Striving for excellence
Knowing Allah’s names is one thing. Knowing our responsibilities is another. We need to transform ourselves, from what we are, to what Allah wants us to be. This is not a destination, but a method of travelling.
Knowing Allah’s names is one thing. Knowing our responsibilities is another. We need to transform ourselves, from what we are, to what Allah wants us to be. This is not a destination, but a method of travelling.
In Britain today, there are some 2 million Muslims in a total population of about 60 million. That’s a mere 3.5%. However, we are not the first Muslims to face the challenge of how to relate to a non-Muslim majority.
Take what is determined for you and do not neglect your relationship with Allah. He has taught you His book, laid down for you His path so that He will know which of you are the truthful and which of you are the liars.
To those who have suffered such a loss, their feelings are hard to describe adequately. There is a sense of utter despair, emptiness, and a numbing of the senses. It can become so intense that one actually questions the whole purpose and meaning of life…
To attain our goals, there is nearly always an economic dimension. No matter how noble or altruistic our aims, it usually implies some degree of financial independence for ourselves, in order to get what we want. This is simply in the nature of things…