The Islamic Arabic word Zulm may be translated as "wrong-doing." 'Wrong-doing' consists in withholding someone's rights and the wrong-doer is one who withholds those rights from their legitimate claimants. Anyone who disobeys God withholds three major rights. The first is what is due to God, for He has the right to be obeyed. Second, there… Continue reading Zulm: Wrong-doing
Category: Relating to Allah Subhanuhu wa T’ala
Khilafah – Vicegerency on Earth
God appointed us as His vicegerents on earth. وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلاَئِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً (2:30) And recall the time when your Lord said to the angels, "I am going to appoint a vicegerent on the Earth." … 'Khalifah' or vicegerent is one who exercises the authority delegated to him by his principal, and does… Continue reading Khilafah – Vicegerency on Earth
Belief in Ghaib – The Unseen
غَيْب Ghayb signifies the verities which are hidden from man’s senses and which are beyond the scope of man’s ordinary observation and experience, for example the existence and attributes of God, the angels. the process of revelation, Paradise, Hell and so on. According to verse 2:3 of the Holy Quran, belief in Ghayb is part… Continue reading Belief in Ghaib – The Unseen
The Opening (Al-Fatehah)
The first chapter of the Holy Quran, "The Opening" (Al-Fatehah) is recited by Muslims in their daily prayers. بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ (1:1) In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate *1 *1 One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God. This… Continue reading The Opening (Al-Fatehah)
We Ask Allah to Direct us on to the Straight Way
اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَ (O Allah, we ask you to) Direct us on to the Straight Way (1:6) We beseech God to guide us in all walks of life to a way which is absolutely true, which provides us with a properly-based outlook and sound principles of behavior, a way which will prevent our succumbing to false… Continue reading We Ask Allah to Direct us on to the Straight Way
Allah alone do we worship and Allah alone do we turn for help
Muslims pronounce the following verse in their daily prayers as part of Surah Al-Fatehah: إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُ You alone do we worship, and You alone do we turn for help. The Islamic term ibadah is used in three sense: (i) worship and adoration; (ii) obedience and submission; and (iii) service and subjection. In this… Continue reading Allah alone do we worship and Allah alone do we turn for help
Bismillah
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ (1:1) In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God. This principle, if consciously and earnestly followed, will necessarily yield three beneficial results.