Haleh Banani will help you to heal, grow and prosper by combining the principles of psychology with the light of the Qurʾān and Sunnah. Fortnightly, we will be featuring an episode from her weekly TV program that she hosts on Al-Fajr called “With Haleh.” Get ready to be EMPOWERED!
Part 1 of a three part series in which Dr Shaykh al Muhaddith Mohammad Akram Nadwi provides a general framework for discussing Islamic finance.
There is nothing in the Qur’ān and Sunnah which is not clear and does not have an answer. It is the lack of understanding that leads to the inability to know the answer, or the unwillingness of a person to seek (knowledge), nor ponder, nor review (knowledge); this is what keeps the matter unclear to him.
The naming of the blog was harder. There was “saheefa.com” and a variety of other names. I also remember seeing a website “othermatters” or something to that effect, and “matters” rang a bell. We wanted a name that would immediately mean something in English. Something easy to remember and neutral. And so we landed on MuslimMatters.org and the rest is history.
He has had a very difficult day with a lot of questions echoing in his head, but he did not complain to anybody, as he knows there is only One who can assist him. The One who ordered him to seek assistance through prayer and patience, so here he is, seeking assistance through prayer, while many others sleep.
Pay it forward and see how quickly you can improve the quality of your life and make the world a better place by doing random acts of kindness to strangers without expecting anything in return.
The following is a translation of the valuable words of advice by our respected Shaykh Saleh Al-Meghamsi for those who write on the internet.
“By the grace of Allāh, you (Prophet Muhammad) are gentle towards the people; if you had been stern and ill-tempered, they (disbelievers) would have dispersed from round about you” [159 Al-'Imraan]
“Success is really attained by he who purifies it [i.e. – the soul], and failure is really suffered by he who corrupts it.” [Qurʾān : 9, 10 Al-Shams]
“A Life of Reinvention” was supposed to epitomise the amazing transformation Malcolm underwent from deep down in the gutter of humanity to one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Instead, this biography has ended up as a reinvention too far.