Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: قَالَ ادْخُلُواْ فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّن الْجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ فِي النَّارِ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا حَتَّى إِذَا ادَّارَكُواْ فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَاهُمْ لأُولاَهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَـؤُلاء أَضَلُّونَا فَآتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ النَّارِ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تَعْلَمُونَ (7:38) Allah will say: ‘Enter the fire of… Continue reading Double Reward or Punishment
Category: Relating to Allah Subhanuhu wa T’ala
Creation and Evolution
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلآئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ (7:11) We initiated your creation, then We gave you each a shape, and then We said to the angels: ‘Prostrate before Adam.’ They all prostrated except Iblis: he was not one of… Continue reading Creation and Evolution
The Place of Knowledge and Responsibilties
THE PLACE OF KNOWLEDGEAND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THOSE WHO ACQUIRE IT (Being the speech delivered by SYED ABUL HASAN ALI NADWI on receiving the Degree of D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) at the Seventh Convocation of the University of Kashmir held on October 29, 1981.) FOREWORD The name of Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi never… Continue reading The Place of Knowledge and Responsibilties
Adam & Eve Then Cried out to Allah
Allah T’ala says in Surah Al-Araaf, verses 11-23: وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلآئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ﴿7:11﴾ قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلاَّ تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ﴿7:12﴾ قَالَ فَاهْبِطْ مِنْهَا فَمَا يَكُونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا فَاخْرُجْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ﴿7:13﴾ قَالَ فَأَنظِرْنِي إِلَى… Continue reading Adam & Eve Then Cried out to Allah
Shirk: The One Unforgiveable Sin!
Associating other deities with Allah is the one unforgiveable sin in Islam. Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا 004.048 God forgives not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgivesanything else, to… Continue reading Shirk: The One Unforgiveable Sin!
Obey Majority, Go Astray
Allah T'ala says in the Holy Quran: وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًا وَعَدْلاً لاَّ مُبَدِّلِ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِي الأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللّهِ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلاَّ يَخْرُصُونَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَن يَضِلُّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ 006.115: The word of thy Lord does find… Continue reading Obey Majority, Go Astray
Differentiate ‘God’s will’ and ‘God’s good pleasure’
According to the Holy Qur’an, there is a great difference between ‘God’s will’ and ‘God’s good pleasure’. The failure to differentiate between the two often gives rise to serious misconceptions. If a certain thing takes place in accord with the universal will of God, and thus by His sanction, that does not necessarily mean that God… Continue reading Differentiate ‘God’s will’ and ‘God’s good pleasure’
God created the heavens and the earth ‘in truth’
Allah Subhanohu wa T'ala says in the Holy Quran: وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُن فَيَكُونُ قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّوَرِ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ (6:73) And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in truth; and the very day He will say:… Continue reading God created the heavens and the earth ‘in truth’
Life Here is but Sport and Pastime
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَلَلدَّارُ الآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ (6:32) The life of this world is nothing but a sport and a pastime, and the life of the Hereafter is far better for those who seek to ward off their ruin. Will you not, then,… Continue reading Life Here is but Sport and Pastime
Sawa al-Sabil
سَوَاء السَّبِيلِ Human being in himself constitutes a microcosm of society. He has innumerable powers and potentialities, myriad desires, feelings and inclinations, and a host of divergent urges. Social life consists of a huge network of complex relationships, and with the growth of civilization and culture the complexity of these relationships increases. There is also… Continue reading Sawa al-Sabil