Cross-posted from: http://thehumblei.com/2013/02/04/ibn-al-qayyim-what-matters-at-heart/ ‘A servant is not afflicted with any chastisement greater than a hard heart and of being remote from God. Hardness of the heart...
Cross-posted from http://thehumblei.com/2013/02/23/the-big-freeze-are-you-enclosed-in-a-cage-of-ice/ A well-known hadith states: al-dunya sijn al-mu’min wa jannat al-kafir – ‘The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever.’[1] Another...
Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. The lecture can be viewed here. Asalamualaykum warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu All praise is due to Allah and may Allah’s peace and blessings...
By Maryam Sultan Yellow is my favorite color. It’s the color of the purse my sister gifted me on the day that I completed my...
Many passages in the Qurʾān extol the significance of the soul or nafs. In one celebrated passage, it says: By the soul and Him that formed it, then...
Cross-posted from: http://thehumblei.com/2012/08/20/ibn-juzayy-on-remembrance-of-god/ Masters of the inward life tell us that remembrance of God, or dhikr, is the cornerstone of the spiritual path, the key to sanctification (wilayah)...
Habibi Halaqas partnered up with MuslimMatters to host a webinar with Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda, the topic of which was: “Renew your Eeman. Revive your Spirit. Carpe...
So it’s that time of year again. When the days are short, the nights long and you have large amounts of time off from your school/...
Crossposted from: http://thehumblei.com/2012/09/29/have-we-weaned-ourselves-from-the-dunya/ The idea of weaning the soul away from the world, even as a child is weaned off the breast, is a cornerstone of Islam’s...
We watched an episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on ‘Īd day, it was playing in the background at my in-laws’ place, after the presents had been opened...
