He is the one who has raised the veil on the face of creation and unearthed the secrets ingrained in the spirit of things. By removing the disruption in between he recoupled the earth with the heavens. He made the mind and the heart meet within the frame of the soundest essentials, thus liberating the … Continue reading Implications of the Birth of the Prophet
For centuries now the Islamic world has squirmed in the vicious grasp of error and has remained unable to turn for succor in any way to its own spirit and essence. Whenever it has broken free and succeeded in taking two steps forward, it has immediately taken several steps back and lost itself in the … Continue reading Toward Tomorrow
The twentieth century was a century of incessant problems and the present continues to be the same. One of those problems is so very deep that it makes us forget all others; it is chronic and resistant to intervention and treatment, and is so urgent that it must not be neglected. This serious problem is … Continue reading Reunion with Ourselves
In many different eras, in many different parts of the world, many have stepped forward with claims of reformations and reconstructions under different names and titles. Such claims have always been controversial, with one exception which embraces the whole of creation, the veiled reality beyond, humanity, and life. This is undoubtedly our world, especially across … Continue reading The World We Long For
For the heirs of today, consultation (shura) is a vital attribute and an essential rule, just as it was for the first heirs. According to the Qur’an, it is the clearest sign of a believing community and the most important characteristic of a congregation who have given their hearts to Islam. The importance of consultation … Continue reading Consultation
Those who believe and do righteous deeds have no reason to fear death. Although it appears to us as decomposition and the extinction of life and its pleasures, in fact it is no more than a discharge from the heavy duties of worldly life, a change of residence, and a transferal of the body. It … Continue reading Should We Fear Death?
In short, we are sent here to improve our abilities and skills through the responsibilities He ordains for us. Not all people are created with the same ability and the same disposition; rather, they are like rough minerals waiting to be purified and refined. For example, artists want to express their talents, and so are … Continue reading Since God Knows What We Will Do, Why Does He Send Us World ?
The most deeply significant aspect of existence is action and effort. Inertia is dissolving, decomposition, and another name for death. Connecting or relating action to responsibility gives action its primary humane dimension. An action or effort which is not disciplined by responsibility cannot be considered to be complete. Most human beings pursue various goals and … Continue reading The Consciousness of Responsibility
Earlier I briefly outlined the attributes of the inheritors of the Earth. Now I shall clarify and expand on these attributes. 1- Perfect Faith The first attribute of the inheritors is perfect faith. The Qur’an establishes that the purpose of the creation of human beings is faith in God with the horizon of knowledge, the spirit … Continue reading The Statue of Our Souls
The world is floating away as it spins into its real orbit… but are the rightful “inheritors of the Earth” ready to retake and restore the inheritance that has been snatched from their hands? The initial rights were granted as a gift and, as such, are different from the rights acquired by effort and action. … Continue reading The Inheritors of the Earth