Since man considers this world as a place of pleasure and luxury, and death as the end of these activities, even if he is led to believe in the Hereafter, its states, conditions, and rewards via the arguments of the hukama’ or the traditions of the prophets (A), yet his heart remains unfamiliar with them…
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Islam neither says that a woman cannot leave…
Islam neither says that a woman cannot leave her home nor does it say that she cannot seek knowledge and learning. Rather, men and women must both learn and seek knowledge. There is no objection to women’s economic activities in Islam. Islam has never wanted women to be useless and unoccupied. It has never desired…
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One of the ways to know ourselves is…
One of the ways to know ourselves is through solitude. A person loses himself in a chaotic environment and with many activities. Other people’s opinions about him prevail over him and prevent him from knowing his real self. A person should sometimes look at himself when in solitude, think about himself, and talk about himself…
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The victims of ‘ujb…
The victims of ‘ujb (who think highly of themselves), by advancing step by step in transgression and sinfulness, ultimately reach the stage of apostasy, in the same way those affected by ‘ujb in their devotional activities and worship also advance day by day from the lower stages of ‘ujb to its higher levels. The snares…
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If everybody’s means of subsistence…
If everybody’s means of subsistence reached him without his taking pains and going through difficulties and if it were not necessary for him to work and engage in activities, the matter of halal and haram would not be propounded in business and trade and it would not become known whether a person makes aggression upon…
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