Tag: dunya
Ibn Al Qayyim on Imprisonment
When a person moves on from this world, he will either be leaving a prison or entering a prison.
Worth of Man
What do you think this life is worth? What would you like your life to be worth?
The Evil Of Craving For Wealth And Status
There is nothing more to chasing after wealth than the wastage of a person's noble life for that which has no value.
This worldly life is like an unchaste woman
Lusts were granted in abundance to humans, but those who believed in the unseen turned away from them! while those who follow their lusts were caused to regret.
The Life of this World is Fleeting Enjoyment
Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children.
Be Like the Bee
Leave the world to those who hanker after it, as they leave the Afterlife to its seekers. And be in this world as the bee...
Tafsir of Surah al ‘Adiyat – The Charging Horses (Surah 100)
An exegesis of the one hundredth chapter of the Noble Qur'an by Imam as-Sadi. His exegesis is widely regarded as being amongst the best and most moving for the layman to read.
Tafsir of Surah al Takathur – Rivalry (Surah 102)
An exegesis of the one hundred and second chapter of the Noble Qur'an by Imam as-Sadi. His exegesis is widely regarded as being amongst the best and most moving for the layman to read.
Al-Wahn, A Deadly Disease
There were days when the forces of the Muslims were dreaded by all those who opposed them, when people from all over the world would travel to to the lands of the Muslims to receive education, and when Arabic was the language of success. These days are all but gone. Muslims and Islam are generally looked down upon. Why? The Prophet said it is because of Wahn.
How the Islamic faith encourages worldly advancement
The Muslims are not like anyone else. When they adhere to their religion, they are at the forefront in worldly affairs too, but when they forsake their religion and neglect it, they end up tailing behind others. The Muslims religion motivates them to advance, and they fall behind when they fall away from their religion.