An intention that leads to the appropriate intended action being taken may save a person. An intention that does not result in any determination to bring about the intended result cannot save a person. To have an intention means to have an aim and a purpose. It is also a state of mind and a … Continue reading Can Our Intention Save Us?
Category Archives: Prophetic Touch
What is the Point of Worship, and Why Does it Have to Be Done in a Certain Way?
Consider our position in this universe. We are neither omnipotent nor self-sufficient, and so have needs, many of which we cannot satisfy. We are weak and vulnerable, and subject to worry, illness, and other negative events. When we look at the sheer abundance of animate and inanimate things around us, as well as their tremendous … Continue reading What is the Point of Worship, and Why Does it Have to Be Done in a Certain Way?
Financial and Physical Ways of Worship
Question: What would you say about financial forms of worship? Are there any conditions and guidelines for well-off believers regarding donations and charity? Worship is essentially categorized into two sections: worship through financial/material means and physical/bodily worship. This categorization does not mean they are totally unrelated; in many ways, they are interconnected. For example, the … Continue reading Financial and Physical Ways of Worship
How Would You Describe the Moral Transformation of the Prophet’s Companions After the Advent of Islam?
The Messenger of God lived in an age that well-manner had been long forgotten and in a place in which daughters were subject to infanticide. You will have an idea of their well-manner, by only looking at the way they spoke. At that time of the history, a child called his father by name; like … Continue reading How Would You Describe the Moral Transformation of the Prophet’s Companions After the Advent of Islam?
Polygamy
In this time of sexual permissiveness and sexual scandals within certain religious and social circles, some people are claiming that polygamy is a social evil. Why, they ask, did Prophet Muhammad practice it? Some critics of Islam have reviled the Prophet as a self-indulgent libertine. They have accused him of character failings that are hardly … Continue reading Polygamy
Why Was the Prophet Polygamous?
Some critics of Islam have reviled the Prophet as a self-indulgent libertine. They have accused him of character failings that are hardly compatible with being of average virtue, let alone with being a Prophet and God’s last Messenger, as well as the best model for humanity to follow. However, based on the easily available scores … Continue reading Why Was the Prophet Polygamous?
Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) Life
Prophet Muhammad’s entire life proves his Messengership and foretells his Prophethood. Consider the following facts: The extraordinary events on the night of his birth, the different character he displayed even as a child, and the meaningful signs people of insight observed on him all meant that he would undertake a great mission.[1] Prior to his … Continue reading Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) Life
His Achievements
People usually consider their own occupations as more important, necessary, beneficial to social life, and harder than others. However, although every occupation has some degree of difficulty and social use, educating people is far more difficult and more necessary for a healthy social life. Raising really educated people requires true educators who have clear goals. … Continue reading His Achievements
The Last Prophet’s Character and High Morality
If a man’s universally admired accomplishments, wealth, and fame do not change him, and he remains as humble as he was at the beginning of his career, this shows an impressive strength of character, morality, and virtue. Despite his unparalleled achievements, which force even non-Muslims and atheists to consider him the greatest person of all … Continue reading The Last Prophet’s Character and High Morality
Prophethood and the Last Prophet
God creates every community of beings with a purpose and a guide or a leader. It is inconceivable that God Almighty, Who gave bees a queen, ants a leader, and birds and fish each a guide, would leave us without Prophets to guide us to spiritual, intellectual, and material perfection. Although we can find God … Continue reading Prophethood and the Last Prophet