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A Question of Forgiving Ourselves

Question: Why do we humans tend to be critical of ourselves whilst sympathetic and forgiving about other people’s mistakes? Answer: Just as a doctor gives the patients certain treatment, Allah also prescribes certain actions to cleanse humans as we commit sins.  One of the features of this procedure is the feeling of shame for our [...]

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How do we know the purity of our intentions ?

Question : How do we know the purity of our intentions ? Answer: Looking at an animal like a cow, it gives pure normal milk whether it comprehends or not. The intentions of the cow are based on its created mode. The human being has been given definite and unique components. It has been given [...]

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{Read and Discuss #4} The 2nd Station of the 17th Word

Cry not out at misfortune, O wretch, come, trust in God! For know that crying out compounds the misfortune and is a great error. * * * Find misfortune’s Sender, and know it is a gift within gift, and pleasure. So leave crying out and offer thanks; like the nightingale, smile through your tears! * [...]

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How we preserve our faith?

Question: “How we Muslims can preserve our faith in this modern time, when corruption is prevalent and contagious?” Answer: To solve this question, it is important to recognize that as social beings, we humans are influenced by the bombardment of information from other people, especially from the ignorant in this time and age. This reality [...]

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