“By holding back the nafs from its activity and its sustenance, moments of stillness, of silence, are obtained – moments in which self-perception sharpens and deepens and spirit awakens and the (spiritual) form with which God created man begins to unfold itself.”
Khutba delivered in the Milwaukee Islamic Da’wa Center on November. 20, 2009 By Dr. Waheeduddin Ahmed Life, Death and the Hereafter: Hamd …
“Allah says: I have forbidden oppression from Myself, so do not oppress one another…”
“Spread peace, feed the poor, keep families together, pray for part of the night and you will enter paradise…”
“Don’t just take your Islam for granted, following blindly. Allah wants you to question, to inquire, to investigate, to interrogate until you find the truth…”
“Never belittle the smallest good deed you’ve done. Never let your sins leave you so overwhelmed by guilt and remorse that you give up doing good. Never despair of Allah’s overwhelming capacity to forgive and show mercy…”
“The Holy Quran uses both rhetoric and reason in a powerful way. It addresses us, the readers, not as passive consumers of information, but as critical and sentient human beings, engaging our intellect and our innate sense of balance, fairness, reason, logic and beauty…”
UL Ramadan Preparation – Stokey 30.07.10
