George Bush (Jr.), former president of the United States, once said he was the decider. Well, I have news for him.
In the real world, the world in which all decisions are made and count, the only decider is Allah – ...
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 ...
If you realize that everything you have is a gift to you from God Almighty, then, every time you open your mouth, what right do you have to say anything other than Alhamdulillah – meaning, “Thank You, Thank You, Thank ...
Ever wondered who God is? Don’t. Not anymore.
Go to the source and get the answer from God himself.
Don’t ask others who God is. Not Muslims and, certainly, not Non-Muslims.
No disrespect, folks: My beloved non-Muslim friends and brothers and sisters. It ...
Thus, proper Dhikr is that in which the whole person is involved: body, mind, heart and soul. And in which the whole society with all its institutions is involved - family-wise, economically, politically, socially, culturally, educationally, militarily and otherwise.
What God do Muslims worship?
That was the question - asked a while ago by some people in the Western world.
The media played it up. As is the media's wont to play such things up.
And yet the question is really a ...
Contents:
Do Prayers Work?
Do Medicines Work?
Prayers Work, But it Depends!
What it Takes for Prayers to Work
The Curse of Alcohol
Sincerity and Surrender
A Divine Time Scale
The One Prayer that Never Fails
To Pray also Is to Act
Right and Wrong: Halaal and Haraam
Fear and Love ...
Contents:
What on Earth Does It Mean: “In” Earth?
Angels Display Closed Mind with Regard to Adam
Complexity of Human Nature
Sajdah is Not Prostration
Shaitan: Humanity’s True Enemy
Adam Shows His Colors: And So Do His Children
Zulm and Jahl
Divine Guidance
Contents:
A Triple Token of Love from a Most Loving God
Companions of Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam: The Greatest Human Generation Ever!
God’s Kingdom on Earth
Scientists, Physicians and Hazrat Ali
Islam Is God’s Recipe for Eternal Life
God Is Master and Humans Are ...
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 ...
Contents:
World Cup Delirium
When World Cup 2006 Ended
Four Words that Changed the World
From Rags and Riches
God Created Humanity with Freedom as its Core
Impact of Injury
Role of Coin Toss
When Things Go Wrong ...
Turning to God Almighty for Answers. What is the purpose of human life in this world? What is our mission on earth? Why did God Almighty create us?
What does he want from us? Without a doubt, big questions, all of ...
“I have a most respectful suggestion for those who make loud and ostentatious protestations of their love for God: Begin by learning to love Truth first – learn it; speak it; advocate it; stand by it; and defend it. You might ...
What seems to matter most to some of our super-pious Muslims is not what life is like in this world – the way it is for us and for all other creation of God, right here and now – but what ...
“If you ask me why people accept Islam, I can give you two answers: one a very simple human one; the other a most complex unfathomable divine one.
From a human point of view, the process and outcome of conversion from ...
Nothing is more amazing in this world than a believer who is sustained by God’s Love.
Let me explain how.
“When a believer looks at God, I mean when he thinks or contemplates about God, he thinks his life is forever.
But when he ...
“Here is a peek at that most astonishing of all partnerships – the one between God and Man, as they used to say – that provides as spectacular a definition of Islam as anyone would wish to have:
Allah has created ...
I feel I am trivializing it by putting it this way, but that is the image that comes to mind. And it is not even apt or appropriate, really.
But when I see people falling over themselves, and not even minding ...
“When Allah gives us something -- and he gives us all kinds of amazing things all the time -- isn't it time to ask: What are we giving back to Allah?” (Dr. Pasha)
"We are all more than our body. We also -- all of us -- possess a soul.
The body is where the soul resides, to the extent a statement like that is intelligible to anyone.
We nourish our body with food and ...
“Muslims are constantly in the habit of asking God to help them with this, that and the other.
And that is as it should be.
For, without God’s help and guidance and without his command and will nothing happens, nothing ever gets ...
Your job, and or your business, is your connection, not just with yourself and your family and loved ones, but with your God. So, how can you go wrong by putting it in the first place? [...]
I am saying miraculous because I have no other word in the English language to describe it. It is so amazing, what I am about to talk about, and stupendous and so absolutely unbelievable that I don’t know what else ...
God is truly one. And he is truly one of a kind.
Here is how the Qur’an describes God: There is nothing like him.
The words of the Qur’an are: Laisa kamithlihee shaiy.
To me, that is self-evident.
For, if he is not one ...
Muslims Have a Problem – and So Do Non-Muslims
Muslims have a problem. Non-Muslims have a problem. They all have a problem.
And it is not what most people may think it is – whatever people may think it is. I am ...
"God did NOT come into existence, at any particular point in time -- or place.
He is and shall be forever, and there is no point or place for his beginning -- origin -- or end.
That is God!
As the Qur'an says: ...
"One of the saddest tragedies in the world is the fact that all too many non-Muslims use their troubled dynamics with the Muslims as an excuse for their ignorance about Islam.
It breaks one’s heart thinking that all too, too many ...
God, Qur'an and Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam)
God, Qur'an and Prophet, (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam). How beautiful these three words are in the English language!
And I am sure they are equally beautiful in every other language in the world. [...]
One good thing about being a Muslim is that you get to think about Allah – even though I'm sure everyone everywhere does think about Allah in one form or another.
Another good thing about being a Muslim is that you ...
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 ...
Arabic Language with Dr. Pasha – A Cultural Immersion Unlike Any!
Totally Free! Absolutely no fee or cost. Only expense: Textbook purchase.
You are invited to register for an Arabic Language Program by Dr. Pasha – Unlike anything you have ever done before.
This program will be conducted by Zoom video meetings at dates and times to be confirmed.
Prerequisite: Know how to read Arabic. If you do not, pick up a copy of our Qur’an Reader and start working on it right away. If you need help, ask us, we can help you learn to read the Qur’an in about three months.