Category: Character

THE LEXICAL MEANING of the Arabic word ‘shukr’ [root: sha ka ra, represented by the English letters ‘s’ ‘k’ ‘r’, respectively] is “appearance of the effect of food on the body of an animal.” It is said: shakarat al-dabbatu tashkuru shukran: “The…

TH FOLLOWING ARE five things that can corrupt the heart: Company of worldly people Endless wishes Attachment to other-than-Allah Excessive Eating Excessive Sleeping. These five things extinguish the light of the heart and weaken its will to tread the path of truth…

FROM AMONG THE stations of worshipping Allah and seeking His help is the station of fear. Fear is one of the most important stations on the path and most beneficial for the heart. Fear is an obligation upon everyone, Allah said, So…

Repenting and Sinning Again As it has been established that repentance is incumbent upon all believers and lovers of Allah, it is not becoming of a servant to be ignorant of its rulings in Islam. Delaying Repentance is Itself a Sin From…

The Five Despoilers of the Heart THE FOLLOWING ARE five things that can corrupt the heart: Company of worldly people Endless wishes Attachment to other-than-Allah Excessive Eating Excessive Sleeping. These five things extinguish the light of the heart and weaken its will…

MANY PEOPLE TEND to get in the habit of belittling all kind of sins, some of which could very well be monstrous. It is crucial for our success in this life as well as in the Hereafter that we all appreciate the…

BY NOW WE have learned that whosoever has accomplished the station of tawba (repentance) has indeed accomplished all the stations of Islam, for tawba encompasses all of them. Nonetheless, it is necessary to mention and explain various aspects of it (tawba) to…

THE BELIEVER’S FAITH is demonstrated during hardships. He fervently supplicates to His Lord, and does not see any signs of Him answering his pleas, yet his hopes and anticipation do not change, and even if the reasons for disappointment become stronger, he…