Most people don't understand a simple thing about the way Allah does things. Or what it means to Work for Allah.
When those Working for Allah issue forth -- spread out that is -- on God's earth and leave no stone ...
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Contents:
Laws of Nature, Laws of God: Optimizing Human Life on Earth
Order and Predictability vs. Chaos and Confusion
Allah’s Boundaries vs. Human Boundaries
What a Loving, Caring, Doting God!
Building a Better World
What Happens When We Break Allah’s Boundaries?
A Miracle in Every Aayat of ...
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"For this year, we have fixed a new ceiling for all of us to aim at: just a trifle beyond the stars! No, the Sky is not, and never has been, the limit for those who call themselves my students."
(Dr. ...
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"When you are working for Allah, you are downstream from the Rahmat of Allah.
Allah's Rahmat, blessings, and support come in many ways and forms and surround those who work for Allah and provide them strength and sustenance.
A-laa Inna Naswrallahi Qwareeb, ...
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"The Aayat in Surah Twa-Haa, "Alladhee A'twaa Kulla Shay-in Khalqwahu Thumma Hadaa" rings in my ears nonstop.
Meaning: God is the one who gave everything its existence, then showed it what to do and how to act.
And that other aayah: "Wa ...
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"This thing hit me like a ton of bricks. It always has. Except that I did not for some reason really pay any serious attention to it. Or connect with it.
If something -- anything -- is from Allah, the maker ...
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God is God.
That means someone who is completely in command of every situation in creation. And that includes everything in everyone's life.
So, those who use expressions such as "Finally," when they are talking about something happening in this world, something that ...
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When Allah makes a decision pertaining to us human beings – when he does; as he does; which he does all the time – those blessed by Allah say “Alhamdulillah!” and move on, their sundry duties to perform.
On the other ...
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How human beings pass from one stage of life to another is a matter that is both hidden and manifest.
And it is both simple and complex.
Call them, if you will, the Manaazil and Maqwaamaat of passage through life: Sulook.
Rights of ...
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Dunya impinges on us human beings in all kinds of ways.
Dunya is Arabic in the Qur’an for “The World” – meaning this earthly world in which we live today.
As distinct from another world, Aakhirah – the next everlasting world that ...
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How often has it happened to how many of us: We all end up saying, more often than not, more frequently than we should, how speechless we are! How overcome we are with life and its kaleidoscopic situations.
How we are ...
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There are all kinds of people in this world.
There are those with whom Allah is pleased. They are the people who have really made it in this world.
Theirs is a story of success and joy.
Ulaa-i-ka Humul Muflihoon.
And then there are ...
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When we look at the world around us, it gives us a lot of pain. But that is a sign of a heart that is not dead. Not fully anyway. Dead hearts don't feel anything. They just are dead.
Things are ...
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We are all human beings. All of us share, to different degrees, the strengths and weaknesses that are endemic to the human race.
And our lives are modulated not only by our thoughts -- that is how most Jama'at Islami people in India, ...
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"If you need it, we will find it; if it is broken, we will fix it." (Dr. Pasha)
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"When it comes to Islam – and the Qur'an – just consider this: The sun has gone behind the clouds, but the clouds will part and the sun will reappear.
For, that is the nature of the sun and the clouds.
It ...
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"What many people don’t understand is that when God seems to close one door for you, he may open a thousand other doors." (Dr. Pasha)
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“Hope lives eternal in the human heart. People don’t pass away any more. They merely pass on. You know what I mean?” (Dr. Pasha)
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“Those who look for God shall find him.
Provided they look for him hard enough and well enough and seriously enough.
And those that seek the truth in this world shall find it.
For, that is God’s way in his world.
Provided:
They are sincere;
Have ...
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"I think in practically every culture and language there is something to the effect: It is not the enemies or strangers I fear. It is people who call themselves friends that I am sometimes most concerned about. Or maybe there ...
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Contents:
A Common Human Condition
A Panacea for Pain
Preaching Truth – Haq
Mixing Truth with Falsehood: Pathway to Problems
Building a Culture of Patience
True Origin and Source
Confusion about Causality
God: The True and Only ...
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Contents:
Humans Must Act
Cosmic Harmony
A Note on the Expression “Verses”
Soorah Yoonus (10: 61-65)
Allah’s Watchful Eye: A Terrifying Prospect
Some Observations on Soorah Yoonus (10: 61-64)
Soorah Al-Hadeed (57: 22-24)
Some Observations on ...
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“Pleasure for many people is the path they pursue through life. Pain is often the price they pay for many of the pleasures they seek in this world. Islam modulates pleasure, and optimizes it, while minimizing pain and distancing it. ...
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"God calls out to us: Every day and every moment of our life on earth.
Come back to me, he says.
How many of us hear that call?
And how many of us heed it?
And how many of us turn to face him?
And ...
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"We are all weak, mortal – helpless. And we all need help.
Without help, from all kinds of sources, human life on earth is inconceivable.
We are often the sum total of the help given to us, or not given to us, ...
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People often have questions about the way God does things. Many good people do.
And it is perfectly all right for them to do so.
At least from the Islamic point of view it is.
God, in the Qur'an, not only allows humans ...
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People say life is tough. And it surely may be.
People say they are facing all kinds of odds. And those odds are mountainous.
I am not saying no. I am not saying they are not.
But here is what I want to ...
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"In every time and place, and all times and places are his, when God Almighty wants his work done, he raises up the people to do it.
And he provides those people the tools and resources to do his work with.
Blessed indeed are ...
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