guide us to perform Hajj to His Sacred House. Just as one should get ready for Ramadan in order to attain the mercy and forgiveness of Allah The Exalted and to be saved from Hell in this.. More -
Hajj: An Invaluable Da'wah Opportunity - III
… Continued Whoever is able to coordinate with the callers to Allah The Almighty should coordinate with those in charge of delegations by preparing educational lectures for them as well as lessons in religious knowledge for some scholars and callers to Allah The Almighty. By doing so, he will be a source of goodness and a torch of guidance.. More -
Hajj: An Invaluable Da'wah Opportunity - II
… Continued Imagine if this great season and such a large gathering of people were available to the Christians; do you suppose they would neglect it like us? Imagine that the Shiites were responsible for this event, would they act without purpose and collective efforts as we do? Imagine that the Sufis were responsible for this occasion, would.. More -
Hajj and Spiritual Discipline-II
… Continued Hajj is a temporary desertion of life and its pleasures: During Hajj, the pilgrim abandons his regular food and drink and makes do with whatever is easily available, without putting himself to extra hardship or trouble. He also frees himself from the dominance of his usual habits with regard to food, drink and sleep. Many Muslims.. More -
Hajj and Spiritual Discipline-I
Spiritual discipline is a means to regulate and develop the spirit that Allah The Almighty breathed into man. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] spirit, then fall down to him in prostration.}[Quran 15: 28] It was narrated that Ibn Mas‘ood, may Allah be pleased with him,.. More
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