Alláh’s help in Palestine
Then we switch off the television, and we turn to our Lord, and pray, When will we see the help of Alláh? When will there come relief from this pain and suffering?
Then we switch off the television, and we turn to our Lord, and pray, When will we see the help of Alláh? When will there come relief from this pain and suffering?
Islam has widened the scope of worship to include rituals and every virtuous action which is sincerely performed in compliance with the commandments of Alláh, in order to seek his pleasure.
Time is one of the creations of Allah. All other creations are affected by time including us. Every day we grow older, every day we come closer to our destiny, to the Day of Reckoning.
Did we fast because Allah imposed it on us or just because we have been used to it from our childhood? Were our intentions to please Him or to please and impress others?
In some religions worship is a means to develop in man the attitude of harshness and isolation from life. In these religions, Ibadah or worship, seeks to develop a mentality which makes the enjoyment of the pleasures of this world as hateful and sinful thing.
It is a reality that none of us is perfect. We all have some weaknesses and shortcomings and we find ourselves committing sins out of ignorance or out of submission to our desires and whims.
In a few hours, if it pleases Alláh, we will see the passing of another year, another century, and another Millennium, by the Gregorian calendar. There have been many frightening predictions about this historic moment.
Do we follow its rules and implement them in all aspects of our daily life? Do we obey its commands? Do we understand its lessons and examples?