There is no compulsion in religion. The right way stands clearly distinguished from the wrong. Hence he who rejects evil and believes in Allah has indeed taken hold of the firm, unbreakable handle. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Category: Religion

Hikam Ibn Ata’illah and The Serendipity Mindset

September 13, 2020

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Veronica

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Advice, Religion

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah in every situation, and peace and blessings be upon his messenger who came to teach us the way to happiness. A book reviewed in the Guardian today claims that we can find meaning in the unexpected. The Serendipity…
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Islam and modernity: shooting at the moon

September 13, 2020

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Veronica

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Technology, Uncategorized, Tradition versus Modernity, Religion, Society and Environment

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah who constantly renews his creation, sending rain and wind to refresh it and purify it. And peace be upon His Messenger Muhammad, who taught us the importance of purification, and upon his pure…
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Does the nature of our inner being affect our creations?

September 5, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Religion, Philosophy, Technology, The Arts

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, “the First and the Last, the Outer and the Inner,” who made his creation beautiful and without flaw, and inspired it (literally “blew into”) with His spirit. And peace be upon his Messenger Muhammad, who took care, not only of the…
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Does bad language make for bad religion?

September 9, 2020

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Veronica

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Uncategorized, Tradition versus Modernity, Religion, Literature, Philosophy

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the All-Compassionate and the All-Merciful, who created the human from a thing that clings and taught him eloquence and the use of the pen; peace be upon the unlettered Prophet whose speech was like a string of pearls. In this article, by bad language, I…
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On trials, testing and turning back: part 2

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Advice, Religion, Society and Environment, Tradition versus Modernity

A translation of part 2 of البلاء والرجوع After I wrote the paper on testing, trials and turning back, I realised that certain questions needed to be addressed in more detail. In this paper, I am looking at three questions: Who does this trial apply to? Is it really true that all these environmental problems are caused…
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On trials, testing and turning back: Part 1

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Advice, Religion, Society and Environment, Tradition versus Modernity

On Testing, Trials and Turning Back البلاء والرجوع A translation from the original Arabic article البلاء والرجوع In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful, I’d like to begin in the traditional way, by giving praise and thanks to Allah and asking Him to send peace upon his chosen servants, the messengers. …
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On trials, testing and turning back: part 3

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Advice, Religion, Society and Environment, Tradition versus Modernity

A translation of part 3 of البلاء والرجوع The Secret of Congregational Prayers In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful, And praise be to Allah, Lord of all the Worlds, and blessings of Allah be on the Master of the Messengers, and the final outcome is for the Mutaqeen (those who…
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How can you believe in God! Part 2

September 6, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah the Independent of Want, the Praiseworthy, and peace and blessings be upon the messengers of Allah, the equivalent of all who have remembered Allah , from the beginning until the end of existence, and…
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How can you believe in God! Part 1

September 6, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, who has placed his signs in the horizons and in our own selves, who gave us life and who guided us. Peace be upon his messenger Muhammad, who was so concerned for all people, and upon all of his family and companions.…
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Mindfulness? Therapy? It’s the Sunnah!

September 5, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion, psychology

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Merciful. We praise Allah who sent down to us the Reminder, the Holy Qur’an, and peace and blessing be upon His Messenger who showed us how to remember by embodying the Qur’an and living amongst his family and companions, peace be upon them all. I have…
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How to make decisions from the example of the prophet

August 19, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion, Advice

Bismillahi Ar-Rahmani Ar-Raheem, and praise be to Allah who sent a prophet to us who was kind and caring, may He send blessings and Peace upon him and his family and companions. Thus it is due to mercy from Allah that you (Prophet Muhammad) deal with them gently, and had you been rough, hard hearted,…
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The illusion of technology: Do we really understand the rules of the game?

August 27, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the All-Compassionate, the All-Merciful. All praise and thanks is due to Him in every situation and blessings be upon all of the messengers sent by God to guide humanity to the ways of peace. فوسوس إليه الشيطان قال يا ادم هل أدلك على شجرة الخلد و…
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We have no religion – we do everything as well as possible

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

Marshall Mcluhan, in The Medium is the Message, quotes the Balinese as saying “We have no art, we do everything as well as possible.” ( Mcluhan, (1964). The idea in this that art is not a specialism, confined to certain aspects of life and largely carried out by specialists, but a way of life that…
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Why must there be suffering?

August 22, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. إن مع العسر يسرا إن مع العسر يسرا Indeed after hardship comes ease. Indeed, after hardship comes ease. (Surah ash-sharh: 5-6) In this world we see opposites everywhere. Rich and poor, light and dark, freedom and slavery. Need calls forth suffering. …
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Believers from other revealed religions

August 17, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على النبيئين و على من تبعهم من الصالحين حتى يوم الدين I start as all Muslims traditionally start writing, by mentioning the name of Allah, wishing for and trusting in His blessing, and praising Him, the Lord of all the inhabitants of this wondrous world…
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