Peace of Mind – For What?The first task for every man and woman is to stop their thinking from taking a negative turn and instead direct it into positive channels. This should be an imperative for every

condition that can be defined as the absence of anxiety. It is good to have a tranquil mind. But, what is the purpose of this? It is generally believed that peace of mind is essential to making us tension-free

Dajjali fitnah, by its nature, is not a new evil. It has always existed in the form of satanic fitnah. What is particular about it is that this fallacious ideology has come to form the basis of a civilization

Fitnah of Religious ExploitationImam Nawawi (d. 1277) quoted another hadith to explain this tradition: “What I fear more than anything else for my community (ummah) is the misguided leaders who will mislead

the fortunate souls who will be selected to live in the neighbourhood of God. What is life? A journey towards death. What is death? A leap towards an uncertain future. One who realizes this reality will

WHAT IS INTROSPECTION?Introspection is a way of discovering one’s mistakes. An individual repeatedly makes mistakes and deviates from the straight path of truth. When a person discovers the starting point

reform. If a person adheres to this principle, it will ensure his reformation and his purification. What does introspection mean? Introspection in fact is a way of discovering one’s mistakes. An individual

have confirmed that this is an actual possibility - it would not be surprising if they did collide. What is surprising is that they do not collide. Our Solar System may well be the result of a collision

destruction which are present in the universe in embryonic form will one day assume gigantic proportions. What is latent today will certainly be manifest tomorrow, and the coming of the day of resurrection will

and mould themselves accordingly. These are the exceptional people desired by the Creator. This is what is meant by managing history according to His own plan while maintaining human freedom. We can learn

will be among those He has blessed: the messengers, the truthful, the witnesses, and the righteous. What

wishing that he and his utterances should be given supremacy, no matter what the circumstances. If no one considered himself superior, what would there be to quarrel about? Clashes of interest and outlook are

ignore the salt. This is the culture of the ant and can be summed up thus: ‘Ignore what is undesirable and adopt what is desirable.’ Who taught this culture to the ants? Undoubtedly, it is the Creator

LiningPositive leadership gives the right direction to its people, so that they set about struggling for what is right, rather than just register complaint after complaint. The British historian Arnold J. Toynbee

civilizations. According to his analysis, history is governed by a law of nature. This law is based on what he terms, the ‘challenge-and-response’ mechanism. According to this theory, all the great civilizations

they grow and they have feelings. But animals and men surely represent a higher form of life. In what way does man excel animals? Many theories have been advanced in answer to this question over the ages

physical pressures from within. It is in this unique conceptual quality of man that we can conceive of what his higher purpose in life should be. The latter can only be one which does not result from the pressures

personality; one which displays him as the superior being he is. If one pauses at this stage to take note of what the Quran has to say, one will find that it gives us clear guidance in the matter. Man’s purpose in