Monthly Archives: January 2011

Leaving Sin

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ [6:120] سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ [37:180-182] Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Qur’an-e-karim: وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ [6:120] Leave all sins that you do; the ones that … Continue reading →

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Sincerity of a Scholar

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

This event has been narrated several times by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed in his talks to students of ‘ilm: “There was a famous sultan by the name of Nizam-ul-mulk. Although he was a political ruler, he had a lot of love … Continue reading →

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Qabiliyat and Qubooliyat

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

The analogy of Iblees to the angels was in terms of their ibadat. Iblees was so qaabil in his ibadat that he is viewed as the likeness of the angels. So Allah swt gathered the angels to witness the creation … Continue reading →

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