MUSLIM MANNERS

Centuries ago, the Sufis, particularly poets, and primarily Mevlana Jalaluddin Mohamed Rumi, offered a universal interpretation of Love, placing it as the original seed of creation, a hidden power bringing all the elements of the Created Beings together, and keeping the cycle of life “alive”.   Love does speak itself out, no matter how hard…

There may be times in our lives when we face intriguing hurdles that keep us glum, sullen and shackled with assumptions on how to pave our way to some better destiny. If you are a wise Muslim, with alert conscious and shrewd intuition, you should heed at such moments that the path being pursued is…

A proper Muslim character, one that abides by the Law of God and fears nobody but Him, started developing since the advent of the faith of Monotheism, at the hands of Prophets and Messengers sent down to earth by Almighty Allah, reaching its perfection in the form of the concluding Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon…

Inherent in human beings is the concept of ego – the urge of regarding self as most important. The avid nature within that holds the ‘I’ as the priority. Recognition of the self is not something discouraged but rather promoted in Islam. Yet giving the self so much importance as to going to the extent…

  Islam teaches that a good Muslim is one who always seeks to nurture himself with everything it needs for an efficient fulfillment of his role in life as God’s vicegerent on Earth, and the mind is surely one important constituent of the self, if not the most important after the heart, that needs to…

Whenever the subject of moral inappropriateness in our modern times is raised a debate over the disoriented conception of the “split” between Islamic attitude and good moral character immediately becomes the focus of the argument. Good morals have repeatedly been highlighted in the Quran and Sunnah as cornerstone for a true Muslim character, if not…

In Part I of this series I touched on the pursuit of salvation and entering Paradise,  highlighting Perfect Ethics and Good Morals as cornerstone for such. In Part II I will shed more light on examples of good ethics, taking the character of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, as a super role model to…

It was during that night in the cave of Hira when Prophet Muhammad was engaged in spiritual reflection and contemplation that the revelation took place, by first ordering him to “recite” connoting to read and fully grasp the heavy message and knowledge he’s about to receive and later propagate.   “Recite in the name of…

  Before you indulge in your thoughts and great objectives give yourself some time to consider what those goals are aiming for and whether they befit your role in life or not. Some will now interrupt with early judgment to my theory, arguing that the sky is the limit for people’s hopes and dreams, and…

  Our modern life’s buzz typically bombards our fragile spiritual beings, rendering our hearts as hard as stones and aching as an ailing body. Torn between human maneuvering, worries over the future, tormenting sense of guilt over old sins, and longing for those who left our world, our soul surely needs to get back to…

Know that during Ramadan good deeds’ reward is increased many folds. So this is your chance, to score as much reward as you can with God’s will, and establish a sound God- servant relation, let alone a healthy one with your own self. This is the kind of investment you should be keen on fulfilling…

Deadly famine in Somalia, security and social fluctuation througout the Middle East, widespread diseases, economic hurdles overwhelming many underdeveloped countries, those still bearing the brunt of the global economic crisis, warring countries where security and inhuman conditions are making people’s life impossible, the globe was never at difficulty as it is in recent months, and…