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19/05/2013 Leave a comment
The event was yesterday. But as always, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf shares with us some wonderful insights well worth reflecting upon.
“The same conditions and problems that got you into a difficult situation, that type of thinking will not get you out of that situation. So we have to begin to think anew.”
~ Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
13/05/2013 Leave a comment
The Buddha said, “Those who rejoice in seeing others observe the Way will obtain great blessing.” A Sramana asked the Buddha, “Would this blessing be destroyed?” The Buddha replied, “It is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch itself remains burning ever the same. It is even so with the bliss of the Way.”
~ The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections
09/05/2013 Leave a comment
A student needs to invest years of dedicated study to truly master their chosen subject, does anyone think Islam any different? Who can expect to be an overnight expert?
Even if a person studies a college or university course for a few years, they will still have only covered a tiny fraction of the vast percentage of material that exists on their chosen subject. While no one can deny what the student has learned, they would still not be a master of their subject.
Mastering a subject still requires years of research and personal dedication. What this means, is that almost no one is in an authentic position to judge anyone else. So please, less judging, more self improvement and personal development.
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong
www.khilafahonline.com
28/04/2013 Leave a comment
“O YOU who have attained to faith! Why do you say one thing and do another? Most loathsome is it in the sight of God that you say what you do not do!”
~ Holy Qur’an 61:2-3 (M. Asad)
27/04/2013 Leave a comment
“Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?”
~ Holy Qur’an 55:13 (M. Pickthall)
“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over white except though piety and good action.”
~ Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. (Last Sermon)
Although it may not seem to be the case, these girls are all biological sisters. Even more extraordinary, they are not just sisters, but two sets of twins. The girls were born to mixed ethnicity couple Dean Durrant and Alison Spooner. The eldest two; Hayleigh and Lauren are pictured holding their new twin sisters; Miya and Leah.
While this is incredibly rare, it’s a powerful sign from Allah SWT that we are all brothers and sisters in the same Human Family. Race is a corrupt man-made concept, just as Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, highlighted 14 centuries ago. Today, it’s high time we threw this evil concept in the trashcan of history, where it rightly belongs. All Humans are members of the same race, the Human Family, equitable in the sight of Allah SWT.
We live in such a beautiful and unique world, we need to ensure we are not among those who try to spoil it. Share if you agree!
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong
www.khilafahonline.com
Article about the sisters:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2082429/Mixed-race-couple-Dean-Durrant-and-Alison-Spooner-celebrate-after-having-a-second-set-of-black-and-white-twins.html
