Author: Munira Al-Mawdi

CULTIVATING RESULTS (continued) The rituals of our Islamic practices  –articulating the Shahadah, performing Prayer, giving Zakah, practicing Fasting – are not ‘magic.’ But rather, the accomplishment of them ‘primes the [water] pump,’ so to speak, and prepares for the spiritually life-giving ‘water’…

RENEWAL OF GUIDANCE The message brought by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was not new; the Quranic verses emphasize that his message was the same as given to the peoples before him through their messengers and prophets.  The basic tenent of that message? The…

FIRST THINGS FIRST What are the ways and means of our Lord’s Straight Path (Ṣirâṭ al-Mustaqîn – Q1:6) ? This is the same Path well-trod by our Prophet, his Companions and their Successors. Actually, we well know the basics required of us…

We have been thinking together about how we individual Muslims thrive when integrated within the intended God-conscious Straight-Path community. We continue where we left off. To help us all live, communally, in harmony with our Lord, that is the ultimate purpose for…

Allah asks us to exalt His divinely sent prophet in our remembrance of Him, as discussed in Part 10.  This is a way of causing us to direct our attention to our dependence upon Him as the Source of all we have,…

Allah trains us step-by-step through testing, and He guides to His Straight Path all who are willing to be guided. Those rightly guided are intended to live in the world as a united effort for good. How do we encourage one another…

It is a simple truth that humankind did not create themselves; we humans are meant to acknowledge our dependence upon our Creator. He it is who provides us with a mandatory boot camp in regard to the moral laws of the universe,…

Even in the trials and troubles of this life, God responds to those who fully depend upon Him, those who deliberately give up their wrongdoings and bad behavior. RETURNING TO WHAT GOD REQUIRES – LEARNING FROM JONAH The Biblical account of Prophet…

Beyond our earthly dependencies, we are dependent upon the Cause of our being here in this earthly life, upon our “human nature” baked into the recipé of our species (See Part 5 for ingredients in that recipé).  As caused and created beings,…