Armed Capitalist Modernity
Atrocious as they were, Europe’s wars and colonial onslaught were merely a foretaste of current and future economic wars. Ideological mod- ernism, modern mass-production
The Ordeal of Israel
The Ordeal of Israel will remain for some time until that scattered billion and a half Muslims become aware of their true identity.
Democracy? What Democracy?
Democracy! The word enchants, the password, the word that solves all our problems! Democracy is Algeria’s corpus delicti, put to death with euthanasiac pity, for fear that the enemies of democracy —those bearded fanatics and bizarrely costumed women— would commit an outrage...
Signs of Renewal of Islam
Since the term Sufism is not mentioned in the book “The Prophetic Method,” another term, renewal, is mentioned in various forms. What is your interpretation of renewal, and how to know the “one who” renews the religion?
What is life for?
But it is a question that is not to be asked publicly in an age deprived of sense and occupied with other problems that have more to do with “how” than “what for.” Curious about everything, open to the universe of space as well as the universe of molecules, meddlesome,
The Eighth Virtue: Self-Discipline
Self-discipline consists of patience, gentleness, long-winded perseverance, and enduring hardships. Such are “a people whom God loves and they love him – humble before the believers and proud before those who deny truth
The Seventh Virtue: Beautiful Comportment
Beautiful comportment is to be distinguished in both substance and appearance from the deceptive, empty trappings of materialist society. It is for the fresh water drawn from the springs of the Qurʾān to flow in our discourse, undiluted by the speculative language and expressions of new-fangled ideologies and philosophies. If we are not intent upon distinguishing ourselves in this manner
The Sixth Virtue: Action
Īmān consists of conviction in the heart, testimony with the tongue, and actions of the body. Those who have īmān are only known by good deeds. God says: “Those who have faith and do righteous deeds, for them is every good and a beautiful place of return.”
The Tenth Virtue: Jihad
The ignorant portray jihad as if it means violence, end of discussion. As if Islam were a curse for the human race! But consider this: when the oppressors initiated violence, then offered the false promise of democracy,
The Duties of the Student of Knowledge
If you are a seeker of knowledge, make the time to properly attend to your studies. After establishing the ritual prayer, reciting the Qur›ān, and engaging in the Divine remembrance, your number-one priority is to acquire the basic teachings of the faith.