e-Advice – Page 2 – 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.

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.

Mindfulness? Therapy? It’s the Sunnah!

September 5, 2020

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Veronica

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psychology, Religion

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Merciful. We praise Allah who sent down to us the Reminder, the Holy Qur’an,
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On association: not all exchanges are equal

August 30, 2020

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Veronica

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Literature

When water mixes with soil, it revives it, but when soil mixes with water, it contaminates it. When light mixes with dust, the
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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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Advice, Religion

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Is it okay to just follow just some bits of the religion?

August 21, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

I heard a question on a reality TV show recently from a Muslim who was thinking about faith and practice. He was asking
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How fashion rings are symbols which remind us of the Divine

August 18, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

It is fashionable at the moment for men to wear rings set with Ottoman-style red, blue and yellow gems. Perhaps the success of
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The True meaning of Nifaq

July 15, 2020

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Advisor

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Religion

In the Name of Allah the most Merciful the most Compassionate All praise is to Allah the Lord of the worlds, and the
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How is faith like a tree?

August 21, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لم ترى كيف ضرب الله مثلا كلمة طيبة كشجرة طيبة أصلها ثابت و فرقها في السماء See you not
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Do the ends ever justify the use of evil as means?

August 28, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Religion

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, upon whom we rely in every situation, and peace and blessings be upon his
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In response to mental muscle post

July 15, 2020

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Advisor

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Tradition versus Modernity, Education

All praise is due to Allah for his favours and blessings; all clarity comes from Him, and all of creation’s sustenance. Peace and
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Matthew Arnold on loss of faith and the darkness of modernity

August 30, 2020

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Veronica

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Poetry, Tradition versus Modernity

Writing around the middle of the 19th Century, just before the seismic shock waves of the Origin of the Species and Das Kapital,
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What is taqwa? And what Islamic virtue is hard to translate into English?

August 18, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful, and praise be to Allah who is forgiving and generous, who guides
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