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Spirituality as a Journey

In Islamic literature, spirituality is described as a journey. We should think of ourselves as wayfarers. We have all embarked on a journey away from God and then we are going back to Him. We have all been created by God and this creation is a sort o...

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The Meaning of Self-Knowledge and Its Significance

Self-knowledge implies knowledge about the Lord as well. Awareness of one's self leads to awareness of the Lord. And likewise, one who is oblivious of the Lord is oblivious of his self. If one is determined to learn about one's Lord, then the best wa...

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Repentance, an invitation to more sins or a door to rectifying one's mistakes?

One of the teachings of Islam -and indeed of all religions of heavenly origin-is that sinners always have the possibility of repentance before them. When a man is genuinely remorseful in regard to his sins, and his spirit turns him towards God in hum...

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Knowledge and Practice

In Islam, knowledge is always regarded as a tool for practical application and for improving the life of an individual and the society. Otherwise it has no value...

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The philosophy of Du'a (supplication) and its benefits

Supplicating to Allah (s.w.t.) does not mean that we withdraw ourselves from all the natural means that lie at our disposal and instead, raise our hands and set about praying...

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How do I ask forgiveness for my sins?

You do not need to ask for forgiveness with a difficult language or eloquent words. Speak easily and spontaneously and say what is inside your heart in any way you can...

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How can we possess the ability to see realities the way they are?

The ability of the recognition between right and wrong and seeing the reality of things is a knowledge given by Allah, and it does not merely depend on the ability of reading and writing or necessarily on the standard of knowledge...

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Sincerity of deeds is the key to salvation

Sincerity in essence means purity of intention against polytheism, hypocrisy, and sensual desires on the one hand and having pure love and affection on the other. Sincerity, in other words, means rejection of hypocrisy. Hence, a sincere person is one...

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As a young man how do I achieve success to attain happiness?

The way to a successful life begins with you. The beginning is the self, which if you change, Allah will help you reach success and happiness, but if you leave it to do as it pleases, you will never reach whatever it is you dream of.

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What do ‘Spiritual Vision’ and ‘Mystical Intuition’ Mean?

One of the sources of acquiring cognizance is spiritual vision and mystical intuition. Primarily it is essential to define this source, in order that on the one hand, the difference between this and the issue of revelation, inspiration and innate dis...