So when spiritual realities are perceived in Joseph’s revelatory dream, that dream is more real than the events it foreshadows in the sense that it gives a truer picture of the nature underlying the events in this world…
“Shameful deeds, like adultery, fornication, gambling and drinking alcohol, are not just forbidden. We should not even go near it….”
UL Prophet’s Last Sermon1 – stokey, 26.03.10
“Memorizing the Quran is optional. Understanding it and living it is compulsory. Let’s not just observe the Sunnah [optional] while neglecting the Fard [compulsory] aspects of Islam…..”
“Don’t pick and choose the bits you like about the Quran, ignoring the bits you don’t like. Allah knows best what’s good for us, and we must trust Him to guide us towards His pleasure…”
“To cultivate himma, a resolute spiritual aspiration towards Allah, just add 5% to your extra prayers, to your good deeds, and build on that…”
“we must stop treating diversity as a hindrance, for it should be exactly the opposite. Rather, an ethics based on our common citizenship must be forged from a serious and profound engagement with the meaning of our common humanity…”
Islam has always promoted a “green” agenda: respect for the environment, avoiding greed, waste and pollution. This very modern concern is at least 14 centuries old….
