"...who is it that has created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you [life-giving] water from the skies? For it is by this means that We cause gardens of shining beauty to grow - [whereas] it is not in your power to cause [even one single of] its trees to grow! Could…Read more At The Gates Of The Forest
Life
When an egg is broken
"And in your own nature, and in [that of] all the animals which He scatters [over the earth] there are messages for people who are endowed with inner certainty." ~ Holy Qur'an 45:4 (M. Asad)
Never let someone tell you can’t do something…
One who fears Allah SWT has nothing else to fear. Don't let the dunya (world) grind you down. True faith is knowing we have the potential to succeed, using the natural God given abilities we were born with. Our success is encoded into our very DNA. Whenever we feel down, know that we are here…Read more Never let someone tell you can’t do something…
God is always with you!
"God is the Light of the heavens and the earth..." ~ Holy Quran 24:35 (M. Asad) Never lose faith, no matter how dark things seem... God is always with you! http://www.khilafahonline.com
Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview
*Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview* is a documentary exploring the depths of the current human condition and the emergence of a worldview that is recreating our world from the inside out. Weaving together insights and findings from biology, psychology, network science, systems science, business, culture and media, the film reveals the inner workings…Read more Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview
Don’t Be So Quick To Judge…
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, said, “Grab five things before five others: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your free-time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death.” [al-Hakim] The Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said, “Lose no time to do…Read more Don’t Be So Quick To Judge…
The Woodpecker on the Ark
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong All the problems we face in our lives and the communities in which we live, originate in the perception that each of us is separate from everyone else and the environment in which we live. We identify only with ourself, distinguishing between the needs of "I" and those of others, without…Read more The Woodpecker on the Ark
Imam Ali’s Iftar (A.S.)
"In case anyone feels life is tough today, please spare a thought for how simple and difficult life was 14 centuries ago... Nevertheless, our Prophet, his noble family, peace be upon them, together with their righteous companions, may Allah accept them, were happy and thankful to Allah SWT." ~ Paul Salahuddin Armstrong
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 