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The Truth through Philosophy of Islamic Education

25/11/201925/11/2019 Noornajihan Jaafar

Philosophy of education in Islam as a whole focuses on all aspects of human life such as intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical and moral. This is consistent with the view of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi which points out that the social illness of Muslim youth today is a disease of low level of Iman. Besides, in Lama’at he said: “Indeed, the ultimate solution to preserve the upright habits of mankind nature from corruption is to educate them with a comprehensive Islamic religious education.” A complete human potential bestowed by Allah the Almighty…

Children’s Positive Spirit VS Parent’s Protective Attitude

25/11/201925/11/2019 Dr Nurul Asiah Fasehah Muhamad

On a beautiful evening, I took the opportunity to take a break with the kids from the usual life’s hustle and bustle and enjoy the peaceful sights with them in the playground. As I sat down on rusty bench to enjoy the beautiful evening, my mind wandered and wondered, scanning through the whole playground observing what was going on, the kids and their parents which led to the discovery of the selected title this time. Glad to see the children’s excitement trying out various kinds of games, the cries and…

The truths that refute evolution

18/09/201918/09/2019 Prof. Umut Muhammed Said Çavuş

The summary of some of the explanations and proofs that refute evolution and prove creation is as follows: Evolution is the existential belief in atheism. Therefore, it is incompatible with Islam, the main foundation of which is the oneness and unity of Allah. Since science is considered materialist due to a prejudice and with the effect of positivism; evolution, without any alternative, has become a mandatorily accepted theory. This dogmatic approach, which is not closely related to science, has been identified with science by means of a strong alliance organized…

Key to bliss in this life and in the next

18/09/201918/09/2019 The Pen

Despite being undemanding to perform, the Prayer is the key to bliss in this life and in the next. “The Fourth Word” from the Risale-i Nur Corpus In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate Prayer is the mainstay of religion1 If you wish to grasp, by the same certainty that tells you that two and two is four, how sublime is the worth of the Prayer2 and how great its importance, how easy and undemanding it is to perform, and how it is the case that a person…

The Whispers of All that is.

22/07/201923/07/2019 Omer Siddique

Allah (swt) mentions in the Quran, in Surah Dhariat, “I did not create the Jinns and the Human beings except for the purpose that they should worship Me.” (51:56) Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) has explained this verse, he has given the tafsir of it, that here, “that they should worship Me” means “that they should know or recognise Me”. That is, Allah created the Jinn and Man to know Allah, to recognise Him. A similar idea is given in the tradition that Allah says, “I…

Frugality is gratitude

22/07/201923/07/2019 The Pen

Allah, our Compassionate Creator, wishes for gratitude in return for the blessings that He has given to us. And “frugality” carries the meaning of gratitude for the Divine mercy contained in His blessings. Wastefulness, however, is irreconcilable with gratitude. A lot of wisdom exist in being frugal. Frugality is a means of abundance (barakah). Frugality is like a diet, a cause of bodily health. Wastefulness, on the other hand, has a detrimental effect on health. The sense of taste in the mouth is like a doorkeeper, and the stomach is…

The fourth pillar of Islam: fasting

03/05/201913/05/2019 The Pen

The fourth pillar of Islam is fasting in the month of Ramadan, the month in which the Qur’an was revealed, in solidarity with the poor, and as a spiritual exercise cultivating qualities of discipline, self-denial and non-indulgence. This is the month in which Muslims abstain from food, drink and sexual activity between dawn and dusk, and busy themselves with the practice of the Divine Remembrance (dhikr), and reading and reflecting upon the Qur’an. Yet it is also a month of material blessings and joy, and after dark, a festival month…

Three types of patience

19/11/201803/05/2019 The Pen

THE FIRST: Patience to abstain from sins. It is to patiently continue refraining from sins and rebellion (against Allah). That is, it is the patience shown by abstaining from the things Allah prohibits. A person being patient by not eating something prohibited, turning his face away from the opposite sex and not gazing, and his striving not to commit sins like gambling, drinking alcohol and practicing usury are the examples for this type of patience. It is called taqwa (piety). The best example of this is the patience of Yusuf…

Hunger teaches us many lessons

18/06/201503/05/2019 Yunus Emre Pehlivan

Blessed month Ramadan al Sharif has come again. For the last few years it is in summer. This means long hours of hunger and thirst in many countries. Muslims fast more than 17 hours in many regions. The hunger we experience during Ramadan is a means of many benefits. There is great wisdom behind the hunger of this valuable worship. Here are some of them: – Hunger teaches us that we are mortal! Many of us mistakenly suppose that the time will not come for us. We forget that we will…