“If we take just one obscure corner of this vast field – that of the history of medieval science – we may be able to learn much about our views of Islam, and about ourselves as well…”
“..if even 1/10 of the wealthy in the Muslim World actually paid their zakat – most of the problems in the Muslim World would be overcome and you would see something of the beauty of the Medinan alternative…”
“So the Quran teaches us a new way to look upon history. It is not “ancient stories” but living truths. It teaches us to erase the distance between ourselves and the past and to call forth the past like memories, till a total picture of the history of truth is formed….”
When remembrance (dhikr) of Allah is connected with the aspect of His mercy and compassion, that quality of mercy begins to manifest within one’s own character – it gains a real, living presence and the heart expands with it’s growth. One’s thinking, words, actions, and all one’s relationships within families, communities, and in the wider world begins to display this mercy…
We enter Ramadan as broken people, loaded with our sins. We should leave Ramadan as whole, complete Muslims, better than we started the month….
Allah says: “When my servants ask you concerning Me, I am indeed near, I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on Me. Let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me: so that they may walk in the right way….” [Sura Al Baqara 2:186]
