In ancient times, thanks to the unreasoning and unreasonable approach fostered by superstition, speculation and other forms of irrational thinking, woman came to be considered inferior, one…
Our responsibility towards non-Muslims is to bring the truth to them in the form of the message of Islam. God’s message must reach all His creatures, so that none may say in the Hereafter that he was…
What God desires of man, first and foremost, is that he display humility in His presence. It is this attitude which is called worship. But man has not been created in a vacuum; he has rather been…
What God most earnestly desires from human beings is worship. The Quran says: “I have not created jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” (51:56) There are numerous such verses in the Quran which…
A train which runs on its tracks will have no trouble in reaching its destination. But should its wheels slip off the rails—no matter to what side—its journey will come to a sudden and disastrous end…
Introduction: What Is Meditation?
The word meditation is one of those common words, which we encounter very often in everyday speech and rarely think of all the nuances of meaning, which it may…
The Beginnings of Sufism
The Sufis trace the origin of Tasawwuf to the Prophet of Islam himself. All the religious orders trace their lines of succession back to him. It is believed that the…
What is Sufism?
Sufism (tasawwuf) is the form which mysticism has taken in Islam. The term Sufism embraces the philosophy and practices in Islam which aim at direct communion between God and man.…
According to a news report in The Times of India on July 12, 2016 at least three youths from Kerala are suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS). In a voice message to his family, one of the…