By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Islam places great emphasis on learning and personal development. Muslims should always seek to learn and develop themselves, these were key qualities that made our forbears great scholars, scientists and philosophers, leaders in every field of human endeavour. When we again give learning, scientific and technological development central stage, we will…Read more An Apple A Day Keeps Jahiliyyah Away!
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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
Time Is Truly Precious
"There are two blessings which many people lose; health and free time for doing good." ~ Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). (Narrated Ibn Abbas, Bukhari 8.421).
The Weather Is Crazy!
"Everything is connected, each of us affects our surroundings. Beginning with our intentions, manifesting in our actions, ending with our relation to each other, society and the environment. Awareness of this reality, leads inextricably to the solution to our collective problems; the realignment of our perceptions, intentions, and actions." ~ Paul Salahuddin Armstrong
Meditating On The Divine Presence
Nafee Esbat (may also be written as Nafi Aesbat) is a common technical term in the Sufic Science which refers to the practice of repeating the formula of "La ilaha illa-Allah," which according to Sufism is the grand formula of Truth. It consist of two part, first the negation of everything other than God and…Read more Meditating On The Divine Presence
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