Tothma'inah is Tranquility. Allah says: "Those who believe and whose hearts find tothma'inah in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find tothma'inah." [Al-Qur'an 13:28] "O you the one with Tothma'inah! Come back to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing unto Him! Enter you, then among My honored slaves, and enter My Paradise." [Al-Qur'an 89:27-30] Tothma'inah is the satisfaction of the heart with circumstances without any sense of anxiety or ... [Continue Reading]
Islamic Studies
About the “Night of Power”
NIGHT OF POWER: Layl tul Qadr – Some quick points and reminders about this night. This night can fall on either the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th of Ramadhan Insha’Allah. In the United Kingdom [and other regions of the world] this begins tonight Monday 29th July – then Wednesday 31st July, Friday 2nd August, Sunday 4th August and Tuesday 6th August 2013. 1. This is the night that the Qur’an was revealed. 2. Each deed you do on this night is equivalent to performing the same deed for more ... [Continue Reading]
Three Types of Hearts
Because the heart is described as possessing life or death, it is classified into three types: The First: The Correct and Sound Heart. This is the truthful and secure (salīm) heart, the only type of heart that its owner can bring to Allāh which will rescue him on the Day of Judgement [from the Grievous Punishment]. Allāh, the Exalted says, The Day when neither wealth nor sons will avail, except he who brings to Allāh a truthful and secure heart.[1] The meaning of salīm (secure) is sālim ... [Continue Reading]
How to be Happy
Praise be to Allah. Peace of mind, contentment, happiness and freedom from worries and anxiety. These things are what everyone wants, and these are the ways in which people can have a good life and find complete happiness and joy. There are religious means of achieving that, and natural and practical means, but no one can combine all of them except the believers; although other people may achieve some of them, they will miss out on others. Here follows a summary of the means of achieving this ... [Continue Reading]
Taking Account Of The Self
Alif Laam Meem. Do the people think that they will be left to say, 'We believe' and they will not be tried? But We have certainly tested those before them, and indeed, Allah knows those who are truthful, and He knows those who lie. [Qur'an 29:17] The duty of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is especially difficult when practised on one's own self. Familiarity takes the edge off of criticism; and Shaytaan is ever prepared to defend the erring soul with countless excuses, for ... [Continue Reading]
Belief in Angels
In common folklore, angels are thought of as good forces of nature, hologram images, or illusions. Western iconography sometimes depicts angels as fat cherubic babies or handsome young men or women with a halo surrounding their head. In Islamic doctrine, they are real created beings who will eventually suffer death, but are generally hidden from our senses. They are not divine or semi-divine, and they are not God’s associates running different districts of the universe. Also, they are not ... [Continue Reading]