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, 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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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 dust glitters, but when dust mixes with light, it clouds it. When tea mixes with milk, it stains it, but when milk mixes with tea, it takes away its bitterness. Rose petals…
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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 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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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 whether it is okay for some people to follow just some bits of the religion. He said “I think if there is somebody out there who says, ‘I am only going to…
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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 series like Ertegrul are driving this attractive revival of traditional jewellery. But are you aware of the symbolism behind the stones used in these rings? And do you know how they can…
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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 best blessings and greetings sent to all the prophets and messengers, in particular their sealing Muhammad and on his family , companions and wives. What is truly Nifaq and Who is really…
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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 how God sets forth a parable? A goodly word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches extended to the sky. Giving its fruit at all times, by…
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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 messenger Muhammad, who was sent but as a mercy for everybody, and upon all of his family and companions. Fear is at the root of so many bad actions. Many people look…
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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 blessings be upon his final messenger, the honoured, unlettered prophet, who is mentioned by the earlier prophets. With him lies the hope of his nation; all of them seek his intercession, except…
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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, in a society still confident in its faith, the sensitive seer Matthew Arnold has detected a turn in the tide. This is another treasure from English literature which will resonate with a…
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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 us to what is good and also gives us ways to correct what we have done wrong. And peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, who was deeply concerned about…
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