In Arabic the words ‘qadha’ and ‘qadar’ are used for fate and destiny. The word, ‘qadha’ means to decide; to settle; to judge. A ‘qadhi’ (judge) is called so because he decides judicially between the litigants. In the Qur’an this word has been used frequently with reference to both man and Allah. It has been…
Read More »
A free action is performed for an end and receives…
A free action is performed for an end and receives its value from that end. In the philosophy of the morality of Islam, good is an action which drives man towards his eventual perfection, namely getting near Allah and bad is an action which drives man away from that end (i.e., from attaining nearness to…
Read More »
Eating, drinking and even sexual intercourse, if fulfilled with…
Eating, drinking and even sexual intercourse, if fulfilled with divine motive, are also ‘ibadah. So, the only criterion (according to Islam) is that firstly, the action is to be approved by Allah (be in accordance with Allah’s commands) and secondly, to be with a divine motive and the intention of getting close to Allah (winning…
Read More »
The attitude of a faithful man to death…
The attitude of a faithful man to death is different from that of a disbeliever. To a faithful man death does not mean annihilation and total destruction. It is only shifting from the transient and little world to the everlasting and big world. Death is moving from the world of action to the world of…
Read More »
These two basic points have been mentioned…
These two basic points have been mentioned for the acquisition of taqwa; 1. To be attentive to the fact that the Almighty Allah is always present and conscious and that we are in His presence. 2. The Almighty Allah spares the reward and the punishment for no action and that He returns the result of…
Read More »