In this category we post works of Muslim intellectuals which I and my friends have translated.
Al Hassan Al Basry says: “There are people who get distracted by their hopes for Pardon (from Allah) until they pass away without having done a good deed! They say: we think positively in Allah (SWT) ( that He will pardon them with His great mercy)! Al Hassan Al Basry says about them: “They lied; if they had thought well in Allah, they would have acted well.”
“Deeds without sincerity are like a traveler who carries in his water-jug dirt. The carrying of it burdens him and it brings no benefit.” Ibnul Qayyim (May Allah have mercy on him)
Al-Albani- May Allah have mercy on him- said, “The road of Allah (God) is long, and we proceed on it as slowly as a turtle. The purpose is not to get to the end of the road, but rather to die on it.” Translated by: Amany Elmorshidy
Islam is the last Word of Allah (God) to all creation. It contains all facts and principles needed for life as well as for resurrection. It guarantees happiness for mankind in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. It suffices human beings not to seek for any other suggested reform, or any other invented teachings. Mohammad el-Ghazali … Read more
Life offers lots of opportunities. In fact, opportunities are always there, and will always be there. What we often lack is the necessary knowledge (the understanding) and skills needed for moving forward and achieving our goals. We all wish to reach our potential; we all possess this inner desire to reach for the top … Read more
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim: If knowledge was useful without actions, Allah, The Exalted, would never have dispraised the people of the Scripture (Those who believe in the “Torah” or the “Gospel), and if actions were useful without devotion, He would never have dispraised the hypocrite.
Diagnostic Letter From Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (RA): State of the Ummah To Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqas, Commander of the Muslim Army in Persia. “…Then after, I order you and all troops that are along with you to be obedient to Allah in all circumstances, as this (being obedient to Allah) is better than the weapons against … Read more
It is reported that Ibrâhîm b. Adham (d162H) – Allâh have mercy on him – once passed through the market of Basrah. People gathered around him and asked: O Abû Ishâq, Allâh the Exalted says in his Book. ‘Call on me, I will answer your prayers’, but we have been calling on Him for a … Read more
“Know that not all days are the same… Sometimes you are poor, sometimes you are rich. Sometimes you are honoured, sometimes you are humiliated. Sometimes you experience the happiness of your friends, and sometimes you experience the rejoicing of your enemies. The happy one is he who sticks to a single principle throughout all of … Read more
The value of a human being lies not in the truths he reaches, or in the noble thoughts he adopts. The worth of a man is rather in believing deeply in his noble thoughts so that they are impersonated in his character as well as in his deeds, and are revealed in his outward life as … Read more