Entries from July 2006

July 31, 2006

Mankind is in perpetual need of Allah ta`ala

Bismillah ar-rahman ar-raheem, 
 يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاء إِلَى اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
 
O ye men! It is ye that have need of Allah: but Allah is the One Free of all wants, worthy of all praise.  (surah Faatir, ayah 15) 
This is a verse which epitomizes the nature of the relationship between Mankind and its Creator, [...]

July 28, 2006

Ways of wasting Time

I think excessive talking and sitting around all day are one of the main factors leading to redundancy and laziness.  Sitting in front of the computer screen chatting all day or browsing the forums is no different.  I’ve noticed that over time it really starts to get addictive.  The addiction in itself isn’t as harmful [...]

July 19, 2006

In the face of Trials…

أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ
“Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: “We believe,” and will not be tested.
And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth [...]

July 11, 2006

Making predictions about Future…

bismillah ar-rahman ar-raheem,
How much of the future do we know?
To what extent has Allah azza wa jall given us the knowledge about events that would occur in future?
How are we to understand various ahadeeth talking about the future and the apocalyptic chains of events leading up to yawm al-qiyamah?
And what about yawm al-qiyamah (Day of [...]